Daniel Lee Nuetzel, Sr. age 52 of Winneconne, WI, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 1, 2010, at his home. He was born on May 23, 1957, in Milwaukee, the son of the late LeRoy and Marian (Cass) Nuetzel. He graduated from Wild Rose High School in 1975 and attended Big North Vocational Center for Power Mechanics also in 1975. Dan enlisted in the United States Army in 1977 and served his country with the 1st Infantry Division," The Big Red 1." Dan married Leah A. Darrington on September 24, 1982, in Oshkosh, and in 1985 they moved to Winneconne. Dan was employed as an automobile mechanic with Horseless Carriage, Wautoma, Wentzel Ford, Winneconne, Pommerening Auto Village, Oshkosh, Mueller Chrysler, Oshkosh, and most recently with Oshkosh Truck for the past 22 years, where he received 11 cost cutter awards. Dan also graduated in 2009 from Fox Valley Tech for Mechanical Design Technology, where he obtained the Phi Theda Kappa award. He was a member of the Berlin Conservation Club and the Phi Theda Kappa and received many awards in the Army, including the High BRM Marksmanship award. Dan enjoyed riding his Harleys, trap shooting, camping, handcrafting knives and cribbage boards and deer hunting and you should have had his barbequed ribs. He is survived by his wife Leah A. Nuetzel, of Winneconne; three sons, Joshua (Marissa) Nuetzel, of Oshkosh; Daniel (Becky) Nuetzel Jr., of Neenah; Dakota Nuetzel, and his special friend, Cassidy Behm, of Winneconne; one daughter, Shaina Nuetzel, of Neenah; his grandchildren, Paige, Elijah, Bailey, Greydon, Morgan, and Noah; one brother, Dennis (Carolyn) Nuetzel, of Green Bay; one sister, Debra (Greg) Strout, of Theresa, WI; mother-in-law, Lorraine Darrington, and father-in-law, Bill Monday, both of Weslaco, TX; sisters- in-law and brothers-in-law, Lynn (Frank) Jarvenpaa, of Green Lake; and Lori (Paul) Thomas, of Winneconne. Along with his parents he was also preceded in death by one sister, Lee Ann Nuetzel, special uncle and aunt, Wally and Emmy Erickson, father-in-law, William Darrington, and Grandma and Grandpa out to the Lake. A Tribute to a Veteran Service will be held at the Mueller Funeral Home, Winneconne, on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. Burial with Military honors will be in the Winneconne Cemetery. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 2:30 p.m. until the hour of services.