NAME OF DECEASED: JOHN A. CYPHER AGE: 90
ADDRESS: W5363 Pine Ave., Stetsonville; A Township of Little Black resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 1:52 PM Tuesday, October 4 at Aspirus Care & Rehab, Medford where he had resided for the past 2+ weeks
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: Memorial services will be at 11 AM on Saturday, October 15 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Stetsonville
OFFICIATING: Father Michael Hayden
INTERMENT: Interment of his cremated remains will take place at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery, Medford where there will also be military rites performed by the Medford Area Military Honors Team
VISITATION: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Stetsonville from 9 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on Saturday, October 15
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: July 25, 1926 at Medford
EDUCATION: Holy Rosary Catholic School, Medford
MARRIAGE: April 27, 1968 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford to Margaret Ann Schaefer and she survives
PRINCIPLE EVENTS IN LIFE: US Army veteran of WW II having served from 1944-1946. He served in the Enlisted Reserves Corps from 1946-1949. After the military, he worked at Hurd Millwork in Medford for 23 years and also did woods work. He worked at the Town of Little Black recycling center and volunteered with Indianhead Community Action Agency, Medford. He enjoyed the outdoors, planting trees, making firewood, scrap processing, gardening, his coffee clutches and church dinners.
MEMBER OF: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Stetsonville; Medford VFW; Knights of Columbus
SURVIVING SPOUSE: Margaret A. Cypher of the Town of Little Black
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Peter (Diane) Cypher of Sun Prairie, Judy Cypher of Wausau, Andy Cypher of Curtiss & Sara (Michael) Campbell of Medford
# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN: 5 – Alycia, Cody, Devin, Trisha, Maddie
GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 3
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Brothers – Joe (Sharon) Cypher of Medford, Venard (Mary Jane) Cypher of Mc Farland, Herman (Karen) Cypher of Madison; Sisters – Mary Ann (Gale) Engel of Chippewa Falls & Mary Rose Paine of California
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Clyde, Don, Eugene, Jerry & Fr. Michael Cypher, Helen Velek
DECEASED FATHER: Lawrence Cypher DECEASED MOTHER: Elizabeth Retterath
OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be given to the family for a future designation
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