- Sylvester A. Stuiber, 92 of Fond du Lac WI, passed away on August 23, 2016 while in hospice care at Brookdale Senior Living in Fond du Lac. Sylvester was born on December 18, 1923 in Kaukauna WI, the second of four sons, to Arnold and Linda (Finke) Stuiber.
Sylvester grew up in Kaukauna with his three brothers Harold, David and Kenneth. In March 1943, Sylvester enlisted in the Army and joined the 292nd Combat Engineer Battalion. He served in Europe in the Battle of the Bulge as part of the Engineers Special Battalion, Amphibious Unit. After the end of the war, in March 1946, he was discharged and returned to Wisconsin.
Using the GI Bill, Sylvester attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering. While at MSOE, he completed a certificate for Refrigeration, Heating and Air Conditioning in September 1947 and received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in March of 1950. Also while at MSOE, Sylvester met his future wife, Roselle Wifler.
Sylvester and Roselle were married on April 15, 1950 in Roselle's hometown of Glenbeulah, WI. at St. Fridolin's Catholic Church. The couple lived for a few years in Plymouth WI where they had their first two sons, Mark (1/1951) and Chad (2/1952).
In the mid 1950's, the family moved to Milwaukee where they welcomed their third son Terry (7/1955). At this time, Sylvester began working as an Electrical Engineer at Globe-Union Inc. While at Globe-Union, he received a patent with fellow engineer Roy Dilger for an electronic ignition system.
In 1958, the family moved to Brown Deer, WI where they welcomed their fourth son, Kent (9/1960). Here Sylvester began working for Ozite Corp. where he worked as a Plant Engineer. While at Ozite, he was temporary assigned to South Africa for 6 months in the early 1970s to help setup a new carpet manufacturing facility.
In 1975, the family moved to Fond du Lac, WI, where Sylvester began working for Sadoff Iron and Metal. Later, he took a position as Plant Engineer at the Galloway-West Company. Sylvester retired from Galloway-West in 1988. After retirement, Sylvester and Roselle maintained a home in Florida and traveled extensively.
Sylvester is survived by his sons Mark and Kent, both residing in Fond du Lac, WI.
He was preceded in death by his wife Roselle, his sons Chad and Terry and his brothers Harold of Altadena
Visitation: The family will receive relatives and friends on Friday, September 2, 2016 from 8:30 until 9:45 AM at Holy Family Church, 271 Fourth Street Way, Fond du Lac.
Service: At 10:00 AM on Friday, September 2, 2016, a Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Holy Family Church. Burial will be in St. Charles Cemetery, Taycheedah. There will be refreshments at church following the burial.
Memorials in his name may be directed to Holy Family Parish.
Zacherl Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family. www.zacherlfuneralhome.com
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on Aug. 28, 2016
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1923 - 2016 (92 years)
Education - High School
