Our Staff

Meet Our Caring Staff

Meet our staff, members of the local community who make everything that happens possible.

Kurt Boettcher

Kurt Boettcher

Funeral Director

Kurt is a 1975 graduate of Seymour Community High School and a 1979 graduate of the University of Minnesota. He is a licensed Funeral Director and a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Wisconsin Funeral Director's Association (of which he is a past board member), and the Fox Valley Funeral Directors Association.

What do you like MOST about being a Funeral Director? Helping families get through one of the most difficult times in their lives and having them know that I'm there to support them all the way through. My father was a Funeral Director and was dedicated to helping families in any way he could. He was a great role model to me.

What do you like MOST about working in the Seymour community? The people who live here. When I moved back to Seymour my dad gave me some great advice, "take care of the families in your community and they will take care of you". I saw this first hand so many times when I would meet with a family who lost someone tragically and I would let them know how the community would be there to support them during the visitation and funeral. Seymour and the surrounding communities have so many good hearted people living here. I experienced this when my father died and again when our son was in an accident and they supported us in so many ways.

What has been the most rewarding experience in all your years of funeral service? I would have to say there are many but the two most are, the friendships I've made along the way with families I served and second was when my wife and I came back to Seymour we were one of the first funeral homes to have a program to explain death to children. I'm now in my 60's and I have had many adults come up to me and say " I remember when I was a child and you took the time to answer my questions and explain death to me when I had a loss in my family, thank you, it has helped me throughout my life. What a great feeling to know you made a difference in someone's life. Funeral Service isn't just an occupation to me it's my passion.

Joel Walters

Joel Walters

Funeral Director

Joel Walters joined the staff of Muehl-Boettcher Funeral Home in January of 2007 relocating here from his hometown of Antigo.

Beginning his funeral service career as a funeral home assistant in 1992, Joel has dedicated his career to serving families in their time of need. He pursued his Bachelor's Degree in Mortuary Science, graduating in 1998 from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

His expertise includes furthering his education and experience in the restoration of a decedent's appearance through the use of modern techniques. In June of 2020 he attended the Fountain National Academy in Springfield, MO and trained for over 40 hours with world-renowned post-mortem reconstruction special, Vernie Fountain.

Joel is involved in the community, having received the Melvin Jones Award from his fellow Seymour Lions Club members; the highest honor bestowed on a member of Lions International.

Professionally Joel is also an advocate for the funeral professional and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association, member of and board member of the Fox River Valley Funeral Directors Association, and belongs to the National Funeral Directors Association.

What do you like MOST about being a Funeral Director? Helping families through some of the most difficult experiences in their lives, and making it possible for them to say goodbye to their loved ones.

What do you like MOST about working in the Seymour community? The Seymour/Black Creek/Northern Outagamie County communities are made up of those that support each other and genuinely care about supporting their friends and neighbors.

Peter Stevens

Peter Stevens

Funeral Director

Pete joined the staff at Muehl-Boettcher Funeral Home in June 2023. He and his family live in Appleton after relocating from Milwaukee in June of 2017. He started his career as a funeral director apprentice in 2004 in a small funeral home in Milwaukee. Pete graduated from MATC Funeral Services Program in 2006 as a second career. He has been involved in all aspects of funeral services as a funeral director, embalmer, instructor of funeral services, and member of professional associations.

What do you like MOST about being a Funeral Director?

Serving families in their time of need. We as funeral service professionals are blessed with gifts to make difficult times easier to those who call upon us.

What do you like MOST about working in the Seymour community?

I am new to the Seymour area. I was drawn to the location since it reminds me of the small town values that I grew up with.

What has been the most rewarding experience in all your years of funeral service?

To meet with families and be part of their history is a humbling experience. To be mentioned in the conversations after meeting them after so many years is fulfilling.

Gina Peotter

Gina Peotter

Office Manager / Grief Support Specialist

Gina is a Seymour native, she graduated from Seymour High School in 2003. She then went on to complete her Bachelor’s Degree from UW-Stout and Master’s Degree from Concordia University-St. Paul. She also holds her Grief Support Specialist Certification from UW-Madison.

Gina started a non-profit in 2018 called Hope’s House in the Greater Green Bay area that focuses on free grief support for kids ages 4-18 and their families, and is currently the Executive Director. Gina has written and published a grief book called, “It’s Ok Not To Cry” based on her own life story, and the story of others who have gone through a tough death. She currently writes and publishes a free Adult Grief booklet and Reflection Guide each month available at the Funeral Home or an electronic version on the Hope’s House website.

After going through the death of her parents when she was in her 20’s, and numerous other friends and family members she started on a path to helping others find hope in dark times. Gina is our Grief Support Specialist and is available to all the families we serve, to help find the right resources to help you and your family navigate life after the death of a loved one.

Gina loves helping others any way she can. She was awarded the WPS Volunteer of the Year Award in Leadership in 2020 for her work with Hope’s House. She also is a volunteer at Camp HOPE- camp for grieving children in the Stevens Point area. She volunteered the Boy’s and Girls Club- Fox Valley Center for Grieving Children for a number of years, was a Hospice volunteer through Aurora, and a meal prep volunteer at numerous homeless shelters in the area.

“The greatest good is what we do for one another”. -Mother Teresa

She has been a large part of the smooth operations of the funeral home for many years.

June Boettcher

June Boettcher

Bookkeeper

June has been involved in the family business for many years. She and her husband, Norman, owned the funeral business until selling the business to Kurt and Debbie in 1991.

She has been a large part of the smooth operations of the funeral home for many years.

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