- Captain Cornelius F. Still, United States Marine Corps, (Retired), was born in Appleton, WI, on August 1, 1929, the son of the late Ewald and Esther (Horner) Still. On April 14, 1951, Neil married the former Shirley R. Krause, daughter of Frank and Rose (Meisler) Krause of Appleton, WI, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Appleton.
Neil served in Korea, Germany, Atsugi, Japan and Viet Nam. He retired from the U. S. Marine Corps and was employed by the U. S. Postal Service in Appleton. He was then assigned duties as the Officer in Charge at the Irma, WI, Post Office, then was Postmaster of Elderon, and finally Postmaster of Butternut, WI where he retired on November 30, 1990. Neil was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Appleton, National Association of Postmasters of the United States - where he served as the District Director of 545 while he was Postmaster at Butternut, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, The Military Officers Association, The Marine Corps Mustang Assiciation, VFW of Elderon, WI, and The American Legion of Butternut. While in Butternut, he served as the secretary of the Butternut Lions Club for seven years. He was also the Squadron Treasurer for the MCAA VMF 531 Gray Ghost Squadron.
Neil is survived by one daughter, Diane Rose (Gregory) Weiss, Appleton; son in law Allen Lembcke, Neenah; two sisters-in-law: Shirley A. Still and Lois Krause, both of Appleton; seven grandchildren; two great grandsons; three great granddaughters; and many nieces and nephews.
Neil was preceded in death by his parents, wife Shirley, daughter Gloria Ann, two sisters: Caroline Witter and Lorrain Hendricks; four brothers: Herman "Jim", Robert "Bob", Joe, and Jerry; father and mother-in-law; sisters-in-law Frances Krause, Eleanor "Molly" Lutz Krause, Ethel Krause, and Carol Still; brothers-in-law Norman Krause, Willard Krause, Frank Krause Jr., Gordon Krause, Russell Krause, Roy Krause, and Robert Witter; step mother Katarina Still, step sister Gertrude Schultz, and step brother Herman Schultz.
A funeral service will take place at 11 am on Saturday, January 31, at the Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. James Wiebel officiating. Military honors performed by VFW Post 2778 will immediately follow. Friends may visit at the funeral chapel on Saturday from 9 am until the time of service. Entombment will take place at Highland Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Brewster Village and the staff at St. Elizabeth Hospital for the compassionate care given to Neil.
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1929 - 2015 (85 years)
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