Early reports indicated his missionary father-in-law, Steve Witte, the patriarch of the family, died after running back into the burning house to save others. Henselin remembers it differently.

The six victims include a former Green Bay pastor, Steve Witte; two of his daughters, Charis Kuehl and Lydia Witte; and three of his granddaughters -- Stella Kuehl (5), Lena Henselin (8) and Merci ...

The tragedy claimed the lives of Rev. Steve Witte, his adult daughters Lydia Witte and Charis Kuehl, and his granddaughters Stella Kuehl, Lena Henselin and Merci Henselin, according to a ...

Steve Witte perished in the blaze at his Necedah vacation rental on Sunday along with four other members of his family.

Steve Witte and his daughter Lydia, two of the people who died in a Necedah house fire along with some of their other family members, are being memorialized in De Pere Tuesday.

Friends of the six family members from three generations who died in a fire at an unlicensed rental house in rural Juneau County on June 30 are raising funds in their memory. Steve Witte, 66, a ...

Rev. Steve Witte and his wife were on a furlough back in the United States. Their family had gathered for a holiday week together.

Pastor Steve Witte made it out safely, only to discover that two of his granddaughters were still inside, his longtime friend, Pastor Larry Schlomer, told WMTV.

Steve Witte and five family members were killed in the house fire early Sunday morning. “It was such a tremendous loss, that many deaths within the same family,” Pastor Larry Schlomer said.

The fire — which authorities believe was an accident — broke out overnight, engulfing the vacation rental near the Wisconsin Dells in flames. Pastor Steve Witte made it out safely, only to discover ...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - A pastor who was killed in a house fire ran back inside to save his grandchildren, a family friend said. Steve Witte and five family members were killed in the house ...