Gary R. Erdmann

Gary R. Erd­mann, 75, of West Bend, passed away on Mon­day, Oct. 17, 2022, at Samar­i­tan Health Cen­ter in West Bend.
Gary was born the son of Ray­mond and Norma (Schultz) Erd­mann on De­cem­ber 30, 1946.
He was a 1964 grad­u­ate of Lomira High School. Gary hon­or­ably served his coun­try in the US Air Force serv­ing from 1964 to 1968 dur­ing the Viet­nam War and spent a year sta­tioned at De Nang Air Base. He was a proud mem­ber of the Theresa Amer­i­can Le­gion Post #270 and was set to travel on the Honor Flight with his brother, Brian, only three days after his death. Gary was a mem­ber of Pil­grim Ev. Lutheran Church in West Bend.
He was united in mar­riage to Susan J. Kan­nal on De­cem­ber 28, 1996, at their home in West Bend.
In his spare time, Gary en­joyed soft­ball, the Pack­ers, hunt­ing and fish­ing, and spend­ing time with his beloved pet dove, Boo-Boo. He also en­joyed going to his trailer up north with friends and fam­ily.
Gary is sur­vived by his wife, Sue of West Bend; his daugh­ter, Amy Erd­mann of Oshkosh; his sib­lings, Brian (Cather­ine Cas­pary) Erd­mann of Fond du Lac and Lois Erd­mann of Lomira; his sis­ter-in-law, Kathy Erd­mann of Fond du Lac; broth­ers-in-law, Dean Kan­nal of West Bend and Thomas (An­drea) Kan­nal of Madi­son; fur­ther sur­vived by nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives, and friends.
He was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; and his brother, Rod­ney.
A memo­r­ial ser­vice for Gary took place on Tues­day, Oct. 25, at 12 p.m. at the Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville with the Rev. Joseph Fisher of­fi­ci­at­ing. A vis­i­ta­tion was held on Tues­day, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. until the time of the ser­vice at 12 p.m. Mil­i­tary hon­ors were con­ducted by the Theresa Amer­i­can Le­gion Post #270 and Air Force Honor Guard. In­urn­ment will take place at Union Ceme­tery in Theresa at a later date.
Memo­ri­als in mem­ory of Gary can be di­rected to the Theresa Amer­i­can Le­gion Post #270, 101 Church St. Theresa, WI 53091.
Koepsell Fu­neral Home is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​KoepsellFH.​com