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July 2008, Tuesday
William Pilz Memorial Visitation 6-8 P.M.
Location: Zimmer's Westview Funeral & Cremation Care Center
William (Bill) Pilz, 81. of Sheboygan, passed away Friday, July 18, 2008, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.
Bill was born November 12, 1926, in Germany to the late William G. and Martha (Stahlnut) Pilz. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy on the LST 276, in the South Pacific during WWII.
On May 7, 1977, he married Gail DeLorme Larsen. He was a partner in the Plymouth Die Mold for 25 years. He worked at Thomas Industries, as a Supervisor in the machine shop, and retired in 1989. In 1997, Bill began working at repairing antique toys for the Classic Tin Toy Company until just recently. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, and all sports. He enjoyed traveling to Mexico with his wife and friends. Bill was an avid Green Bay Packer fan, holding season tickets. He was a member of the Sheboygan County Old-timers Baseball Association, and the Travelers Protective Association.
Bill was a very outgoing person. He will be missed by family and many friends.
In addition to his wife Gail, Bill is survived by his sons Larry Pilz of Sheboygan, and Wayne (Pattie) Pilz of Plymouth, his daughter Nancy Pilz and her Fiancé' Jim (Pecos) Kohlhagen, both of Sheboygan Falls, a step-son Thomas Larsen of Sheboygan, and a step-daughter Linda Themar of Sheboygan. He is also survived by a brothers and sisters-in-law Bob and Casey DeLorme, George and Kathy DeLorme of Sheboygan, and Delores (DoDo) and Bob Larson of River Falls, WI. He will be missed by his dog Angel. Bill was preceded in death by a granddaughter Sarah Pilz, two step-sons, James and Robert Larsen, and a brother-in law Donald DeLorme
A time of Memorial Visitation will be held for Bill on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Zimmer's Westview Funeral & Cremation Care Center (Hwy JJ & 42 Howards Grove).
The family would prefer memorials be given to Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.
The family would like to thank the staff of St. Nicholas Hospital Dialysis Unit, Dr. Kerpe, Carrie, Dr, Mattthews, Sunny Ridge Rehabilitation Center, and the staff of Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.
Location: Zimmer's Westview Funeral & Cremation Care Center
William (Bill) Pilz, 81. of Sheboygan, passed away Friday, July 18, 2008, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.
Bill was born November 12, 1926, in Germany to the late William G. and Martha (Stahlnut) Pilz. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy on the LST 276, in the South Pacific during WWII.
On May 7, 1977, he married Gail DeLorme Larsen. He was a partner in the Plymouth Die Mold for 25 years. He worked at Thomas Industries, as a Supervisor in the machine shop, and retired in 1989. In 1997, Bill began working at repairing antique toys for the Classic Tin Toy Company until just recently. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, and all sports. He enjoyed traveling to Mexico with his wife and friends. Bill was an avid Green Bay Packer fan, holding season tickets. He was a member of the Sheboygan County Old-timers Baseball Association, and the Travelers Protective Association.
Bill was a very outgoing person. He will be missed by family and many friends.
In addition to his wife Gail, Bill is survived by his sons Larry Pilz of Sheboygan, and Wayne (Pattie) Pilz of Plymouth, his daughter Nancy Pilz and her Fiancé' Jim (Pecos) Kohlhagen, both of Sheboygan Falls, a step-son Thomas Larsen of Sheboygan, and a step-daughter Linda Themar of Sheboygan. He is also survived by a brothers and sisters-in-law Bob and Casey DeLorme, George and Kathy DeLorme of Sheboygan, and Delores (DoDo) and Bob Larson of River Falls, WI. He will be missed by his dog Angel. Bill was preceded in death by a granddaughter Sarah Pilz, two step-sons, James and Robert Larsen, and a brother-in law Donald DeLorme
A time of Memorial Visitation will be held for Bill on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Zimmer's Westview Funeral & Cremation Care Center (Hwy JJ & 42 Howards Grove).
The family would prefer memorials be given to Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.
The family would like to thank the staff of St. Nicholas Hospital Dialysis Unit, Dr. Kerpe, Carrie, Dr, Mattthews, Sunny Ridge Rehabilitation Center, and the staff of Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.
Visitation and Funeral Service for Rev. Dean Roy Miller
Time: 1:00pm - 7:00pm Central
Location: St Johns UCC Sheboygan
The Rev. Dean Roy Miller, 83, of Kingfisher, Okla., and former long-time Sheboygan County resident, a man with a passion for the gospel, love for people and a tireless champion for the underdog, died Sunday, July 13, 2008 at his home. He was born Dec. 27, 1924, in Cheney, Kan., west of Wichita, to Roy and Carrie Brown Miller. He attended a rural school and graduated from Cheney High School, Mission House College (now Lakeland College) in Plymouth, Wisc., and United Theological Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., where he began a lifelong study of biblical Greek and Hebrew.
Though small in stature, Dean Roy stood tall as an advocate for others, particularly those in the hospital, as befitting his training as a medic with the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of the United Church of Christ. During a 53-year-long career in ministry, he was pastor to churches in Marshall, Okla.; Junction City, Whitewater and Smith Center, Kan.; Plum Hill and Edwardsville, Ill.; Blackburn, Mo.; southwestern North Dakota; and rural Elkhart Lake, Campbellsport and Sheboygan, Wisc. He was a church camp leader and visiting minister for the UCC's Kansas-Oklahoma Conference.
He was blessed to be a blessing to others; rarely did he receive the Lord's Supper or end face-to-face or telephone conversations without wishing the Lord's blessings upon the listener. In his life, he personified a ministers' charge to congregations:
Go out into the world in peace;
Have courage;
Hold on to what is good;
Return no one evil for evil;
Strengthen the fainthearted;
Support the weak, and help the suffering;
Honor all people;
Love and serve the Lord,
Rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit
He was a member of the Lions and Kiwanis clubs and the Franklin American Legion. He also volunteered with Red Cross disaster teams. He was active in the UCC's Men's Brotherhood and sang in the choirs of most of the churches he served.
His first wife, Mary Louise Brittenham, whom he married in 1947 in Cheney, Kan. , died in 1971. He married Dorthea J. (Dottie) Burkhardt Baguhn on Feb. 12, 1972, in Wausau, Wisc. In 1998, they moved to Kingfisher to care for her mother. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife and a sister, Dorothy Wills. He is survived by a brother, G.B. Miller, and his wife, Peggy, of Edmond, Okla.
Also surviving are children Catherine Miller Reeverts and her husband, Carl, of Washington, D.C., Glenn A. Miller of Kingfisher, Ronald Miller and his wife, Henrietta, of Colorado Springs, Colo., Rebecca Wilber and her husband, Todd, and Scott Baguhn, all of West Chester, Ohio, and Elizabeth Walsh and her husband, Steve, of Waldo, Wisc.; and grandchildren Kevin Reeverts of Minneapolis, Carl D. Reeverts of New York, Jenny Reeverts of Philadelphia, Hannah Miller of California, Eric and Ryan Wilber, both of West Chester, Ohio, and Brian Baguhn of Washington state.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 22, at 7:00 p.m. at St. John's U.C.C. 1248 Lincoln Avenue, Sheboygan. Reverend Greg Whelton, pastor,, will officiate. Friends may call at the CHURCH on Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service. The Franklin American Legion Post 387 will conduct a memorial service at 6:30 on Tuesday, followed by the Men's Brotherhood of St. Johns. Cremation will follow the service. Burial will be Wednesday, July 23, at the cemetery of St. John's UCC Schwarzwald in rural Elkhart Lake. Services under the direction of Zimmer 's Westview Funeral & Cremation Care Center of Sheboygan. (920) 565-2331.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Federated Church, 400 West Fay, Kingfisher, Okla.; St. John's UCC Schwarzwald or St. John's UCC Sheboygan; or the Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Miss.
Please visit www.zimmerfuneralhome.com for online condolences.#
Time: 1:00pm - 7:00pm Central
Location: St Johns UCC Sheboygan
The Rev. Dean Roy Miller, 83, of Kingfisher, Okla., and former long-time Sheboygan County resident, a man with a passion for the gospel, love for people and a tireless champion for the underdog, died Sunday, July 13, 2008 at his home. He was born Dec. 27, 1924, in Cheney, Kan., west of Wichita, to Roy and Carrie Brown Miller. He attended a rural school and graduated from Cheney High School, Mission House College (now Lakeland College) in Plymouth, Wisc., and United Theological Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., where he began a lifelong study of biblical Greek and Hebrew.
Though small in stature, Dean Roy stood tall as an advocate for others, particularly those in the hospital, as befitting his training as a medic with the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of the United Church of Christ. During a 53-year-long career in ministry, he was pastor to churches in Marshall, Okla.; Junction City, Whitewater and Smith Center, Kan.; Plum Hill and Edwardsville, Ill.; Blackburn, Mo.; southwestern North Dakota; and rural Elkhart Lake, Campbellsport and Sheboygan, Wisc. He was a church camp leader and visiting minister for the UCC's Kansas-Oklahoma Conference.
He was blessed to be a blessing to others; rarely did he receive the Lord's Supper or end face-to-face or telephone conversations without wishing the Lord's blessings upon the listener. In his life, he personified a ministers' charge to congregations:
Go out into the world in peace;
Have courage;
Hold on to what is good;
Return no one evil for evil;
Strengthen the fainthearted;
Support the weak, and help the suffering;
Honor all people;
Love and serve the Lord,
Rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit
He was a member of the Lions and Kiwanis clubs and the Franklin American Legion. He also volunteered with Red Cross disaster teams. He was active in the UCC's Men's Brotherhood and sang in the choirs of most of the churches he served.
His first wife, Mary Louise Brittenham, whom he married in 1947 in Cheney, Kan. , died in 1971. He married Dorthea J. (Dottie) Burkhardt Baguhn on Feb. 12, 1972, in Wausau, Wisc. In 1998, they moved to Kingfisher to care for her mother. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife and a sister, Dorothy Wills. He is survived by a brother, G.B. Miller, and his wife, Peggy, of Edmond, Okla.
Also surviving are children Catherine Miller Reeverts and her husband, Carl, of Washington, D.C., Glenn A. Miller of Kingfisher, Ronald Miller and his wife, Henrietta, of Colorado Springs, Colo., Rebecca Wilber and her husband, Todd, and Scott Baguhn, all of West Chester, Ohio, and Elizabeth Walsh and her husband, Steve, of Waldo, Wisc.; and grandchildren Kevin Reeverts of Minneapolis, Carl D. Reeverts of New York, Jenny Reeverts of Philadelphia, Hannah Miller of California, Eric and Ryan Wilber, both of West Chester, Ohio, and Brian Baguhn of Washington state.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 22, at 7:00 p.m. at St. John's U.C.C. 1248 Lincoln Avenue, Sheboygan. Reverend Greg Whelton, pastor,, will officiate. Friends may call at the CHURCH on Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service. The Franklin American Legion Post 387 will conduct a memorial service at 6:30 on Tuesday, followed by the Men's Brotherhood of St. Johns. Cremation will follow the service. Burial will be Wednesday, July 23, at the cemetery of St. John's UCC Schwarzwald in rural Elkhart Lake. Services under the direction of Zimmer 's Westview Funeral & Cremation Care Center of Sheboygan. (920) 565-2331.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Federated Church, 400 West Fay, Kingfisher, Okla.; St. John's UCC Schwarzwald or St. John's UCC Sheboygan; or the Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Miss.
Please visit www.zimmerfuneralhome.com for online condolences.#
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