Petit, Wilmer Bill b. 5 Nov 1920 New London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 19 Nov 2011 New London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1920 - 2011 (91 years) Has 22 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

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Name	Petit, Wilmer Bill
Born	5 Nov 1920	New London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
Gender	Male
Died	19 Nov 2011	New London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
Obituary	Aft 19 Nov 2011
Wilmer "Bill" Petit, age 91, Fremont, went to his Eternal Home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, November 19, 2011, at St. Joseph Residence. Bill was born on November 5, 1920, in New London son of the late Louis and Lillian (Bonnin) Petit. On June 17, 1944, Bill was united in marriage to Eunice Beschta. They resided northeast of New London. Bill worked construction for Miron until age 20. Shortly after, he bought a farm in Caledonia Township, Fremont and farmed with his family for over 60 years. Bill's passion for farming and the outdoors was evident. He purchased numerous farms in the area and was proud of how he grew the business. Upon retiring, his passion continued as he spent countless hours driving around his land, watching homes go up in the subdivision that was developed on one farm, he also watched as crops were planted in the spring and as they matured and were harvested in the fall. He took great pride in his apple orchard and giving apples to his family and friends. Bill enjoyed fishing and boating fun on his houseboat, polka dancing, snowmobiling, vacationing with family and friends, and playing a good game of sheepshead. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Bill is survived by his children: Judy (Mark) Fellers, Ron (Kathy) Petit, Mike (Patti) Petit, Steve (Bonnie) Petit, all of Fremont; a Brother, Victor (Rita) Petit; Grandchildren: Keith Boutwell (special friend, Melissa Wick), Lisa (Todd) Thiel, Joelle VerHagen, Jennifer (Chris) VanAsten, Karianne (Jason) Arendt, Clint Petit, Kyle Petit, Jeremy (Jenny) Jeffers, Shanda (Mick) Stachurski, Sara (Brian) Montonati, Tia Petit, Heather (Scott) Springer, Robert Tetzlaff, and Melissa Tetzlaff. He is further survived by 14 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife Eunice, son Stan and brothers, Duane and Orville. The family would like to thank the staff at Trinity Terrace, St. Joseph Residence and Heartland Hospice for all their care and concern to Wilmer. Dad, your love, wisdom, guidance and leadership through life are going to be greatly missed by all your family. Funeral Mass for Wilmer was held on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, New London with Fr. David Lewis officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation was held on Tuesday, from 4-8 p.m. at Cline & Hanson Funeral Home, New London and also at the church on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Cline & Hanson Funeral Home, 209 W. Cook St., New London 920-982-3232 w ww.clinehansonfuneralhome.com
Person ID	I184317	1FamilyTree
Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

Father	Petit, Louis Anthony, b. 5 Apr 1890, d. 29 Mar 1924 (Age 33 years)
Mother	Bonnin, Lillian, b. 26 Oct 1888, d. 8 Jan 1976, New London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 87 years)
Family ID	F56911	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Beschta, Eunice, b. 1 Dec 1925, d. 16 Oct 1993 (Age 67 years)

Married 17 Jun 1944 Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

Children

Petit, Michael Lee

Last Modified 28 Jan 2023

Family ID F56471 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 5 Nov 1920 - New London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
	Married - 17 Jun 1944 - Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
	Died - 19 Nov 2011 - New London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA