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LaVern M. ‘Vern’ Barnum
LaVern M. ‘Vern’ Barnum, 79, of Hartford, passed away on Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at the Hartford Care Center.
He was born Dec. 5, 1922, in Barnum, Wis., to the late LaVern and Cora (nee Wood) Barnum, and married Jane Zimdars on July 7, 1951, at St. Olaf's Lutheran Church in Toland.
Vern graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1951, and was a New York Life Insurance agent for 45 years.
Vern was a Rotarian and member of the Tripoli Shrine Temple and the Tripoli Band. He served on the Hartford Joint #1 School District Board and Redeemer Lutheran Church Council and was a member of Hartford Senior Friends.
Vern expressed his love for music as leader of the Dixie-Kats Band.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Sue (Mark) Konrath of Hartford an Brenda Barnum (Dr. Steven Press) of Chicago, Ill.; two grandchildren, Luke and Jacob; three sisters, Dorothy Barnum of Florida, Pauline Moody of Barnum and Hazel Ann (Thomas) Helgerson of Waukesha; a brother, Rev. Conrad (Vi) Barnum of Indiana
; a sister-in-law, Eleanor Zipter of Hartford; a brother-in-law, Robert Shellman of Oconto Falls; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. at the Shimon Funeral Home, Hartford.
Rev. Frank Bauman will officiate, and interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
The family will greet relatives and friends on Wednesday at the funeral home from 4 to 7 p.m.
Memorials to Redeemer Lutheran Church Building Fund or charity of the donor's choice are appreciated.
Clarence A. Faber
Clarence A. Faber, 87, of West Bend, formerly of the town of Jackson, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, at Hartford Memorial Hospital.
He was born June 13, 1914, in the town of Jackson, to the late William and Susan (Eggert) Faber, and married Bernice M. Graff on Dec. 11, 1937, at Frieden's Parsonage, town of Polk.
After their marriage the couple owned and operated the family homestead until 1976.
Clarence was a member of New Hope United Church of Christ, Jackson.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Darlene (Harry) Brown of Grafton, Karen Krueger of Milwaukee and Diane Faber of West Bend; a special friend, Nila Moe of Eau Claire; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.
Preceding him in death were a son, Kenneth; a brother, Milton; and a sister, Marie.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Dec. 20, at 6 p.m. at the Phillip Funeral Home, West Bend.
Rev. Howard A. Kusler will officiate, and interment will be in Frieden's Cemetery, town of Jackson, at 10 a.m. on Friday.
Visitation at the funeral home will be Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m., and on Thursday from 4 p.m. until the time of services.
Memorials are appreciated.
Rodrick R. "Rod" Church
Rodrick R. "Rod" Church, 57, of Jackson, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2001, at his home.
He was born on March 27, 1944, in Portage, the second of three children to John and Katherine (Upham) Church.
Rod graduated from Rio High School in 1962 and from Northwestern Broadcasting School. He worked as a radio broadcaster in Iowa from 1963 to 1972.
Rod married Patricia White in Rio in 1964.
He was general manager for Clinton Cablevision from 1973 to 1978.
Rod was a member of the board of directors of Clinton River Boat Days Committee of Clinton, Iowa for several years.
The couple moved back to Wisconsin and he was operations manager of North Central Operations Center of ATC (based out of Engelwood, Colo.). He continued to work in cable TV until 1990.
Rod was most recently employed at Slinger Manufacturing Co.
His hobbies included music, cooking and golf.
Survivors include his wife; his mother Katherine Church of Kaukauna; a sister, Frances Church-Lindemuth of Kaukauna; a brother, Richard (Linda) Church of Houston, Texas; a cousin, Sheldon Ellestad of Verona; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Don (Georgia) White of Cambria; his mother-in-law, Shirley White of Poynette; three nieces and two nephews; great-nieces and nephews cousins; and close friends.
Preceding him in death were his father, John Church and his father-in-law, Donald L. White Sr.
Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Vangen Funeral Home, Rio.
Rev. C. Keith Epps officiated, and burial followed in Ohio Cemetery in Rio.
Memorials may be given to the Red Cross or the Salvation Army in his memory.
Harland "Red" Laird Jr.
Harland "Red" Laird Jr., 65, of Saukville, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, at St. Joseph's Community Hospital, West Bend.
He was born on March 30, 1936, in Shiocton to Harland and Ellen (nee Peebles) Laird Sr., and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1957 to 1962.
He married Nancy Felber in Wauwatosa on June 1, 1957; she passed away in 1966. He later married Diane M. Sorce.
Harland was a foreman at Continental Can Co. where he worked for over 30 years. He was also a member of the Lions Club and the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 49.
Survivors include his mother, Ellen Laird of Saukville; five children, Patricia (Brian) St. Louis of Cudahy, Vicki Hilkert of Milwaukee, Brenda Laird, Laura (James) DeValk of Milwaukee and Clifford Laird of Newburg; nine grandchildren, Jennifer Fischer, James Fischer, Brian Fischer, Nicole Laird, Eric Hilkert, John Scepan, Cieara Button, Tyler DeValk and Andrew Laird; a great-granddaughter, Alishea Laird; four brothers, Stanley (Edna) of Cape Coral, Fla., Roger, Ronald (Irene) of Sussex and Gerald (Christine) of Milwaukee; aunts; uncles; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.
Preceding him in death were his father, Harland Laird Sr.; a daughter, Sheri Laird; and two brothers, Terry and James.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Myrhum-Patten Funeral and Cremation Service, West Bend.
Rev. Victor Hackbarth will officiate, and burial will be on Friday at 10 a.m. in West Granville Cemetery, Milwaukee.
Visitation at the funeral home will be Thursday from 4 p.m. until the time of services.
Cyril J. "Cy" Wolf
Cyril J. "Cy" Wolf, 73, of Slinger, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, at Hartford Memorial Hospital.
He was born Jan. 9, 1928, in the town of Richfield, to the late John and Anna (Schmitt) Wolf, moved to Slinger when he was 15 years old and graduated from Slinger High School in 1945.
After his marriage to Mildred M. "Millie" Gundrum on May 28, 1949, at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Slinger, the couple lived in Slinger.
He was self-employed at Gundrum Oil Co. of Slinger, division of CyGene Inc., for 17 years. Later he was employed at Dico-Dyneer Co. of Slinger for 20 years, retiring in 1988.
Survivors include his wife; eight children, Millie Wolf and Paul (Debra) Wolf, both of Slinger, Mary Lou (Daniel) Benicke of Grafton, Christine (Dennis) Schmidt of Fox Lake, Nancy (John) Bingen of Allenton, Michael (Lynne) Wolf of Slinger, Mark (Karen) Wolf of Oconomowoc, Gary (Kristine) Wolf of Hubertus and Peter Wolf of Hartford; 14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Irene (Jack) Spenner of Slinger; four brothers, John (Loretta) of Pewaukee, Bernard (Dolores) of West Bend, Robert (Irene) and Ralph (Shirley), both of Slinger; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.
Preceding him in death were a daughter, Patricia Ann Wolf; four sisters; and three brothers.
He was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church of Slinger, and an honorary member of the Slinger Fire Department where he served for 25 years and was fire chief from 1965-1977.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church of Slinger.
Father Robert J. Bales will officiate, and interment will be at 10 a.m. on Friday in the (New) St. Peter's Cemetery, Slinger.
Visitation at the church only will be Thursday from 3 p.m. until the time of services, with a fire department walk through at 6 p.m.
Memorials are appreciated to St. Peter's Catholic Church.
The Phillip Funeral Home, Slinger, is assisting the family.
Allen T. Kohl
Allen T. Kohl, 83,of Winter Haven, Fla., formerly of West Bend, died of heart failure on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2001, at Winter Haven Hospital.
He was bon June 6, 1918, in Slinger, and lived most of his life in West Bend.
He owned and operated the Allen Kohl Agency, an insurance agency, that moved to Main Street in 1970. He also owned King Kohl Hobby House.
Allen moved to Winter Haven in 1980 and owned and operated A.K. Sew and Serge.
He was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church in Winter Haven.
Survivors include his wife, Florence; sons, Thomas of Winter Haven and Michael of Milwaukee; brothers, Edward Kohl of Milwaukee, Thomas Collins of Bartow, Fla., Michael Collins of Westersville, Ohio; a sister, Eleanor Kutska of Green Bay; and a a granddaughter, Mary Kohl of West Bend.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association.
The Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales, assisted the family.
