- Hartjes, Julius P. " Tosh" ;Julius P. "Tosh" Hartjes, 82, Wrightstown, passed away Friday, March 10, 2 006, at a local nursing home. He was born Aug. 29, 1923, son of the late C ornelius and Harriett (Jansen) Hartjes. He married Florence Theresa (Leick ), May 1, 1947, and they lived most of their married life in Wrightstow n. Florence preceded him in death on Jan. 25, 1999. He served his count ry in the United States Army from Feb. 2, 1943, to Dec. 2, 1945, with Comp any B, 359th Engineering Regiment during the campaigns of Normandy, Northe rn France, Rhineland, and Central Europe. He was a construction foreman, b uilding roads and bridges supporting the Allied Forces in Europe. He was w ounded near Antwerp, Belgium in 1944 and was hospitalized there for the du ration of his military service. For his years of service, he received a Pu rple Heart, Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, European African Midd le Eastern Theater Ribbon with four Bronze Battle Stars, four overseas Ser vice Bars, and the Good Conduct Medal. Tosh was a lifetime member of the W rightstown American Legion, VFW Post 3319, and Chapter 18 of the Disabl ed American Veterans. He was employed by Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company f rom Jan. 1946 to Sept. 1984. He started with the company as a Rewinder Hel per and worked his way up to the Poly Department Superintendent and Wax Su perintendent. He was also a member of the Thilmany Quarter Century Club si nce 1971. Tosh enjoyed deer hunting and fishing with his brothers. He w as an avid golf enthusiast. He was a Charter Member of Mid-Vallee Golf Cou rse where he carded three of his four lifetime holes-in-one. The fourth ho le-in-one was scored at the old Fox Valley Golf Club. Dad was also an av id Packer fan. Dad will be remembered by his family and friends as a kin d, gentle and patient man whom always thought of others before himself. Fa mily and friends will sadly miss him.Survivors include his children, Mary (Jim) Heindl, Wild Rose; Wayne (Ka y) Hartjes, Appleton; Dale (Suzanne) Hartjes, Green Bay; Paul (Debbie) Har tjes, Town of Lawrence; Scott Hartjes, Green Bay; and Boyd (Daphne) Hartje s, Wrightstown; grandchildren, Michelle Heindl, Fond du Lac; Kevin (Michel le) Hartjes, Green Bay; Jesse (April) Rupiper, Appleton; Melanie Tietz, Bu ffalo, Minn.; Tayna Hartjes, Kaukauna; Kurt Hartjes, Appleton; Steve Hartj es, Appleton; Matthew Hartjes, Town of Lawrence; Trevor Hartjes, Wrightsto wn; Ryan (Melissa) Heindl, Richfield, Minn.; and Travis Peters, Kaukaun a; five great-granddaughters; nine great-grandsons; sisters, Lucina (Larr y) Jandrey, Kaukauna; Margaret Grissman, Kaukauna; and Helen Mertens, Hort onville; sisters-in-law, Marie Hartjes, Combined Locks; Marilyn Hartjes, P ickerel; Delores Schuh, Kaukauna; Helen (Robert) Sachs, Kaukauna; and Bet ty (Roger) VanderWyst, Combined Locks; and brothers-in-law, Nicholas Leic k, Kaukauna; and Eldor (Hildegard) Leick, Kaukauna.Julius was preceded in death by his parents; wife; infant son; brothers a nd sisters-in-law, Willard and Helen Hartjes, George and Catherine Hartje s, Harvey and Florence Hartjes; brothers, Edward Hartjes, James Hartjes; s isters and brothers-in-law, Elizabeth and Henry Boots, Irene and William D uPont, and RoseAnne and Edward Cwiak; brothers-in-law, Edward Grissman, Ch arles Mertens, Roger VanderWyst, Myron Kerkhoff, Hilton Schuh, and Elmer a nd Ann Leick; and sisters-in-law, Phoebe Leick and Edna Hartjes.Family and friends may call Monday, March 13, 2006, from 4 to 8 p.m. at De Wane-Cotter Funeral Home, 711 Main St., Wrightstown, where there wi ll be a DAV service at 6 p.m. and a Parish Prayer Service at 7 p.m. Visita tion will continue on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the hour of Mass at St. P aul Catholic Church, Wrightstown. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebra ted 11 a.m. Tuesday at church, with Fr. John Schuh and Msgr. Roy Klister c oncelebrating. Following Mass, there will be full military rites at churc h. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Online condolences may be exp ressed at cotterfuneralhome.com.The family would like to thank Parkside Care Center, Heartland Hospice, Co lleen Rupiper, Cindy Brewster, Wes Stronach and the Paul Ashauer family f or all their friendship and support given to Dad throughout the years.
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1923 - 2006 (82 years)
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