03/13/2026
Well deserved Citizen of the Year for 2026, Joyce Kindschuh!
Congratulations to Joyce Kindschuh, named the 2026 Town of Byron Citizen of the Year. Shown here presenting the award are Town of Byron Board Members Tim Hackbarth, Dustin Westphal, Katie Trewin, Joyce, Kay Murre, and Aaron Buckarma. Read on for Joyce's commendation:
It is with great pleasure that we present our Town of Byron 2026 Citizen of the Year Award to Joyce Kindschuh. Joyce first visited Byron in 1943 when she participated in the summer program at Camp Byron. She never dreamed that in another decade she would meet and marry Cal Kindschuh, whose farm was across the road from her beloved Camp Byron. Joyce and Cal farmed and raised four children: Jeff, Patti, Curt, and Steve. After Cal’s untimely death, Joyce has continued as a guiding matriarch for her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and for the Camp Ground neighborhood.
Calling Byron her home for 71 years, Joyce has given generously of her time and talent to our community. Gifted in the culinary arts, Joyce taught her skills to countless youth as foods leader with the South Byron 4-H Club and as superintendent of the foods department at the Fond du Lac County Fair for 22 years. Among her many roles in supporting local education, Joyce was active in the Oakfield School Music Association, on the building committee for Belle Reynolds School and Oakfield High School, and as Camp Ground School Board treasurer. In addition, as a member of the Oakfield United Methodist Church, she served on the building committee, the church council, the ladies fellowship, and as head of the dessert department for all church dinners for 40 years. She was also a dedicated member of the South Byron Grange. As a founding member of the Byron Historical Society, Joyce regularly broadens our knowledge of Byron’s history through her keen recollections of the past and her preservationist spirit. We are grateful for all the gifts she has shared with us as she continues to make our community a better place. Thank you, Joyce.
