NAME OF DECEASED: ARTHUR
“ART” H. GERSTBERGER AGE: 87
ADDRESS: W2606 St. Hwy 102, Rib Lake, WI 54470; A
Township of Rib Lake resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 12:55 AM
Tuesday, April 9 at Memorial Health Center, Medford where he had been a patient
for the past 4 days
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM on
Saturday, April 13 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rib Lake where there will
also be military rites performed by the Rib Lake American Legion Post #274
OFFICIATING: Rev. James Heffner
INTERMENT: Interment of his cremated remains will
take place at Lakeview Cemetery in Rib Lake at a later date
VISITATION: 9 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on
Saturday, April 13 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rib Lake
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: February 19, 1926 at Rib Lake, WI
EDUCATION: Fawn
Valley elementary school, Rib Lake and attended Rib Lake High School
MARRIAGE: August
18, 1962 at Milwaukee to Marlene Milde and she survives
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After his education he entered the US Navy and was a
veteran of WW II. After the service he
worked in Iowa for a period of time.
Then he worked at Allen Bradley Co. in Milwaukee for 18 years. In 1971 they moved to Rib Lake where he
farmed for a short time in the Town of Rib Lake, drove truck for Tlusty
Beverage Co. in Rib Lake, and drove school bus.
He worked at Weather Shield in Medford for 18 years until
retirement. He enjoyed gardening &
playing cribbage.
MEMBER OF: St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rib Lake; American Legion
post #274, Rib Lake; Past member of Friday Bowling League at Little
Bohemia Lanes & Zondlo’s dartball league
SURVIVING SPOUSE:
Marlene Gerstberger of Rib
Lake
SURVIVING CHILDREN:
Daughter – Nancy (Rick)
Dohrwardt of Rib Lake; Son – Ronald (Kris) Gerstberger of Rib Lake;
Grandchildren – Michael & Taran Dohrwardt, Ryne & Nicholas Gerstberger
all of Rib Lake
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Brother – Elmer (Elsie) Gerstberger of Rib Lake; Sisters
– Emma Zimbo of Rib Lake & Betty Quednow of Rib Lake
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Brothers – “Sonny” & Otto Gerstberger; Sisters –
Esther Kluckman, Alice Zimbo, Edna Rezutek, Marcella Daubert and 2 in infancy
DECEASED FATHER: Ernst Gerstberger DECEASED
MOTHER: Gertrude Thone
OTHER INFORMATION:
Further survived by many
nieces and nephews
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