Tetzlaff, George Herman

1924 - 2006  (82 years)

• Name	Tetzlaff, George Herman
  Birth	20 Jan 1924	Grafton, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Jan 2006
  Obituary	26 Jan 2006
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  George Herman Tetzlaff Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday (Jan. 28) at St. Jo hn Lutheran Church (at the corner of Lakefield and Highway W in Grafton) f or George Herman Tetzlaff, who died at the Lasata Care Center in Cedarbu rg on Friday, Jan. 20, 2006 at the age of 82, due to complications of Park inson’s disease. Visitation will be held at the church, from noon unt il 2 p.m. on Saturday, prior to the funeral service.George was born in Grafton on Jan. 20, 1924 and farmed on the homestead wh ere he was born. He attended Lakefield Grade School and was confirmed in t he German language at St. John Lutheran Church. He graduated from Graft on High School and earned a three-year short course degree in agricultu re from the University of Wisconsin. On Nov. 1, 1947 he married Evelyn Kle mp of Fredonia.Besides farming with his dad, George attended night classes in the machini ng trade and then worked at various machinist jobs. His last 15 years in t he trade were at EST Company of Grafton and then he retired.George was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1987. In 1997 he suffer ed a heart attack and congestive heart failure.Among his hobbies, George enjoyed square dancing with the Square Bender ’s square dance club and researching his family’s genealogy. He also enjoy ed taking trips with his wife and was able to go to Germany to meet and vi sit with relatives. He also traveled to China, Alaska, the Caribbean and t he Panama Canal. George served on St. John’s church council for seven yea rs and was active on the Lutheran Brotherhood dart board league and chur ch fellowship.George is survived by his wife Evelyn (nee Klemp) Tetzlaff; mother-in-l aw Leona Klemp; sister Grace Klehr and her sons Norbert Jr. and Paul; so ns Steven (Diana) and Randy (Karen) Tetzlaff; daughter Jayne (James) Wic k; son-in law Michael DeFendi; special friend Atul Patel; grandchildren Mi chele DeFendi, Matthew (Heather) DeFendi, Jason and Jeffrey (Marianna) Tet zlaff, Sarah (Bradley) Mitchell, Daniel Tetzlaff, Angela, Ryan and Jere my Wick, Jason, Laura, Melissa and Benjamin Nemetz; great-grandchildren Co dy, Kyla and Owen; brothers-in-law Norbert (Christine) Klemp and Marvin (M arci) Klemp. He is further survived by many other relatives and friends.George was preceded in death by his father William C. Tetzlaff; mother An na Bittner Tetzlaff; daughter Marjorie DeFendi; father-in-law Oscar Klem p; brothers-in-law Donald (Delores) Klemp and Norbert Klehr; niece Nikki ( Klehr) Ruplinger; and nephews-in-law Scott Klemp and Duane Klemp.A special thank you to the caring staff of the Lasata Care Center in Cedar burg. Memorials to the Tetzlaff family will be appreciated.
  Reference Number	4633
  Person ID	I313194	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2018