System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!Disbrow, Robert H.
May 1, 1917 - November 21, 2002
MADISON -- Robert H. Disbrow, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away in Madison, WI, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002. Robert was born to Harold and Lula Disbrow on May 1, 1917 in Wausau, WI. He married Florence Maaser Nov. 16, 1940 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Wausau. Robert was active in many community organizations throughout his life, including, a Life Member of the Elk's Lodge, Past President of the Wausau Area Taxpayers League and he served one term on the Marathon County Board. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, and had been employed at Curtis Lumber, H.J. Phillips, Allemite Company and General Motors, where he retired in 1974 as a district manager.
He is survived by his wife, Florence Disbrow of Madison; 4 children: Thom Disbrow of California, Sue (Frank) Bernardo of Arizona, Rick (Anna Eberl) Disbrow of Colorado and Nancy Disbrow of Wisconsin. Also surviving are his four grandchildren: Jennifer Bernardo, Steve Bernardo, Angela (Lance) Cain and Jaime Disbrow; 2 great-granddaughters, Amanda Wirth and Eleanor Cain; a step-sister as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Robert was preceded in death by his parents; his step-father, Orville McCormick; 4 brothers; 1 step-brother; 4 sisters; and a half sister.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002 at PETERSON/KRAEMER FUNERAL HOME, 1302 Sixth St., Wausau, WI, with Rev. Donald Baumann officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Wausau. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services at the Sixth Street funeral home.
Dorn, Gwendolyn
May 12, 1915 - November 27, 2002
DOWNERS GROVE, IL -- Gwendolyn Dorn, nee Baker, age 87, of Downers Grove, IL, passed away Wed., Nov. 27, 2002. She was born on May 12, 1915, in Evergreen Park, IL.
She was the beloved wife of the late John K. Dorn; loving mother of John (Wendy) Dorn and Charles Dorn (Kathy Santucci); proud grandmother of John (Sabrina), Heather (Carl), and Jennifer; loving great-grandmother of Zachary; and dear sister of Violet Fortune. She is also survived by her extended family in Wisconsin.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tues., Dec. 3, 2002, at IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 3rd and Michigan Streets, Elmhurst. Interment will be in Mt. Vernon Memorial Estates, Lemont. Visitation will be on Monday from 4 until 8 p.m. at the PEDERSON-RYBERG MORTUARY, 435 N. York St., Elmhurst, and on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of services at the church. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials to the Immanuel Lutheran Church Building Fund are appreciated. For info call 630-834-1133.
Fellows, Robert G. ``Buzz''
May 23, 1923 - November 15, 2002
EVANSVILLE -- Robert G. ``Buzz'' Fellows, age 79, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2002, at Beloit Memorial Hospital. He was born May 23, 1923, in Evansville, the son of Asa B. and Nan (Morrison) Fellows. He married Betty Lou Simon on May 10, 1952, and they celebrated 50 years of marriage this past May. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked at Evansville Power and Light, was a police officer and a welder at Varco-Prudon and Highway Trailer. Buzz enjoyed hunting, fishing, photography, gardening, cooking, motorcycles and teasing his granddaughters.
Robert is survived by his wife, Betty; 5 sons: Lew, Bob, Jerry and Richard, all of Evansville, and Walter ``Wally'' of Madison; 3 daughters: Terri (Jerry) Anderson of Wausau, Nancy (Bob) Rundle of Evansville and Carla (Dan) Campbell of Cambridge; 4 granddaughters: Trisha (Walt) Akers of Sumner, IL, Nancy Lynn Rundle of Evansville and Sarah and Megan Campbell of Cambridge; 2 great-grandsons, Kristopher and Matthew Akers; 3 nieces; and many cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Jerome; and a sister, Miriam Spratler.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at WARD FUNERAL HOME, Evansville, with Rev. David Fellows officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery. Friends may call on Monday from 4 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Prickril, Adeline "Linda" Helen (Esterl)
WAUSAU, WI -- Adeline "Linda" Prickril, age 83, of 215 Reservoir Ave., Wausau, died Wednesday July 17, 2002, at Community Health Care Wausau Hospital after a brief & courageous battle with cancer. In 1940, she received her B.S. degree in secondary education from UW-Madison. From 1940-1950, Linda taught English and Speech at Stratford, Hurley, Bellwood, IL, and Janesville. She enjoyed attending numerous reunions at Park Falls, Stratford, Janesville, and most recently her 60th UW-Madison event.
Linda is survived by her husband, Louis B. Prickril of Wausau; a son, David R. (Gina) Prickril of Marlton, N.J.; a Daughter, Paula E. (Dr. Jeffrey) Menn of Viroqua, WI; a sister, Teresa Kress of Waukesha; grandchildren: Emily Menn of Madison, Jacob Menn of Madison, Aurora Menn of Wausau, Austin Menn of Viroqua, Maria, Lisa & Brian Prickril of Marlton, N.J., and Kaila & Kelsi Prickril of San Diego,CA. She was preceded in death by a son, Jon C. Prickril, D.D.S.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1 pm Sat., July 20, 2002, at the CHURCH OF ST. ANNE, Wausau. Fr. Keith Apfelbeck will officiate. Entombment will be in Memorial Chapel Mausoleum at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Wausau. Visitation will be on Friday from 6 until 8 pm at BRAINARD FUNERAL HOME, WAUSAU, and again on Saturday from 12 Noon until the time of service at the church. Memorials may be given in her memory to Comfort Care & Hospice Services, Wausau.
Prielipp, Norma L.
June 16, 1922 - July 23, 2002
JANESVILLE -- Norma L. Prielipp, age 80, of 7805 Kidder Rd., died unexpectedly at her home on Tues., July 23, 2002. She was born on June 16, 1922, in Sharon, WI, the daughter of August and Stefania Vollmer. Norma was a graduate of Delavan High School and a 1946 graduate of the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a Registered Nurse in the Janesville area for over 30 years. Norma married Gordon C. Prielipp on May 15, 1948, in Delavan; he preceded her in death on March 26, 2001. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Milton, Ladies of the Elk, Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Assoc. and a volunteer at the Rock County Courthouse. She was an avid cook and gardener.
She is survived by her 3 daughters: Nancy (Ken) Manthei of Janesville, Patricia Hawkins of Anoka, MN, and Connie Prielipp of Iowa City, IA; a son, Dr. Richard (Julie) Prielipp of Winston Salem, NC; 4 grandchildren: Dana (Brent) Antti of Oshkosh, Jason Manthei of Janesville, and Andrew and Stephanie Hawkins of Anoka, MN; and a sister, Ninnette Stefanski of St. Petersburg, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a brother, Alfred Vollmer; and a sister, Lola Vollmer.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Sat., July 27, 2002, at ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, Milton, with Fr. James Kuhn officiating. Entombment will be in Milton Lawns Memorial Park. Friends may call on Saturday from 10 until 11 a.m. at the church. Memorials may be made to HospiceCare, Inc. SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME is assisting the family.
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Rasmussen, Alice Mae
November 26, 1922 - July 11, 2002
COLLEGEDALE, TN/MILTON -- Alice Mae Rasmussen, age 79, died July 11, 2002, at the home of her son, Bruce Rasmussen, in Collegedale, TN. She was born Nov. 26, 1922, in Tomahawk, WI, the daughter of Jacob and Alice (Olsen) Herwick. She married Sherrill Rasmussen on June 81, 1950. She was a school teacher and taught at the Milton Grade School, East and West, the Seventh Day Adventist School, Milton, and was principal at Johnstown School. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Milton.
Surviving are 3 sons: Keith Rasmussen of Statesville, NC, David (Kelly) Rasmussen of Bowling Brook, IL, and Bruce (Rosalie) Rasmussen of Collegedale, TN; grandchildren: Joanne and Janelle, Kristi, Heidi, and Timothy; a brother, Arnold Herwick of Milltown, WI; and a sister, Violet Thomas of Camp Verde, AZ. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and a sister, Myrtle Fitzgerald.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Wed., July 17, 2002, at the SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, 308 Vernal Ave., Milton, with Pastor Wendell Springer and Pastor Pavel Goia officiating. Burial will be in Milton Junction Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday from 6 until 8 p.m. at ALBRECHT FUNERAL HOME, Hwy. 26, Milton, and on Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. until the time of services at the church.
Reichard, Donald Lou
July 12, 1931 - July 24, 2002
ORFORDVILLE -- Donald Lou Reichard, age 71, of Orfordville, WI, died Wed., July 24, 2002, at Monroe Hospital in Hospice Respite Care. A lifelong resident of Rock County, he was born in Beloit, WI, on Sun., July 12, 1931, the son of Lewis and Dorothy (Short) Reichard. He wedded Beverly Jean Grandeffo March 16, 1957, at Second Congregational Church in Beloit. He was a 1949 graduate of Beloit High School and graduated from Beloit College in 1959 with a B.A. in Government and Economics. A Korean War veteran, he served in the U.S. Air Force from Feb. 1, 1950, to Jan. 6, 1954. Prior to his active military service he was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 128th Infantry regiment, 32nd "Red Arrow" Division of the Wisconsin National Guard in 1949 and 1950.
While attending college he was in business with his father in the Pure Oil Gas Station in Clinton, WI (1956-59). Following his graduation from college he worked for Sundstrand Aviation and J. I. Case of Rockford, IL, and then Chrome Corporation of America in Elgin, IL.
He taught in the Beloit school system for many years, first at Aldrich Junior High School from 1961-67, and at Beloit Memorial High School from 1969-78; he is fondly remembered by many former students as a no-nonsense teacher with a deep love of learning. At the high school he was an assistant track coach for distance runners and head cross-country coach. Don was active in various teacher's organizations: The Board of Directors of the Teachers Credit Union; the Beloit Education Association, in which he served on a number of different committees and was twice elected to the position of President; and he served as the Economic Coordinator on the Wisconsin Council for Economic Education, representing the Beloit Public Schools during the mid-1970s.
For many summers he ran a seasonal retail/wholesale fireworks business with fellow teacher, Larry Heckle, involving everyone in their immediate families; it was a continuation of a business started in the 1940s by his father-in-law, Gasper Grandeffo. Don also sold life and health insurance in Beloit in the late 1960s with Mike Crowley of Provident Mutual, earning the Gold Medallion Award for outstanding sales in 1968.
Don left teaching to become a salesman with Badgerland Harvestore of Edgerton, selling A.O. Smith Harvestore products to many Livestock farmers in the Rock County area. His next employment was with Wisconsin Job Service in job placement, directing the first Dislocated Workers Program in Wisconsin. He continued helping workers in a position at the Placement Office of Blackhawk Technical College.
The last ten years of Don's work career were spent as the Rock County Veteran Service Officer. He said that all his previous work experience seemed to prepare him for this particular job, and he was known as a passionate advocate for veterans' issues. He was very active at all levels and in all aspects of the various CVSO associations. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Association County Veteran Service Commissioners; County Veterans Service Officers Association of Wisconsin, where he served nine years on the Executive Committee, and as President; and Southeast Wisconsin Association of CVSOs, three years as President. Don was appointed to serve on the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation Board in its initial year of operation (1991-92). He served his veterans as an Accredited Representative of the Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs, the United States Department of Veteran Affairs and the Vietnam Veterans of America. Don was instrumental in negotiating an increase in the dollar grant to the counties for the Veterans Office in 1997.
Don's involvement with veterans included membership in a number of organizations: American Legion Post 209, VFW Post 1621, associate member of VVA Chapter 236, Military Order of the Cooties #9, life member of the Red Arrow Club of Southern Wisconsin, life member of the Brotherhood Rally of All Veterans Organization, Veterans Education Committee, Inc. of Wisconsin, the Air Force Association, the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc., and the United States Air Force Security Service/Electronic Surveillance Command Alumni Association. He retired from the Veterans Service Office April 4, 1997.
He was an active member of Second Congregational and Gridley Congregational Churches in Beloit, serving as Sunday School Teacher and Superintendent of Sunday School, Deacon, Trustee, and most recently Moderator of Second Congregational until health concerns forced him to step down. In addition to his involvement with the local churches, he also served as Moderator-Elect and Moderator of the Wisconsin Association of Congregational Churches in 1991 and 1992, and was a member of the Executive Committee until 1998.
Always a great lover of history, he was a member of the Beloit Historical Society, Rock County Historical Society, Rock County Genealogical Society, Wisconsin Historical Society, and Friends of Beckman Mill. He was also a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association, the International Crane Foundation, AARP, and a lifelong Republican, as were his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
Don found his greatest pleasure and personal satisfaction in working directly with people and helping them in any way he could. A great lover of books, he accumulated a large library that reflected his many interests. In later years he developed an interest in modeling and craft woodworking, and spent many enjoyable hours in his shop. He and Bev greatly enjoyed traveling, especially to out-of-the-way places and on the back roads of Wisconsin and Illinois.
He will be remembered for the great love he had for his family and friends.
Don is survived by his wife of 45 years, Beverly; 4 sons: Scott (Jean) of Beloit, Martin of Washington, DC, Matthew (Susie) of Mt. Horeb, and Andrew (Karen) of McGregor, IA; and their children, Robert and Marissa; a sister, Marcene (Lee) Seitz of Phoenix, AZ; his mother-in-law, Loraine Grandeffo of Beloit; a brother-in-law, David (Marilyn) Grandeffo; step-grandchildren, Shannon DeVoe and Rachel Wilfahrt; several nieces; and a nephew. He was predeceased by his parents and his father-in-law.
A Memorial Service will be at 11 a.m. Sat., Aug. 3, 2002, at SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, Beloit, with Rev. Doug Gray and Rob Brink officiating. The family will greet friends on Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. A Celebration of Life in the fellowship hall will immediately follow, with a luncheon being served. Interment will be at Newark Cemetery at a later date. HANSEN FUNERAL HOME, Beloit, is assisting the family. Memorials may be made to Second Congregational Church, 657 Bluff St., Beloit, WI 53511.
