Our History

Lauri Wagner – Sales Associate/Owner

Gift wrapping a lovingly chosen, exquisite piece of jewelry
is a task Lauri truly enjoys and views as just one example
of the extraordinary customer service Reimer Jewelers offers to each and every customer.

She also enjoys her role as the “Happy Bead“ expert and takes great pleasure in selecting new beads to present to customers who are always looking for something different to add to their growing collection.

Through her CSA certification, Lauri discovered her birthstone; a blue Zircon has the same refractive index as a diamond. Sentimental about long and loyal romances, she takes a special delight when she assists a husband searching for a distinctive gift for his wife in anticipation of a milestone-wedding anniversary. But, for her, Christmas with all the hustle and bustle is the best time of the year to help customers whether they are shopping for a mother, wife, husband, or girlfriend. It’s all a pleasure for Lauri.

Paul Spanbauer – Goldsmith

Fish are a common theme for Paul Spanbauer. Growing up in Oshkosh, surrounded by water, one of his favorite pastimes is fishing. He has paired that hobby with his amazing fish ring creations in sterling silver or gold with the musky, walleye or sturgeon his personal favorites. But fish certainly aren’t the only thing Paul can create. As a college student he studied metal sculpture and considers the art of creating fine jewelry sculpture in small scale! His skills include designing, casting, fabricating, stone setting, and of course finishing in platinum, gold and sterling silver. Working with customers to create beautiful custom designed or redesigned jewelry is what he enjoys most about his career, and he especially likes to work with Sapphires, of all colors. Nothing pleases him more than to have someone comment to a customer, “That’s beautiful, where did you get it?” only to have it be a custom designed and cast creation of his, that was purchased at Reimer Jewelers.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, UW Oshkosh – 1987

Master of Arts, UW Madison – 1989

Master of Fine Arts, UW Madison _ 1990

GIA Diamond Grading – Certificate

GIA Diamonds – Certificate

Ask about working with Paul to custom design a piece of jewelry truly unique to your personality. You’ll be pleased and amazed at the quality and creativity of his art.

Ted Wilcox – Sales Associate

Ted joined Reimer Jewelers in 2010 after owning his own jewelry store, Bohlson-Loper for over 10 years. Under his mentor, Jane Loper who he considered one of the best jewelers in the business, he gained valuable knowledge
and superb customer service experience that he brings to Reimer Jewelers.

An artist at heart, Ted’s favorite gemstone is an Opal, as each one is unique, and to him often looks like abstract paintings with a different “fire” in each stone. He takes particular pride in the generations of customers he as worked with, and loves any occasion when a family is celebrating with a distinctive and memorable gift of jewelry.

Beth Carlson – Sales Associate

Beth Carlson is our new sales associate with 16 years of jewelry industry experience from Bohlson Loper. Beth is happy to work in such an established business that has been a fixture in Oshkosh for so many years. She enjoys working with fun people who are excited about jewelry.

She has three children: Hannah (28), Holly (26) and Hunter (20) and was recently engaged to the love of her life Mark Hansen. She also loves spending time with her 2-year-old golden retriever.