Jerome H. Kasper

Jerome H. Kasper, 69, formerly of N7255 Winnebago Drive, died Friday, January 13, 2006, at Grancare Nursing Home where he had been a resident for the past four months. He was born October 20, 1936, in Unity, WI, the son of Harold A. and Fern E. Laabs Kasper. He graduated from Colby High School at Colby, WI, in 1955. Later, he took a dairy course in cheese making at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and received a diploma for his efforts. Shortly thereafter, he passed the requirements for his license as a cheese maker. It is believed that he was the youngest licensed cheese maker in Wisconsin at that time. He made cheese at his parent's factory until it was sold in 1965. In 1966, he moved to Fond du Lac where he was employed as a cheese maker supervisor at Tolibia Cheese Company until his retirement in 2003. He was never married. He served in the US Army from 1959 to 1962.Surviving is a brother, Kenneth (Joanne) Kasper of Unity, WI, and a sister, Betty Ann (Allen) Nienow of Janesville, WI, nieces, nephews, and very special friends, David (Mary) Porter and their family of Fond du Lac. His parents preceded him in death.



Visitation for Mr. Jerome H. Kasper will be on Tuesday, January 17, 2006, from 4 to 8 pm at Uecker-Witt Funeral Home, on Thursday, January 19, 2006, from 9:30 to 11 am at Maurina Funeral Home in Colby, WI. Funeral services will be at 11 am on Thursday at the funeral home. Following graveside military rites, burial will follow in Colby Memorial Cemetery, Township of Colby. A memorial has been established in Mr. Kasper's name. Additional information and guest book may be found at www.ueckerwitt.com