August "Gus" William Neverman III

“A husband, a father, & a grandfather has gone back home to God. We will miss but not forget the unconditional love & peaceful memories that Gus shared with each of us.”

August William “Gus” Neverman III age 86 of Green Bay, WI. , following several challenging illnesses on Tuesday, September 16th, 2025, moved on to a better place with his family by his side.

Gus was the son of August William Neverman Junior (1913-1985) Ida Josephine (McKee) Neverman (1913-2002) and was born on the 22 of January 1939 in Green Bay.

He leaves his wife of 60 years, Mildred Jane LaVallee Neverman whom he married on 26 June 1965 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Garden, Michigan. Jane has been known to say that “If Gus, a human being, could be this kindhearted and accepting of me and others as he has been during all of our many years together, how unbelievable it is that all his love is just a mere fraction of the love our Lord’s has for each one of us!”

Gus was raised in Milwaukee having graduated from St. Robert’s Catholic Grade School and Messmer Catholic High School. He attended Marquette University, also in Milwaukee, where he earned his Degree in Electrical Engineering while he co-oped combining real world work experience with his education. He also worked in Milwaukee at Kohls Grocery Store in produce and as a butcher boy and never got cut once by the multiple sharp knives that he had to handle and clean. Globe Union Electronic Mfg. in Milwaukee was another job where he invented a device for measuring the resistance of switches to meet military needs. Following in his father’s footsteps he also worked for the Chicago Northwestern Rail Road in their signal department both in Milwaukee and Chicago. Gus worked summers at Tidy Laundry in Green Bay for his Uncle Bill where he washed diapers 300 pounds at a time! Gus later graduated from the University of Oshkosh where he received his Masters Degree in Business.

After college graduation, he was employed by General Electric in Grove City and Erie, PA and Omaha, NE as an installation and service engineer on their largest locomotives. He and Jane enjoyed several train trips and created some of their most valuable memories riding on Amtrak out West and then back visiting friends and relatives while they toured the new territories.

His last employment was with Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, for 35 years, in a variety of positions. He spoke of how decisions he made impacted his company and how empowering others made him believe he was on the right path.

A few of the close family members preceding him in death were: His parents, August William “Charlie” and Ida McKee Neverman, his Uncle Lawrence “Bill” Neverman, his Aunt Marcella Neverman Anderson and her family. Other deceased relatives were Neverman brothers-in-laws: John “Jake” Jacobs (Gus’s lifetime best friend and brother-in-law) and James George “Jim” Schaefer; Deaths on Jane’s family side were parents, Alfred Joseph and Leona Catherine Deloria LaVallee, her sister Mary Fay LaVallee Minor Pizzala and brother James Alfred “Jim” LaVallee and Robin Grondin LaVallee.

Surviving Neverman family members are; his sisters: Constance Anastasia Neverman Jacobs and Mary Joan Neverman Schaefer. The LaVallee side of the family surviving members include: Anne LaVallee Thousand, Shirley Peterson LaVallee, Darrell Pizzala and John LaVallee. Both sides of the family have many nieces, nephews and cousins that those of us still living enjoy.

Gus and Jane had three children: August William Neverman IV (Laurie Jean Poplawski) and their two children, August William Neverman V and Duncan Alrich; Brock Alan Neverman (Heidi Lynn Lund) and their four children, Kaiser Eric, Brigitta Elyse, Mikhail Alan and Ivana Lynn; Nola Ann Marie Neverman Oberhofer (Matthew Oberhofer) and their three children Alec Joseph, Jacob Richard and Ella Jane. We also wish to include close friends of our family; Gregg and Jodi Buntin and their two sons, Joshua and Samuel, and the Jacisin family.

Gus loved living on the Bay of Green Bay at Edgewater Beach with our family, living in a three story house that Gus designed and built to be a very comfortable fun home for our family. We all loved boating, swimming and water skiing on the bay. Ice berging was challenging at times when the ice was breaking up in the spring. Jane says she can still envision Gus sitting on a lawn chair on a huge piece of ice being poled around by teen neighbor Mark Dauplaise and their son Brock.

Gus and Jane both enjoyed sailing and boating on the Great Lakes and up into Canada, many times accompanied by lifelong friends Gus acquired growing up who then became family friends. A few of those were: Peter Jakubenas and his wife Joan (now deceased), Lawrence “Sully” and Lilly Sullivan, Joel and Mary Papa, Gus’s sister Connie and her husband Jake (deceased), as well as Gordie and Phyllis Nickchen, who have both passed. It’s a delight to remember those fun times that we had and the waves that challenged us!!!

Gus was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard serving in the Signal Corp. of the 32nd Infantry Division.

He enjoyed dancing - yes even to polka music! In November of 1964, Gus recalled his first meeting Jane and asking her to dance. She said “Yes” and that began their lives together with him moving to Green Bay from Omaha, Nebraska. Jane was a Yooper having moved to Green Bay from the Upper Peninsula the year before they met. They both believed that their meeting was truly a match made in heaven. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary with their family in 2015 on the Door Peninsula and a quiet 60th wedding anniversary this June, 2025.

His favorite singer was Anne Murray. His favorite song sung by her was “May I Have This Dance For the Rest of My Life” which became the love song of his and Jane’s. Every evening before he fell asleep he rejoiced to Amazing Grace and How Great Thou Art while praying for his whole family and friends, by name, praying God would bless them when he knew they were in need.

Gus was a man born before his time. He was a visionary, consumed with making tomorrow better than today by using his foresight and imagination. He enjoyed discussion and debate and would take a side opposite of his personal beliefs just to animate the conversation.

In reflection of how Gus lived his life, a private family farewell was held.

When one man, through more love, goodness and truth, comes into the world, then that man’s life had meaning. The life that Gus lived had all that meaning, even more, and shared all with his family and friends.