Dennis “Pete” Brandl, 74, of Milladore, passed away unexpectedly on July 11, 2023 in the town of Carson, Portage County.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday July 17, 2023 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Milladore, with Father Packi officiating. Burial will take place in the parish cemetery.
A visitation for family and friends will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m on Sunday July 16, at Martens/Rembs Funeral Home, Junction City and Monday July 17, from 10 a.m. until the time of service at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church.
Pete was born on February 27, 1949 in Marshfield, to Carl and Laurina (Junemann) Brandl. He attended Stevens Point area schools and graduated from PJ Jacobs High School in 1967. He took over CL Brandl Well Drilling when his dad retired. He worked various other jobs until his most recent at Afterall Inc. for Kurt, his boss, who treated him like family. Pete was an outdoors guy. He liked fishing, hunting, and especially maple syrup season. He enjoyed sharing the fruits of his labor with family and friends. Maple syrup and pickled eggs were a couple of his specialties. He loved his family connections and stayed in touch with extended family even across the miles. Pete made friends wherever he went.
Pete never married or had children of his own, but he cherished the relationships he had with his nieces, nephews and their children. He had a special relationship with his niece Carri Ann. He loved her like she was his own daughter.
He is survived by one sister, Louise (David) Hamus of Rudolph and his niece Carri Ann Linzmeier of Milladore. He is further survived by nieces and nephews: Bob (Anne) Thomas, Randy (Dawn) Thomas, RaeAnn (Jon) Gust, Robyn Thomas, Marvin Brandl Jr., Paula (Roger Anderson) Brandl, Todd (Donna) Brandl, Renea Brandl, Tina (Dan) Grorich, Tania (Jerry) Halbersma, Ann Hamus, and Carri Ann (Jeremy Golla) Linzmeier. He is further survived by two sisters-in-law Betty Brandl, and Nancy Brandl, and many great and great-great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings (and their spouses): Allen (in infancy), Lucille (Bob) Thomas, Marvin, Raymond, Kenneth, Patricia (Francis) Linzmeier, and two nephews, Corey Linzmeier and Shawn Hamus.
Thank you to his coworkers and the emergency services personnel who responded to the accident. He will never be forgotten.
