Thursday, May 2, 2013

DONALD J. KAAT


NAME OF DECEASED:     DONALD J. KAAT   AGE:  81

 

ADDRESS: 1000 Kennedy Street, Lot 108, Rib Lake, WI 54470

 

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH:  8:55 PM Wednesday, May 1 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Wausau where he had been a patient for the past 4 days

 

TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: No services will be held

 

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: October 29, 1931 at Sheboygan, WI

 

EDUCATION: Sheboygan area schools

 

MARRIAGE: August 10, 1985 at Fort Atkinson, WI to Betty Jane Fleck and she survives

 

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: US Navy veteran of WW II and Korean War.  After the service, he worked construction in the Chicago area and worked at the foundry in Whitewater, WI for periods of time.  After his current marriage, they moved to the Rib Lake area where he worked at Magnison’s Mink Ranch, Northern Kitchens and Bauer Trucking until retirement.  He enjoyed fishing, hunting, watching baseball and football.

 

MEMBER OF:  He served as a chaplain for the Whitewater, WI Am Vets.

 

SURVIVING SPOUSE:  Betty Jane Kaat of Rib Lake

 

SURVIVING CHILDREN:  Step-Daughter:  Bertha “Bert” Goodale of Rib Lake

 

BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: 6 Brothers

 

DECEASED FATHER:  Gilles Kaat     DECEASED MOTHER:  Jessie Price

 

OTHER INFORMATION:  -For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com