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MELVIN T. STEA
WAUPACA, WISCONSIN
Age 72 passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2007
at Theda Clark Regional Medical Center in Neenah,
WI. He was born October 31, 1935 in Wautoma, WI;
son of Peter and Bernice (Olson) Stea. On
October 6, 1961, Mel married
Arolene J.
Johanknecht in Waupaca, WI. She preceded him in
death on July 14, 2007. Mel served in the U.S.
Army
from April 11, 1956 – February 12, 1958. He
had worked at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King
for over 35 years.
Mel is survived by:
Daughter: Peggy (John) Kenowski of Waupaca, WI
Grandchildren: Nate, Adam, Adam, and Joe
Sister: Pat (Jim) Kolka of Wild Rose, WI
Also survived by many nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter
and Bernice Stea, wife, Arolene Stea, daughter,
Susan Stea, and an infant brother.
A Funeral Service will be on Friday, November 16,
2007 at 3:00 PM at the Victory Church in Waupaca.
Reverend Philip Thompson will officiate. A
visitation will be held on Friday from 12:00 Noon
until the time of the service at the church.
Burial will be at West Holden Lutheran cemetery
in the Town of Wautoma. The Holly Funeral Home
of Waupaca is assisting the family with
arrangements.
Pearle Olsen
Residence: Waupaca, formerly of Amherst, WI
June 29, 1915 - November 15, 2007
Services: Peace Lutheran Church-Amherst
293 S. Main Street
Amherst, WI
715-824-5615
Pearle L. Olsen, age 92, of Waupaca, WI, formerly
of Amherst, WI entered eternal life on Thursday,
November 15th, 2007 at Bethany Home in Waupaca.
She was born in Amherst Jct., WI on June 29,
1915, the daughter of Soren and Anna (Lea)
Iverson. Pearle married
Walter Olsen on November
19, 1934 in Deerfield, IL. He preceded her in
death on February 3, 2003. She lived in the
Amherst area for most of her life until she moved
to Bethany Home nine years ago. Pearle was a
loving and ever-optimistic woman, living out her
deep Christian faith every day.
She is survived by Son: Charles (Diana) Olsen,
Neenah, WI; Daughter: Andrea (Larry) Vollrath,
Green Bay, WI; Grandchildren: John Vollrath,
Green Bay, WI; Jennifer (David) Grosam, Green
Bay, WI; Laura (Paul) Smolinski, Sherwood, WI;
Lisa Miller, Neenah, WI; Sarah Olsen, West
Allis, WI and Nine Great Grandchildren. Pearle
was preceded in death by her Parents; Husband,
Walter; three brothers and three sisters.
A Funeral Service will be held at 11 AM on
Monday, November 19, 2007 at Peace Lutheran
Church in Amherst, with Reverend Dwight Anderson
officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood
cemetery in Amherst. A visitation will be held
at the church on Monday from 9 AM until the time
of the service. A memorial has been established
for the Alzheimers Association.
Jacqueline Thoms
Residence: Waupaca, WI
December 5, 1937 - November 13, 2007
Services:
Funeral Service will be on Friday, Nov. 23 at 11 AM
at Holly Funeral Home in Waupaca with Father Paul
Vanden Hogen, officiating. Interment will be in
the Parfreyville cemetery, Town of Dayton,
Wisconsin. Visitation will be on Friday morning
from 9:30 until the time of services at the funeral
home.
Jacqueline (Jackie) Thoms, age 69, of Waupaca,
WI, was reunited with her soul mate on Tuesday,
November 13, 2007. Jackie was born in Milwaukee,
WI on December 5, 1937, the daughter of the late
John and Sylvia (Riemer) Wafler. Jackie was a
beautician to many family and friends. She also
worked for many years at the Embers Restaurant in
Milwaukee. On April 19, 1958, she married
Harry
W. Thoms in Milwaukee and he preceded her in
death on August 16, 2007.
She was a member of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic
Community in Waupaca and was involved in
newcomers, meals on wheels and activities at the
Wisc. Veterans Home including running the ramp
bowling for many years.
Jackie is survived by her children: Duane (Sue)
Thoms of Brookfield, WI; Renee (Larry) Miszewski
of Rhinelander, WI; Laura (John) Richter of
Virginia Beach, Virginia and Melinda (Robert)
Derus of Black River Falls, WI and her eight
grandchildren: Michael, Amanda; Steven,
Rebecca; Alicia, Nathan; Jessie and Ashley.
Funeral Service will be on Friday, Nov. 23 at 11
AM at Holly Funeral Home in Waupaca with Father
Paul Vanden Hogen, officiating. Interment will
be in the Parfreyville cemetery, Town of Dayton,
Wisconsin. Visitation will be on Friday morning
from 9:30 until the time of services at the
funeral home.
Hethie *Eloise* Kuehlthau
Residence: Waupaca, WI
August 24, 1922 - November 18, 2007
Services: First United Methodist Church-Waupaca
720 Demarest Street
Waupaca, WI
715-258-3400
Hethie *Eloise* Shores Kuehlthau, age 85, of
Waupaca, WI, passed away Sunday, November 18th,
2007 at Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca. She
was born in Brundidge, Alabama on August 24, 1922,
the daughter of John Miller and Tempe (Hilliard)
Shores. Eloise married
Raymond Kuehlthau on
Thanksgiving Day in 1944. He preceded her in
death on October 25, 1964. After Eloise retired
in 1987 as president of Citizens State Bank in
Kiel, WI, she moved to Springfield, TN. She
lived there for twenty years. While there she
restored her home and spent many happy hours
gardening and feeding the birds. She returned to
Wisconsin two years ago. She will be missed by
all who knew her.
She is survived by Children: Hethie (Dennis)
Boll, Waupaca, WI; Raymona (Thomas) Roelke, New
Berlin, WI; Raymond (Cheryl) Kuehlthau,
Martinsville, IN. Grandchildren: Angela (Neal)
Thomas; Traci (Tony) Crisci; Craig (Jennifer)
Roelke; Kurt (Bonita) Rickenbach; Joshua Helms;
Jonathan (Emma) Helms. Great Grandchildren:
Joshua and Alexander Christensen; Katelyn Thomas;
Sisters: Marjorie Pike, Springfield, TN; Carolyn
Wright, Huntsville, AL; Daughter-in-law: Sherry
Kuehlthau, Russellville, KY.
Eloise was preceded in death by her Parents;
Husband, Raymond; Son, Steven; Grandson, Joshua
Boll; and Brother, John.
A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on
Saturday, November 24, 2007 at the First United
Methodist Church in Waupaca with the Reverend
Barry Shaw officiating. Interment will be in
Kiel cemetery in Kiel, WI. A visitation will be
held at the church on Saturday from 10 AM until
the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, a
memorial has been established to the American
Cancer Society. The Holly Funeral Home of
Waupaca assisted the family.
Robert Noll
Residence: Town of Plainfield, Waushara County WI
November 8, 1936 - November 18, 2007
Funeral services will be on Weds. at 3 PM at the
Hardell-Holly Funeral Home in Almond. Visitation
will be from 2 to 3 PM on Weds. at the funeral
home. Military rites will follow the services.
Robert (Bob) Noll , 71, of Plainfield, Wisconsin,
(formerly of Oak Creek, Wisconsin) passed away
peacefully in his sleep in the early morning of
November 18, 2007.
Bob was born on November 8, 1936 in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin to the late Edward and Helen (Schlut)
Noll.
Bob entered the Army
and served overseas in
Germany, where he was a crane operator. Bob was
extremely proud of his military service, often
reminiscing with family members about the sights
he had seen and the duties he had performed. Bob
eventually became a journeyman tile setter and
took great pride in doing his job well.
In his free time, Bob was an avid hunter,
fisherman and golfer. He loved nothing more than
spending time in the outdoors mastering these
sports.
Bob is survived by his brother Richard (Dick)
Noll and his wife Rosemary, his three children,
their spouses and his grand children: Terri and
Scott Spinler and their children, Courtney,
Lindsey and Cameron of Pulaski Wisconsin; Tim and
Lori Noll, and their children, Melissa, Amber and
Brandon of Green Bay, Wisconsin; and Tisha and
Paul Hodgins, and their children Grady, Nolan
and Kegan of Cudahy, Wisconsin. He was preceded
in death by his parents Edward and Helen (Schlut)
Noll, his sister-in -law Fay Noll, cousins and
grandparents.
Funeral services will be on Weds. at 3 PM at the
Hardell-Holly Funeral Home in Almond. Visitation
will be from 2 to 3 PM on Weds. at the funeral
home. Military rites will follow the
services.
George Gardner
Residence: Waupaca, WI
October 22, 1929 - November 16, 2007
Services:
Visitation/Service
Visitation is at 2:30 with services at 3:30 on
Friday, November 23 at A. J. Holly & Sons Funeral
Home in Waupaca.
George W. Gardner, 78, of Rural, died suddenly on
Friday November 16, 2007. Born" target="_blank">Born on the cusp of
the Great Depression, on October 22, 1929 in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, George’s life was a
challenge, but an adventure. He was the second
son of John A. Gardner and Irene F. (Mailloux)
Gardner.
George’s parents purchased a Door County dairy
farm when he was 12. George maintained the farm,
as his older brother enlisted and served in World
War II and his father worked in the Navy
shipyards.
George first met Rose when he was 12, when his
oldest brother Bob was dating Rose’s sister, and
Bob’s future wife, Adeline. He received his high
school diploma in 1948 from Gibraltar High School
in Door County, and enlisted in the Navy the
following year. George proposed to Rose while on
a 30-day leave, and they were married
on April 7,
1951.
George was a disabled veteran of both the Korean
and Vietnam War eras. Following an older brother,
George enlisted in the US Navy in 1949. He
completed basic training at Great Lakes and
initial training at NAS Memphis for the Aviation
Electronics Technician Radio & Navigation
Equipment rating. First assigned to FASRON 8 at
Moffett Field, California, he then was selected
to be a member of a newly formed squadron –
making him a “Plank Owner” – of VC-7. This
squadron flew a unique aircraft with a unique
mission; the AJ-1 North American Savage was the
first and only Navy aircraft specifically
designed to carry a nuclear bomb from the deck of
an aircraft carrier. Duty with VC-7 included a
remote tour in Port Lyautey, French Morocco,
where George participated in flying missions on
several aircraft carriers as they passed through
the Mediterranean. The Naval Air Special Weapons
Facility at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, New
Mexico was his next assignment, where he
supported the development of future weapons for
naval aircraft. George served a Pacific tour on
the USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13). Hoping to spend
more time with his rapidly expanding family,
George switched services from the Navy to the US
Air Force in 1957.
Uncertain if he was wearing his new Air Force
uniform correctly, George reported for duty at
Chanute AFB with the 1853rd Airways and Air
Communications Service Flight - yet another
high-tech, special-duty unit. In 1960, the Air
Force sent him to the much-envied assignment of
Kindley AFB on the island of Bermuda, where he
served in the 55th Air Rescue Squadron. After 4
years, he returned to Chanute AFB where the Air
Force made use of his extensive experience in
electronics by assigning him as an instructor in
the service’s technical training program. He
earned the designation “Key Instructor” in 1966,
while assigned to the 3363 Instructor Squadron.
Over his career George worked on numerous
aircraft including the PBM-5S, P2V, R5D, HH19,
HH43, and the AJ-1. His awards include the
National Defense Service Medal with bronze device
and the Air Force Commendation Medal.
George’s character was reflected in the following
Air Force performance evaluation:
“SSgt Gardner exceeds any other person I have
ever known in ability, loyalty, industry and
skill. Even more important is the fact that he
also excels, above all others in productivity.
SSgt Gardner is not just about an outstanding
airman, he is ‘the’ outstanding airman. He has
an uncanny ability to substitute and improvise
when necessary, works well under pressure and has
the knack of doing the right thing at the right
time.”
George retired from the military as a Technical
Sergeant in April 1969.
George then worked at the Interscience Research
Institute in Champaign, Illinois, as the Senior
Ultrasound Technologist. George moved with the
Fortune Fry Research Lab to Indianapolis,
Indiana, when the lab became part of the
Indianapolis Center for Advanced Research. He was
an integral part of a research team which was
awarded patents in the field of ultrasound
visualization research. He retired in 1978.
He was then convinced to take on the position of
parish maintenance director at St. Joan of Arc
Catholic Church in Indianapolis, until retiring
in 1984. George’s hard work and determination,
and volunteer work resulted in great improvements
to the physical plant of the school, allowing them
to continue to educate children today.
While raising a family of eight, George helped
Rose with providing love and care to 23 newborn
foster babies. He volunteered with the American
Legion at the Wisconsin Veterans’ Home. Over the
years he donated more than his share of blood,
and as a father and grandfather, changed his fair
share of diapers.
Unable to stay still for long, he built a
successful business, Maintenance By George,
performing home maintenance tasks for hundreds of
families and elderly in the neighborhood. George
continued to provide this vital service to his
customer-friends until he retired and moved with
Rose to Rural, Wisconsin in 1992. Here, he built
a unique log home south of Waupaca – it is a
masterpiece of George’s handiwork, trimmed
throughout with hardwood that he harvested from
his woods.
George was limited only by the number of minutes
in a day – there wasn’t anything that he couldn’t
learn and master, once he had his mind set on it.
He completed a course in refrigeration in 1971,
which he then used to invent a new heat recovery
system for more efficient home heating, dubbed
the “THERM.”
He joined the Red Cross with Rose in 1996 during
the Weyauwega train derailment and stayed on for
10 years. During that time, he served with Rose
as a volunteer, traveling to North Dakota, Iowa,
Milwaukee, South Carolina, Florida, and Arecibo,
Puerto Rico, assisting victims of natural
disasters.
George’s accomplishments are too numerous to
mention. He was passionate about conservation,
recycling, technology, veterans’ rights,
wildlife, woodworking, treasure hunting,
inventing, finding a better way to do things, and
loved making friends. A man of insatiable
curiosity, he wanted to figure out how things
worked and then felt it important to explain it
all to others. George was the kind of man that
just could not be slowed down, could not be told
that something was too difficult to accomplish,
and was always available when one of his friends
needed something. Constantly tinkering and
experimenting in his shop and on the dining room
table, he was an expert in projects ranging from
alternative energy and electronics to gardening
and wine making.
George is survived by his bride of 56-1/2 years,
Rose Anna, and eight children: Joseph W. (Kathy)
Gardner, Paris, Michigan; Mary K. Gardner,
Chicago, Illinois; Michael G. (Debbie) Gardner,
Savoy, Illinois; Jeanne C. (David Miller)
Gardner, Monument, Colorado; Monica R. (Clinton)
Gates, Waupaca; James G. Gardner, Atlanta,
Georgia; John R. (Susan) Gardner, Boynton Beach,
Florida; Matthew R. (Rhonda) Gardner,
Indianapolis, Indiana, and three sisters:
Margaret Stich, Sturgeon Bay; Mary Ann Kersten,
Appleton, and Frances Harmon, LeRoy, New York. He
is further survived by 21 grandchildren and 7
great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by
3 brothers: Robert, Leo, and John.
He will sorely be missed by his family and
friends.
