- Times Villager; Robert J. Schaetz, "Bob", FreedomAge 80, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005, at Parkside Care Center in Little Ch ute. He was born Jan. 7, 1925, in Green Bay, son of the late Louis and Ma rgaret (Kunesh) Schaetz. On Sept. 2, 1944, Bob married the former Ellen Ho ck at St. Boniface Catholic Church in De Pere; she survives. The couple mo ved to Freedom in 1956 and purchased a farm there. During the time the fam ily operated the farm, Bob became trained as a journeyman plumber, and wor ked for Valentine Plumbing until his retirement in 1994. Bob was a volunte er firefighter for the Freedom Fire Department from its inception and w as also a longtime and faithful member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church. B ob was an avid sports fan and carefully followed the Green Bay Packers, a nd also enjoyed traveling, camping, and bowling with his family and friend s, but most of all, loved being with his grandchildren and great-grandchil dren. He looked forward to the family birthday and holiday parties.Survivors include his wife: Ellen Schaetz of Freedom; four sons: Dennis Sc haetz, Darold Schaetz, and Joseph Schaetz, all of Freedom; Steve (Tammy) S chaetz of Draper, Utah; four daughters: Dianne (Dick) Geurts of Freedom; J oy (Dan) Rickert of Fishersville, Va.; Kari (Dale) Liebergen of Freedom; a nd Kathy (John) Igoe of Freedom; 14 grandchildren: Rick Geurts, Connie (Ke n) Zirbel, Rob (Judy) Geurts, Roy (Sun) Geurts, Ben (Dani) Rickert, Andr ew Rickert, Sarah (Jay) Oestereich, Stacy (Chris) Koch, Ian Schaetz, Cra ig Liebergen, Dana Liebergen, Jodi Liebergen, Jessica Igoe, and Joshua Igo e; 13 great-grandchildren: Connor and Tristan Geurts; Chad, Max, Cole, a nd Abby Zirbel; Bailey and Brianna Geurts; Caitlyn, Lydia, and Camaryn Oes tereich; Devyn and Dariyan Koch; two sisters: Lillian (Don) Bouche of Gre en Bay and Eunice Gerlikovski of Green Bay; a brother: Louis Schaetz of Gr een Bay; two sisters-in-law: June Schaetz of Green Bay and Henrietta Schae tz of Green Bay; a brother-in-law: Bill (Marge) Hock of Green Bay; as we ll as many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.Bob was preceded in death by his parents; brothers: Harold, Donald, and Ur ban Schaetz; sisters: Marge (Russell) Burt, Betty (Clifford) Ault, and Agn es Schaetz; several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; and by Ellen's par ents: John and Christine (Galroth) Hock.The funeral liturgy for Bob will be held at 4:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, Au g. 17, 2005s at ST. NICHOLAS CATHOLIC CHURCH, N4088 County Road E in Free dom with Fr. John Schuetze officiating. Interment will be in the parish ce metery. Friends may call directly at the church today, Wednesday, from 2 p .m. until the hour of the service. In lieu of flowers, the family has esta blished a memorial fund in Bob's name.The family would like to thank Dr. Russo, everyone at Heartland Hospice, t he staff at the Parkside Care Center and the staff at AMC for their care a nd concern. We will never forget your kindness.
FARGO FUNERAL HOME
400 W. Wisconsin Avenue
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1925 - 2005 (80 years)
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