Meier, Orville Edwin

1925 - 2008  (83 years)    Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Meier, Orville Edwin
  Born	7 Feb 1925
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Sep 2008	Chilton, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	23 Sep 2008
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Orville Edwin Meier, age 83, of Chilton, died on Saturday, September 20, 2008, at the Calumet Medical Center in Chilton. He was born on February 7, 1925, son of the late Richard and Mary (Steiner) Meier. He married Louisa Helen Knaus on November 16, 1948, and they would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this year. Orville worked at numerous jobs including farming, Hillside Cheese Factory and finally Foley Company until his retirement. His favorite job was gardening and he had an acre of land in Charlesburg, where he grew cucumbers, popcorn and other vegetables. He enjoyed playing bean bags, playing cards, especially Sheepshead and Skat, watching the Brewers and Cubs and playing with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Orville always had a piece of hard candy to share. He is survived by his wife, Louisa Helen and was blessed with nine children: Gerald (Jan) Meier, Janesville; Jean (Tom) Tinnell, Austin, TX; June Geiser, Chilton; Janice (Gale) Lemke, Hilbert; Raymond "Buzz" (Sandy) Meier, Chilton; Rosemary (Butch) Bauer, Houston, TX; Mary Janssen, Placerville, CA; Betty (Steve) Buechel, New Holstein; and Bonnie (Grant) Mortimer, Chilton. He is further survived by 28 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, a brother, Gilbert Meier; sisters: Rose Wettstein, Hildegarde (Leonard) Heimerman, Janet (Nick) Meyer-Steinmetz; brother-in-law, Claude (Doris) Knaus and sisters-in-law: Terry Meier, Diane Meier, Sister Rosetta Knaus and Margie Knaus. Orville was preceded in death by his parents, father- and mother-in-law: Raymond and Catherine Knaus; sons-in-law: Tom Geiser and David Janssen; brothers: Severin (Marie) Meier, Clarence (Bernita) Meier, Zeno (Norma) Meier, Alvin Meier, Patrick Meier; sisters: Irene (Tony) Hoerth, Isabell (Hugo) Stemper, brothers-in-law: Clarence (Elaine) Knaus, Joe Wettstein, Harvey Meyer and Elroy Knaus; and sisters-in-law: Theresa (Art) Kiefenthiem, Sister Cecelia Knaus and Marion Meier. Funeral service will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church (54 E. Main St.) in Chilton with the Rev. Bob Kollath officiating. Entombment will be in the Knollwood Mausoleum. Friends may call at the church from 2 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. Online Condolences www.wietingfuneralhome.com
  Reference Number	5703
  Buried	Knollwood Mausoleum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I315670	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2018

  
  

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