Tuesday, February 24, 2015

RUSSELL “RUSS” L. ENGEL

NAME OF DECEASED: RUSSELL “RUSS” L. ENGEL AGE: 87

ADDRESS: MCT #46, Medford, WI

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 6:30 PM Monday, February 23 at Clark County Health Care Center, Owen surrounded by family, where he had resided for the past 2 ½ years

TIME & PLACE OF SERVICE: 11:00 AM Saturday, March 7 at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church, Medford where there will also be military rites performed by the Medford Area Military Honors Team

OFFICIATING: Rev. James Krueger

INTERMENT: Interment of his cremated remains will take place at Medford Evergreen Cemetery II

VISITATION: Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church, Medford from 10 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on Saturday, March 7

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: February 10, 1928 at Cochrane, WI

EDUCATION: Medford area elementary schools, and was a 1946 graduate of Medford High School

MARRIAGE: September 11, 1948 at Medford to Rose C. Noonan and they were married for 66 years

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After his education he served in the US Navy, WW II veteran having served from 1946 to 1947. After the service, he returned to Medford and worked as a bookkeeper for Neuendorf Transportation. Then he worked in sales with Wear Ever Cookware. He also worked other sales positions & business ventures. He owned/operated Builders Cove in Medford, Barron Lumber Co. & Engel’s Lighting Company for periods of time. He enjoyed collecting model classic cars, producing cookbooks & how-to-guides, making clocks & was always looking for something new to create.

MEMBER OF: Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church, Medford

SURVIVING SPOUSE: Rose C. Engel of Medford

SURVIVING CHILDREN: Randy (Lori) Engel of Colorado City, CO, Rita (Rick) Kuehn of Champlin, MN, Ruth Engel of Colorado City, CO, Roxanne (Mark) Dunst of Gleason, WI, Roger (Chasity Kerr) Engel of Greenwood, WI, Robin (Mark Homer) Ashe of Medford

# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN: 8 & 3 step GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 3
GR-GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 1

SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: 2 Brothers

BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Brother – Monion Engel

DECEASED FATHER: Wallace Waldo Engel DECEASED MOTHER: Luella Heuer

OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be given to the family for a future designation
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