NAME OF DECEASED:    DELBERT ROSS SLONIKER       AGE:  91
ADDRESS:  544 Shattuck Street, Medford
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH:  5:45 AM Thursday, March 9 at his residence in the City of Medford under the loving care of his family and Hope Hospice
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: Memorial services will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 18 at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Stetsonville
OFFICIATING:  Rev. Richard Russow
INTERMENT: Interment of his cremated remains will be at Medford Evergreen Cemetery II
VISITATION:  Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Stetsonville from 10 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on Saturday, March 18
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: June 24, 1925 at Greenwood, WI
EDUCATION: Greenwood elementary schools and was a 1943 graduate of Greenwood High School
MARRIAGE: June 24, 1949 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Loyal to Shirley Ann Schaefer and she survives
PRINCIPLE EVENTS IN LIFE: He worked as a cheesemaker for a period of time while residing in Greenwood & Willard.  In 1956 he moved to Stetsonville and managed Farmers Pride Cheese Factory from 1956-1968.  Moved to Medford in 1968 and he worked as a federal inspector inspecting cheese & butter for the USDA until retirement in 1986.  He enjoyed fishing, snowmobiling, deer hunting, playing cards, 4 wheeling and playing checkers with his great grandchildren.
MEMBER OF:  Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Stetsonville
SURVIVING SPOUSE:  Shirley A. Sloniker of Medford
SURVIVING CHILDREN:  Susan L. Sloniker of Hazelhurst, WI & Gary (Cynthia) Sloniker of Spooner, WI
2 Grandchildren – Sara (Tom) Kiral of Lewiston, MN & Michelle (Housni) Kabdi of Spooner
4 Great-Grandchildren – Emma & Maddie Kiral, Zak & Eli Kabdi
CHILDREN DECEASED:  Son – Mark Sloniker in 2000
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Brother – Edward (Florence) Sloniker of Abbotsford
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Brothers – Verlyn & Kenneth Sloniker
DECEASED FATHER:  Ross Sherman Sloniker     DECEASED MOTHER:   Mildred M. (Schneider) Sloniker
OTHER INFORMATION:  In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be given to the family for a future designation
-For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com  
