Joseph N. Schmitz of Bear Valley/Sauk City, age 96, died on April 29, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 3rd at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (St. Mary’s) Catholic Church in Keyesville, Wisconsin with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. Visitation will also be held at Clary Memorial Funeral Home in Richland Center on Thursday, May 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Kilian’s Cemetery Association, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (St. Mary’s) Catholic Church in Keyesville or the Bear Valley Fire Dept. See the complete obituary in the May 2, 2024 issue of The Richland Observer.