A Funeral Service for Windy will be held at 11:00 AM on
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Hemer Funeral Home, Medford Chapel with Reverend
David Clements officiating. Military Rites will be held following the service
at the Funeral Home by the Boxrucker-Berry American Legion Post #519,
Stetsonville. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 from 4:00 PM
until 7:00 PM at the funeral home. Visitation will continue on Wednesday, February 5, from 10:00 AM
until the time of service at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow at Zion Evangelical
Lutheran Cemetery in Stetsonville. Pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Windy was born on April 11, 1923 at Dorchester to Jacob and Elizabeth
(Schumacher) Boxrucker. He attended Dorchester and Stetsonville Area Schools.
After his education, he drove log truck for Peterson Lumber and played semi-pro
baseball for the Chicago Cubs. In 1943, he was drafted into the US Army, until
1946. He was a World War II Veteran in the Blue Devils 88th
Division.
After returning to the area after the military, he was
united in marriage to Marjorie “Marge” Waldhart on July 24, 1946 at Zion
Lutheran Church in Stetsonville. Together, they welcomed 6 children. Windy
worked for O & N Lumber Company, Stetsonville Farmers Union Co-Op, and
drove gas truck for Fred Dahl. He retired as a Foreman at Foremost Foods in
Medford. In retirement, he was a hobby farmer in the Town of Deer Creek, worked
with Stockwell Auction, and operated Jake’s Bar in Stetsonville for a period of
time. In Windy’s free time, he enjoyed mowing the lawn, polka music, shuttling
the Amish Community, curling, bowling, and spending time with his family.
Windy was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Stetsonville, past Fire Chief of the Stetsonville Volunteer Fire Department,
and Boxrucker-Berry American Legion Post #519, Stetsonville.
Left to cherish in Windy’s memory is his wife, Marge, of
Stetsonville; children – Judith (Warren) Vircks of Cudahy, Jayne Ehlert of
Medford, Jeffry (Diane) Boxrucker of Norman OK, Jay (Karen) Boxrucker of
Medford, and Jina (Robert) Lange of Medford; 17 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren;
3 great-great-grandchildren; and brother, Edward Boxrucker of Medford.
Along with his parents, Windy was preceded in death by his
son, John “Jack” Boxrucker in 2019, son-in-law – Gene Ehlert in 2015, brothers
– Al (Agnes), and Raymond (Arlene) Boxrucker, sisters – Leona (Ed) Blasel and
Delores (Adolph) Dums, and his sister-in-law; Jean Boxrucker.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Windy’s name can
be made to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Stetsonville, or Hope Hospice
and Palliative Care of Medford.
Hemer Funeral Service of Medford and Rib Lake are entrusted
with arrangements. Online condolences can be left at www.hemerfuneralservice.com.
