Lyle R. Hohensee, age 84 of Shawano, formerly of Gresham, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at his home. Born on March 8, 1929 in Milwaukee and raised near the Marathon/Shawano County line, he was the son of the late Herbert and Hattie (Walters) Hohensee. On November 5, 1949 he was united in marriage to Gertrude Schwartz in the Town of Pella. The couple made their home and raised their family on a farm near Gresham. During that time, Lyle also drove Milk Truck for the Belle Plaine Cheese Factory. Later, he worked for Hotz's Saw Mill for more than 15 years. While working there he became the Head Sawyer, was President of the Union and helped to rebuild the mill after it was destroyed by fire. When not at work, Lyle enjoyed spending time outdoors and being in the woods with his dogs. He also enjoyed playing cards especially with his grandchildren and watching the Milwaukee Brewers play ball. Lyle is survived by: his loving wife of 63 years, Gertrude; 6 children, LaVonne (James) Whitehouse of Two Rivers, Kenneth (Mary) Hohensee of Bear Creek, Sandra (Orville) Giese of Bowler, Allen (Debra) Hohensee of Gresham, Michael (Jodi) Hohensee of Clintonville, Debra (Nathan) Hoffman of Shawano; a daughter-in-law, Sandra Hohensee of Shawano; 18 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Lyle is further survived by: 2 sisters, Eunice (Fritz) Teichen of FL, Lorraine (Leland) Guyette of AZ; a ½ brother, Bob (Ann) Archer of MN; and brother-in-law, Melvin (Carmen) Schwartz. Lyle was preceded in death by: his son, Ronald; his parents; a ½ sister, Ruth Volkman; and a ½ brother, Elwin Archer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Gresham with the Rev. John C. Eyer officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery in Clintonville. Visitation will be held at the Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano on Friday from 4:00-8:00pm and at the church on Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service. God looked around the garden, and found an empty space. He looked down upon the earth, and saw your tired face. He put his arms around you, and lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful for he only takes the best. He knew that you were weary, and he knew you were in pain. He knew that you would never be well on earth again. He saw the roads were getting rough, and the hills were hard to climb. So he closed your weary eyelids, and whispered peace by thine." www.swedbergfuneralhome.com