Troy D. Sandlin

Troy D. Sandlin, 86, of Leadmine, Wisconsin, passed away Friday, August 29, 2025 at home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 4, 2025 at Casey-McNett Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Cuba City, Wisconsin, with Rev. Bill Vasey officiating. Burial will be in Leadmine Primitive Methodist Cemetery, Leadmine, Wisconsin. Visitation will be held from 9-10:45 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home prior to the service.

Troy was born on June 13, 1939 in Union County, Illinois, the son of Ernest and Bertha (Manus) Sandlin. He graduated from Anna-Jonesboro Community High School in 1957. Troy met his wife, Joann Westaby on a blind date, while she was attending nursing school in Southern Illinois. September 4th they would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. He proposed three times before she finally said “Yes”. He always said he had to “find higher ground”. Together, they had six children.

After attending Carbondale VoTech, Troy worked as an auto mechanic and spent several years in the gas business in Elizabeth, Illinois. His love for motors extended to model airplanes and cars. Through the years, Troy and Joann saved many castaway cats and dogs. Wherever he went, you would find Troy sitting with a cat purring on his lap or a dog sitting at his feet. He and Joann were longtime members of the New Diggings Primitive Methodist Church.

Troy is survived by his wife, Joann Sandlin, Leadmine; two daughters, Melody (James) Bowden, Hanover, IL, and Mary Ellen (David) Gleason, Shullsburg, WI; four sons, Mark (Karen) Sandlin, New Glarus, WI, Matthew (Angela) Sandlin, Shullsburg, WI, Marshall Sandlin, Plano, IA, and Michael (Robin) Sandlin, Benton, WI; a sister, Martha Sandlin, Grover, MO; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a niece, Rhonda (David) Karl.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother-in-law, John Westaby; a sister-in-law, Janice Kaminski; a great-granddaughter, Mya Gleason; and a nephew, Mike Walker.

Memorials in Troy’s name may be sent to the funeral home at 123 N. Jackson St., Cuba City, Wisconsin, 53807.

The family wishes to thank the staff of Hospice of Dubuque; Sentinel Home Care staff, Peggy Steger, Mary Jo, Angel, and Jordan; Benton First Responders; Hazel Green EMS; and the deputies at the Lafayette County Sheriff Department.