Wednesday, May 13, 2015

CLAIRE F. OBENHOFFER

NAME OF DECEASED: CLAIRE F. OBENHOFFER AGE: 89

ADDRESS: 510 E. Taylor Street, Medford

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 4:17 PM Monday, May 11 at Our House Assisted Living, Medford where he had resided for the past 8 months

TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 11:00 AM Saturday, May 23 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford

OFFICIATING: Father Gerard Willger & Deacon Joe Stefancin

INTERMENT: Interment of his cremated remains will take place at St. Ann’s Cemetery, Township of Greenwood at a later date

VISITATION: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford from 9:30 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on Saturday, May 23

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: August 4, 1925 in the Township of Chelsea

EDUCATION: Chelsea Grade School, Town of Chelsea & attended Westboro High School

MARRIAGE: June 19, 1948 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Town of Greenwood to Dorothy M. Thums and she survives

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: He was a US Army veteran of WW II having served from 1943-1946. After the military he returned to Medford and worked at Hurd Millwork from 1946 until his retirement in January of 1991. He enjoyed dancing, square dancing, wood working, garage sales, fishing, hunting & he will be remembered for his joke telling.

MEMBER OF: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford; Rib Lake American Legion;
Lifetime member of the Carpenter & Joiners Union

SURVIVING SPOUSE: of 66 years Dorothy M. Obenhoffer of Medford

SURVIVING CHILDREN: Kathy (Walt) Burcaw of Elk Mound, WI, Don (Vicky) Obenhoffer of Medford, Joe (Judy) Obenhoffer of Rib Lake

# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN: 6 – Ryan (Cassie) and Paul (Becky) Burcaw, Lance, Kim, Nathan (Tiffany) & Dustin (Amanda) Obenhoffer GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 9 – Ann, Payton, Brooks, Bronson, Sierra, Emy, Gavin, Liam, August

BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Donald Obenhoffer & Marcella Krueger

DECEASED FATHER: Joseph Obenhoffer DECEASED MOTHER: Ludmila Ann (maiden name – Paitl) Obenhoffer

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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