Laabs, Willard

1928 - 2016  (87 years)

• Name	Laabs, Willard
  Birth	16 Nov 1928	Dale, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1946	Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Hortonville High School Class of 1946
  Death	7 Sep 2016	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	10 Sep 2016
  APC
  Willard A. Laabs, 87, of Milwaukee, formerly of New London, entered eternal life in Jesus on September 7, 2016 at his home in Milwaukee. He was born November 16, 1928 in rural Dale, Wisconsin to Robert F. Laabs and his wife Agnes Neumann. He graduated from Hortonville High School in 1946 and spent most of his life engaged in farming, as well as other pursuits. He served as janitor at Emanuel Lutheran Church and School, operated his own Borden's dairy products distributorship, worked at R & L Electric and owned and managed residential rental units. He also regularly served the churches to which he belonged. On December 29, 1951 Willard married Marion House of New London and moved to a farm there. Their marriage was blessed with three children: David (Sharon) Laabs of Kiel, Connie (Charles) Cortright of Milwaukee and Terry (Denise) Laabs of Burlington, as well as eleven grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. Willard is survived by his loving wife Marion, his three children, as well as eleven grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers Melvin of Las Vegas, NV, and Dennis (Caroline) of Hortonville, as well as sisters-in-law Winnifred Laabs of Appleton and Janice Laabs of Beaver Dam. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brothers Gilbert Laabs and Donald Laabs, and sister-in-law Nona Laabs. A memorial service will be held at Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 9550 West Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, on Saturday September 17, 2016 at 3:00 pm. There will be visitation with the family prior to the service at the church from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family invites memorial gifts to the Wil-Mar Scholarship Fund at Wisconsin Lutheran College, 8800 West Bluemound Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on Sept. 10, 2016
  Reference Number	9693
  Person ID	I336597	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Laabs, Robert F.,   b. 21 Aug 1898   d. 21 Jul 1983 (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Neumann, Agnes,   b. 22 Sep 1897   d. 28 Mar 1967 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F212556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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