About Us

While the Wieting family is excited to get to know you, they would like to share a few things about themselves to help you get to know them. Michael grew up in Mishicot, WI, and attended Manitowoc Lutheran High School. After completing his education at Martin Luther College, he was assigned to Lincoln Heights Lutheran School in Des Moines, IA. MeLissa grew up in Mequon, WI, and attended Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School. After graduating from Martin Luther College her first assignment was to St. John’s Lutheran School in Victorville, CA. After a year of teaching, she married Michael in 1999 and taught with him in Des Moines. After serving in Des Moines, the Wieting family moved to Pardeeville, WI, and served at St. John’s Lutheran School from 2003-2017. They moved again in 2017 to Minocqua, WI, and served at Trinity Lutheran School. The family is now thrilled to continue their ministry at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Howards Grove. They eagerly await the first day of school and the opportunity to get to know all the little lambs of this congregation and their families. The Wietings have four children: Faith (age 23), Emma (age 22), Brett (age 19) and Brody (age 14). Faith is just recently married and will be traveling to Denver, CO, as her husband begins his vicar year. Emma is communications director and manager at Goldfish Swim School in the Milwaukee area. Brett is a Lance Corporal in the Marine Corps. Brody will be a freshman at Manitowoc Lutheran High School this fall. Their family enjoys camping together and traveling adventures. They root for all Wisconsin sports teams: cheers are known to be heard by the neighbors during intense Packer games. They thank their new St. Paul’s family for the warm welcome they have received. Moving forward they ask you keep them, the faculty and the ministry of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School in your prayers. With God’s help, everyone’s efforts will be blessed. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11

Andy Dais was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI. After graduating from Martin Luther College, he was assigned to teach 5-6 th grades at Redeemer Lutheran in Tucson, AZ. After growing to love the desert in his five and a half years there, he was a casualty of budget cuts. After returning home to Wisconsin, he received three straight one-year calls in Jefferson, Madison, and Lake Mills. Since then, life has returned to a more stable state. While visiting his best friend for a spring break trip, he was introduced to Bonnie. A few years later, they were married. Since then, they have been blessed with their daughter, Grace. As an active toddler, she keeps Andy and Bonnie on their toes. In his free time, Andy enjoys traveling, woodworking, spending time with family, and learning more information about his ever-changing latest obsession. Perhaps his longest lasting passion has been his fandom of the Brewers and Bucks. What a great time to be a fan!

I was born and raised in the La Crosse area, attending Immanuel Lutheran School, Luther High School, and Dr. Martin Luther College. I graduated in 1990 with a major in Social Studies and a minor in English. I met my wife, Dawn, at DMLC. We have four children and two grandchildren.
I have taught in Arizona (the Apache Mission), Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in various capacities with grades ranging from second to eighth grade. In my spare time, I enjoy model railroading and woodworking. (If I’m not in school, you can probably find me in my workshop.) I also enjoy following the Wisconsin sports teams.

Miss Deb Doletzky grew up in Wayne, Michigan, where she went to St. John’s Lutheran in Westland, MI for her elementary education. She then went to our prep school, Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Saginaw, MI, for high school. Miss Doletzky received a Bachelors of Science in Education from Dr. Martin Luther College. She was assigned to teach 1-2 grades at Immanuel Lutheran in Kewaunee, Wisconsin. After 4 years, she took a Call to teach at St. John Lutheran in Libertyville, Illinois, where she taught a variety of grades 1,3,4 for 8 years. She then took a Call to St. Paul’s Lutheran in Muskego, Wisconsin, where she taught 2 nd and 4 th grade for 11 years. She was Called to teach at Lord and Savior Lutheran in Crystal Lake, Illinois, where she taught grades 2-4, along with some 5th grade math for 2 years. Miss Doletzky received a Call to teach 2nd grade at Grace Lutheran in St. Joseph, Michigan, where she taught for 4 years. She is excited to teach 2nd grade here at St. Paul’s and is looking forward to meeting all of you. Miss Doletzky’s parents are both enjoying the joys of heaven. She has three siblings- an older brother, Paul, who is a pastor in Escanaba, MI, a sister, Cathy, from Watertown, WI, and a younger brother, Kevin, from Wayne, MI. She is blessed with 3 nephews and 5 godchildren. Miss Doletzky has a passion to teach children about their Savior, training them to be servants of Christ in everything they do, make learning fun, and to watch them grow not only physically and academically, but more importantly spiritually. Some of her interests are playing organ for church, biking, traveling, puzzles- jigsaw and sudoku, lighthouses, and relaxing by the water.

My name is Dawn Johnson, and I teach grades 1-2 at St. Paul’s. As a Christian teacher, I will let each student know that he/she is loved by his/her Savior. I will use a variety of teaching methods, because I have a variety of learners in my classroom. I will strive to provide for each student’s spiritual, social, emotional, physical, and academic growth. I believe that the parent-teacher partnership is crucial to a child’s success in school. My goal is to to make my classroom a place where each student wants to come and continue the adventure of learning. I attended St. Matthew Lutheran School in Spokane, WA, for grades 1-8. I graduated from Evergreen Lutheran High School, DuPont, WA, in 1984. In 1988, I received a Bachelor of Science degree from Dr. Martin Luther College in elementary education, with emphases in social studies and mathematics. I have experience teaching Pre School through College at various schools in Minnesota, Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin. I have attended various workshops and conferences over the years relating to things such as brain development, reading, music, and technology. I was born and raised near Readan, WA, where my parents still operate our family farm. I am the oldest of seven children. I met my husband, Greg, at Dr. Martin Luther College. We have been married for 30 years. We have four children and two grandchildren. James is 28 years old and an agricultural equipment design engineer for Erskine Attachments. He, his wife Rachel, and their son Riley live in Bemidji, MN. Stephanie is 24 years old and teaches grades 3-4 at Peace Lutheran School, Green Lake, WI. Zandra, 23, works for Health Partners as the media specialist in their education department. She, her husband Warren, and their son Asher live in Roseville, MN. Zachary, age 20, is currently enrolled in his third year at Martin Luther College as a vocal and instrumental music major. I enjoy playing volleyball, riding bike, cross-stitching, and doing sudoku puzzles. I also enjoy playing board and card games with my family and spending time with my grandchildren. I like to collect Coca-Cola memorabilia.

Hello! My name is Molly and this is my first year teaching Kindergarten at St. Paul’s! I am from La Crosse, WI. I attended Onalaska Luther High School and then continued my education at Martin Luther College. At MLC I pursued a degree in Elementary Education. Ever since I was in Kindergarten, I knew I wanted to be a teacher! Throughout my college years, my love for teaching and working with children has continued to grow! I am so greatly looking forward to having my own classroom. I graduated from MLC with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and have obtained a Minnesota State Teaching License. As, I begin my first year of ministry, I hope to use the talents that God has given me to truly make a positive impact in the lives of my students and the congregation in which I serve. I pray that I will model the love my Savior through my words and actions each day, seizing every opportunity to tell little children more about Jesus. At MLC, I also met my husband, Nathan. We just got married this past June! He is heading into his second year at MLHS teaching Geography, World History, and Computer Applications to freshman and sophomores. We are so incredibly in awe of the ways in which God continues to bless us and carry out His plans for us each day. Outside of school, we enjoy traveling to new places, spending time with our families, cooking, hiking, and enjoying music together! We are so excited to move to the Howards Grove area and be members of the St. Paul’s congregation.

Hi! My name is Emily Panzer. I graduated from MLC in 2021 where I was assigned to teach 5-6th grade and be Athletic Director at First German Lutheran School in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. I also married my husband Noah in the same year. He is currently serving at Trinity Lutheran in Kiel. After my one year assignment at First German, I decided to take some time off from teaching. I worked at an autism clinic and pursued my photography business. Shortly after being away from the classroom, I realized that I missed teaching. A teaching job was presented to me at Kiel Public Middle School in October of last year. I gladly accepted the position and spent the rest of the year teaching 7th grade math. My time at Kiel was a great learning experience, however, I missed teaching about Jesus. I was thrilled to receive the call at St. Paul’s Howards Grove. My husband and I currently live in Kiel and we have a rambunctious puppy named Badger. We enjoy time with family, fitness, photography, and coaching all sports.

While the Wieting family is excited to get to know you, they would like to share a few things about themselves to help you get to know them. Michael grew up in Mishicot, WI, and attended Manitowoc Lutheran High School. After completing his education at Martin Luther College, he was assigned to Lincoln Heights Lutheran School in Des Moines, IA. MeLissa grew up in Mequon, WI, and attended Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School. After graduating from Martin Luther College her first assignment was to St. John’s Lutheran School in Victorville, CA. After a year of teaching, she married Michael in 1999 and taught with him in Des Moines. After serving in Des Moines, the Wieting family moved to Pardeeville, WI, and served at St. John’s Lutheran School from 2003-2017. They moved again in 2017 to Minocqua, WI, and served at Trinity Lutheran School. The family is now thrilled to continue their ministry at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Howards Grove. They eagerly await the first day of school and the opportunity to get to know all the little lambs of this congregation and their families. The Wietings have four children: Faith (age 23), Emma (age 22), Brett (age 19) and Brody (age 14). Faith is just recently married and will be traveling to Denver, CO, as her husband begins his vicar year. Emma is communications director and manager at Goldfish Swim School in the Milwaukee area. Brett is a Lance Corporal in the Marine Corps. Brody will be a freshman at Manitowoc Lutheran High School this fall. Their family enjoys camping together and traveling adventures. They root for all Wisconsin sports teams: cheers are known to be heard by the neighbors during intense Packer games. They thank their new St. Paul’s family for the warm welcome they have received. Moving forward they ask you keep them, the faculty and the ministry of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School in your prayers. With God’s help, everyone’s efforts will be blessed. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11

I was born and raised in the La Crosse area, attending Immanuel Lutheran School, Luther High School, and Dr. Martin Luther College. I graduated in 1990 with a major in Social Studies and a minor in English. I met my wife, Dawn, at DMLC. We have four children and two grandchildren.
I have taught in Arizona (the Apache Mission), Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in various capacities with grades ranging from second to eighth grade. In my spare time, I enjoy model railroading and woodworking. (If I’m not in school, you can probably find me in my workshop.) I also enjoy following the Wisconsin sports teams.

I received my teaching degree at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh after beginning my education with 1-1/2 years at Silver Lake College in Manitowoc, WI. Additional training was received at various universities including the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. I was also able to spend a summer semester at the University of Toluca, in Toluca, Mexico where I received two semesters of Spanish language training. My teaching career began in 1968 as I worked with young children in the “Head Start” program at Reedsville, WI. This assignment was followed by several years as a fourth-grade teacher at Franklin Elementary School in Manitowoc, WI. An opportunity to teacher in the Sheboygan Area School District took me to Cleveland Elementary School in Cleveland, WI where there was an opportunity to team teach in grades 5 and 6. After 17 years at Cleveland Elementary School I moved to an assignment to teach math at Urban Junior High School in Sheboygan, WI. This assignment was followed by a move to Pigeon River School, in Sheboygan, WI where I taught fourth and fifth grade. Then I was blessed to become a teacher in the gifted and talented program at Pigeon River, Jefferson, Washington, and Lincoln-Erdman Schools for the final five years of my 43-year full-time teaching career. Through the grace of our Lord, I was able to teach Sunday school St. John-St. Peter Lutheran Church in Cleveland for 31 years. My family includes my husband, Will, one son Scott and his family of three adult children, and our daughter-in-law Amy and her two children who are in the fourth and first grade. I enjoy gardening, reading, travel, and teaching. I am thankful for the blessings that our Lord gives to us through our church and school. Yours in Christ, Eileen Belitz

I began helping as teaching aide in the 4k classroom in the fall of 2020. Prior to this I served as the Hot Lunch Coordinator, and prior to that I worked as a 4K Afternoon Daycare Supervisor from 2015 until 2018. I have enjoyed working with the children at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in any capacity that I have been given.

Mrs. Susan Phelps began piano lesson when in second grade and started playing the organ for church services in eighth grade. She continued her music and teaching training at Dr. Martin Luther College, New Ulm, MN. She enjoys sharing the joy that music brings with students. Preparing future church musicians is also her goal. Mrs. Phelps believes in keeping lessons fresh and motivating. She lives in Plymouth with her husband, Tom. They have three grown children. She loves history and works part-time at the Wade House Historic Site. “Next to the Word of God, the noble art of MUSIC is the greatest treasure in the world.” - Martin Luther

Hello, my name is Kelly Wall and I’ve been serving as the Hot Lunch Coordinator at St. Paul’s since 2019. My husband is Pastor Steven Wall. We met at my home church in Port Washington, WI while he was attending Seminary. His first call was to La Crescent, MN where we spent seven years and were blessed with three of our children, August, Robbie, and Elinor. His second call took us to Juneau, AK for six years. Our fourth child, Elaine, was born there. His third call brought us to St. John-St. Peter Lutheran Church in Cleveland, WI where we have been for almost three years. I love being able to encourage and support Steve in his ministry and serve in whatever ways that I can. I especially love singing, baking, and cooking.

Mike Leahy serves as Office Administrator alongside a group of faithful volunteers who assist with various office duties.