Gary Kalies, age 73, of Reedsville, passed away peacefully at Aurora Baycare Hospital in Green Bay on March 7 , 2026.

Gary was born March 21, 1952 in Green Bay, Son of Allan & Gloria (Roberts) Kalies. He was a 1970 graduate of Brillion High School. Gary married Beverly Schroeder on July 22, 1972 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in New Denmark. Out of high school Gary worked for Ariens Company for 25 years, then left to go to Schneider Trucking School and drove for Flannagan Brothers out of Bear Creek and Wisconsin Nationwide in Two Rivers where he later was a dispatcher before leaving their employment in 2011. He returned to Ariens and worked in maintenance until his retirement in January, 2016. Gary enjoyed going up North to the cottage in Athelstane when he could just relax and work around the cabin at his own pace. He was very handy at fixing things and he loved being outside working in his garage when the weather was good. Gary & Bev enjoyed going to Arkansas each spring where he would fish every day if the weather permitted, and visited with other friends at the resort. In 2025 Gary & Bev took a 17 day Hawaiian cruise and Gary was proud to say he had set foot in all 50 States. Gary was an active member of the Brillion Lions Club and he enjoyed the time he spent with the other members.

Gary is survived by his wife of 53 years, Beverly of Reedsville; their two daughters Tina (Keith) Meyer of Chilton and Tonya Kalies of Menasha; grandsons Bryan (Maddie) Meyer of New Holstein, Sean (Lauren) Meyer of Hilbert, Marc Meyer of Chilton, and Parker Gross of Menesha; Great Grandson; Oliver Meyer of New Holstein. His siblings; David (Debbie) Kalies of Kaukauna, Diane Mulvhill of Kimberly, Jeffrey (Linda) Kalies of Jacksonville, FL, Thomas (Lori) Kalies of Greenleaf, Stephen (Shelia) Kalies of Reedsville and Robert (Amy) Kalies of Brillion; his in-laws; Ronald Schroeder(Diane Peters) of Denmark, Max (Angie) Schroeder of Denmark, Thomas (Kathleen) Schroeder of Greenleaf, Bonnie Resch (Loney Zarling) of Chilton, Roger (Linda) Schroeder of Maribel, Elizabeth (Tim) Miller of Denmark, Rosann Koenig of Denmark, Marlene (Thomas) Wenzlaff of Whitelaw, William (Christine) Schroeder of Denmark; 5 godchildren Scott Konop of Crivitz, Rebecca Fox of Reedsville, Crystal Franzen of Brillion, Ben Kalies of Milwaukee and Chad Schroeder of Denmark. Many other nieces & nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his father & mother-in-Law Roland and Rosella Schroeder, Siblings; Valerie Schisel and Kathy (Steven) Koffarnus; in-laws; Barbara (Martin) Peters, Sandra Schroeder, Steven Mulvhill.

Funeral Services for Gary will be held at 10:30AM on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at All Saints Catholic Church, Denmark. Officiating at the service will be Fr. Xavier Amirtham with burial to take place at a later date in the church cemetery at Holy Trinity.

The family will greet relatives and friends on Monday evening at Pielhop Funeral Home in Brillion from 4:00PM until 7:00PM. The visitation will continue on Tuesday at church from 9:00AM until 10:15AM when brief family rites will be held.

Gary’s Family would like to thank all the hospital & hospice staff at Aurora Baycare Hospital for their excellent care.