NAME OF DECEASED: LAWRENCE P. PERNSTEINER AGE: 87
ADDRESS: 529 W. Cedar Street, Medford
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 10:43 AM Friday, March 1 at Deerview Meadows Assisted Living, Medford where he had resided for the past 2 weeks, most recently under the care of Hope Hospice
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 11:00 AM Monday, March 4 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford where there will also be military rites performed by the Medford Area Military Honors Team
OFFICIATING: Father Dennis Meulemans & Deacon Joe Stefancin
INTERMENT: Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery, Medford
VISITATION: Hemer Funeral Home, Medford from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Sunday, March 3 where there will be a combined prayer/rosary service held at 5:00 PM
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: February 27, 1926 at the Town of Little Black
EDUCATION: Elementary education at the Little Black State Graded School and was a 1944 graduate of Medford High School
MARRIAGE: August 13, 1949 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Stetsonville to Agnes “Aggie” Cypher and she survives
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: Served in US Army Signal Corps. from 1944 to 1946 in Vienna, Austria. After the service, he worked at Hurd Millwork in Medford for 26 years. Then he managed Peoples Choice Credit Union for a number of years until retirement in 1991. He enjoyed fishing & wood working.
MEMBER OF: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford; Medford Council of the Knights of Columbus; Klossner-Dietzler VFW Club, Medford
SURVIVING SPOUSE: Agnes “Aggie” Pernsteiner of Medford
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Daughters – Sandra Halada of Ladysmith, Mary (Rick) Smith of Tomah, Nancy (Al) Higgins of Medford
8 Grandchildren - Carrie (Andy) Hruby of Weyauwega, Katie (Leif) Tolokken of La Crosse, Thomas (Amber) Halada of La Crosse, Becky (Joel) Rech of Minneapolis, MN, Travis (Sarah) Smith of Portland, OR, Heather (Kevin) Higgins of Appleton, Megan (Shawn) Higgins of Tomahawk, and Jessie (Adam) Tomasko of Green Bay;
2 Great-Grandchildren - Therin and Kya Smith of Portland, OR
CHILDREN DECEASED: Son – Norbert Pernsteiner in 1966; Son-in-law: Mark Halada in 2003
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Ralph (Darla) Pernsteiner of Spencer, Gerald (Lynette) Pernsteiner of Medford, Kathleen (Frank) Luterbach of Franklin, WI, Alice A. Pernsteiner of Medford, Robert (Jill) Pernsteiner of Hilton Head Island, NC; Sister-in-law: Kathy Pernsteiner of Medford
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Brothers – Sylvester & Willard Pernsteiner
DECEASED FATHER: Casper Pernsteiner DECEASED MOTHER: Alice Annen
PALLBEARERS: Andy Hruby, Kevin Ristow, Shawn Zimmerlee, Adam Tomasko, Joel Rech, Thomas Halada, Leif Tolokken
OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be given either to Hope Hospice of Medford or Holy Rosary Church & School, Medford
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