Kurt Lebeu Heckl

Kurt Heckl

Kurt LeBeu Heckl, age 79 of Fox Lake, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison.

Kurt was born on November 5, 1941, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Thorwald and Dorothy (LeBeu) Heckl. On December 29, 1962, he was united in marriage to Barbara Labs in Wauwatosa, WI. Kurt worked as a supervisor at AO Smith in Milwaukee for 30+ years and was very active in his community. He served on the board for the Fox Lake Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation, Waste Water Management, Fish Committee, Boy Scouts and restarted the Fox Lake Ski Club in the mid 70’s. Kurt enjoyed hunting, boating, skiing, trap and target shooting, and spending time with his family. He was very knowledgeable in many areas and was known as the “go-to” guy with any questions.

Kurt is survived by his wife of 58 years, Barbara Heckl of Fox Lake; 2 children, Bonnie Menke of Sheboygan Falls and Todd (Kristine) Heckl of Hustisford; 3 grandchildren, Charles Menke, Andrew Heckl and Allison Heckl; 3 brothers-in-law, Tom Labs, Gerald (Ann) Labs and Donald (Patti) Labs; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son-in-law, Keith Menke, a sister-in-law, Elaine Labs and a special cousin, Laurie Dali.

Visitation for Kurt will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2021, from 10:00 A.M. to 11:45 A.M. at Kohls Community Funeral Home, 405 West Main Street, Waupun.

A private family memorial service will be held.

A memorial fund has been established in Kurt’s name.