David Barbola
David Barbola was born and raised in Berlin. He was a 1973 graduate of Berlin High School and graduated with Distinction from the University of Minnesota, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mortuary Science in 1977. In 1979, he opened Barbola Funeral Chapel and built the present facility in 1986. In 2021, he purchased and remodeled the former Hempel Funeral Home building in Poy Sippi. It now operates as Barbola-Hempel Funeral Chapel.
Dave is a licensed life insurance agent in Wisconsin, holds a Certificate of Pre-Need Training, and is a licensed agent for Burial Agreements by the WI Funeral Directors Examining Board. He has sold and set monuments since his high school days and has been an agent for Twin City Monument Co. since 1987.
He is the father of two daughters, Karissa (Mark) Bowen and Kylah Barbola (significant other, Andy) and a proud grandpa of Karalyn and Ripley Bowen. He is Lutheran by faith and enjoys singing in the choir. Dave is a Paul Harris Fellow, past president of Berlin Rotary Club and a member of Waushara Area Chamber of Commerce. He enjoys boating, hunting, cooking, watching football and NASCAR racing.
Lisa J. Lee
Lisa (Anderson) Lee was born in Berlin and raised in the Poy Sippi area. She graduated from Berlin High School in 1983 and received an Associate in Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement from Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) in Appleton in 2005. After working in the law enforcement field, she has been a funeral associate at Barbola Funeral Chapel since 2009, helping conduct visitations and funeral services.
Lisa is a licensed life insurance agent, holds a Certificate of Pre-Need Training, and is a licensed Agent for Burial Agreements by the WI Funeral Directors Examining Board. She assists individuals in making irrevocable funeral trusts and pre-planning arrangements for their “personalized” funeral, in additional to being a Notary Public in the state of Wisconsin.
She is a compassionate professional who works well with people and cares about the small details. Lisa is a mother of three adult children, Les (Kristen), Ken (Elizabeth) and Megan (significant other, Brandon Strebelinski), plus a very proud grandmother of five+ adorable grandchildren, Josephine, Cameron, Jonathan, Alex, Bennett, an a baby due July 2025. She is a member of Poy Sippi Community Betterment Foundation, Green Lake & Waushara Area Chamber of Commerces and is a past member and secretary of Berlin Chamber of Commerce and FVTC Forensic Science Advisory Committee. Lisa is Lutheran by faith and enjoys singing in the choir. Besides spending as much time as she can with her grandchildren, Lisa enjoys watching movies, NASCAR racing, being outdoors watching all the animals, hunting and soaking up the sun while boating.
David Hempel
David Hempel was born and raised in the Redgranite-Poy Sippi area, and is a 1988 graduate of Berlin High School. He was employed at Hahn-a-Lula Resort near Fremont for over 32 years before joining the staff at Barbola Funeral Chapel in October 2018, as a Licensed Funeral Director Apprentice. David completed the Apprenticeship training program at MATC in Milwaukee and will graduate from Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in Iowa in March 2022.
David is a licensed funeral director, life insurance agent, holds a Certificate of Pre-Need Training, and is a licensed Agent for Burial Agreements by the WI Funeral Directors Examining Board.
He is the father of three sons, Jordan, Nathan, and Benjamin. David is a member and council treasurer at Trinity Lutheran Church in Redgranite. He is also a member of Poy Sippi Lions Club, Redgranite Advancement Association, and is a past school board member and council member of St. John Lutheran Church of East Bloomfield.
David’s grandparents, Ray and Louise Hempel, owned Hempel Funeral Homes in Redgranite and Poy Sippi for over 50 years. David hopes to carry on that tradition as another “hometown person” to serve the area. He enjoys hunting with his sons.