- Wallace, Kenneth L., former ly of AppletonAge 89, passed away on December 15, 2003 at the New Care Convalescent Cent er, Crivitz, WI. He was born April 24, 1914 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Patri ck (Theresa) Wallace. He married Clara R. VandeHey on August 10, 1937 at S t. Paul’s Church, Wrightstown, WI. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Chu rch, Appleton, WI and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He started h is career in the family owned cheese factory, and later joined the Kimber ly Clark Corporation in Kimberly. In April 1942 his career began with Kimb erly Clark starting out in the skidder room, working his way through the r anks, becoming well versed in the printing and paper divisions. In 19 60 he transferred from Research and Development to Marketing Research whe re he traveled extensively putting his knowledge of printing and publishi ng to work surveying the market for new operations of paper use. In 1973 M r. Wallace was appointed President of Pentair’s Niagara operation. He reti red from Pentair in 1978, and remained on the Board of Directors of Penta ir until 1984.After retiring from Pentair, Mr. Wallace and his wife Clara moved to Bel la Vista, Arkansas enjoying golfing and southern living. In 1990 Ken and C lara returned to Appleton, WI and later moved to Crivitz to reside at t he Crivitz New Care Convalescent Center. Ken was an avid golfer and bowle r, where he held a 200 average for years and loved playing cards with h is family and friends.Survivors include his wife, Clara; three sons: Michael of Neenah, Steph en of Crivitz, Douglas (Elizabeth) of Green Bay; two daughters: Gwen (Ra y) Zimmerman of Crivitz, Rebecca (John) Galligan of Westlake, OH; ten gran dchildren: Kenneth (Sue) Wallace, Stephanie Wallace, Patrick (Cara) Wallac e, Kevin Wallace, Kelly (Gerard) Pinkas, Heather (Randy) Weisenseel, Jo hn (Jen) Galligan, Isaac, Erin and Evan Wallace; six great-grandchildre n: Nicole and Sam Wallace, Ian Pinkas, and Carley, Ashlin Wallace and Der ek Weisenseel; brother, Clarence (Delores) Wallace, sister, Florence (Mik e) Garvey.In addition to his parents, four sisters: Regina Garvey, Louise Wallace, V iola Seegers, Irene Mason and three brothers: Leo, Raymond and Eugene Wall ace preceded him in death.Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2003 at 11:30 a. m. at the funeral home with Father Robert Karuhn celebrating. Visitation w ill begin at 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Entombment wi ll be in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton.
Wichmann Funeral HomeTri-County Chapel
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1914 - 2003 (89 years)
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