- Welhouse, James H.James H. Welhouse, Beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Jam es H. Welhouse, Appleton, 85, died Sunday morning October 3, 2004, at h is home, with his family at his side. He was born May 17, 1919, to the la te Joseph and Johanna (Van Linn) Welhouse, in the Town of Buchanan and h ad been a Kaukauna resident until moving to Appleton in 1941. Jim served w ith the U. S. Army from 1942 1945 and participated with the Normandy Inv asion. He married Rosemary McCann on September 18, 1941; she preceded h im in death on March 21, 1984. Jim was involved with Welhouse Constructi on with his father and brothers in his youth and later established Jam es H. Welhouse & Sons. He was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Chur ch and the Oney Johnston-Edward Blessman American Legion Post #38, of Appl eton.Survivors include his wife, Maxine (Elliott) Welhouse, whom he married Aug ust 29, 1987; five children, Julie (Thomas) Nooyen, Appleton; James (Pegg y) Welhouse, Poynette, WI; Jacqueline (William) Strobel, Fond du Lac; Jeff rey (Christine) Welhouse, Neenah; Mark (Mary) Welhouse, Appleton; 10 grand children; 7 great grandchildren; three step-children, Barbara (Ray) Saykal ly, Winona, MN; Buffy Van Hout, Appleton; Rebecca (Tony) Gerhardt, Appleto n; 7 step-grandchildren; two brothers, Jerome (Margaret) Welhouse, Kaukaun a; Harold Welhouse, Kaukauna.He was preceded in death by two infant sons, Joseph and John Welhouse, a b rother Eugene Welhouse and two sisters, Agnes Sanders and Alice Garrigan.The Mass of the Resurrection for James will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Oc tober 8, 2004, at ST. THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1810 North McDonald Str eet, with Father Gerald Falk officiating. Entombment will be in St. Jose ph Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 8 pm, Thursd ay and on Friday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the mass. Th ere will be an American Legion Visitation at 6:30 p.m. and a parish pray er and scripture Service at 7 p.m., Thursday. A memorial fund is being est ablished.
God saw he was getting tired,
And a cure was not to be;
So he put his arms
around him,
And whispered,
"Come with me".
With tearful eyes
we watched him suffer,
And saw him fade away.
Although we loved him dearly,
We could not make him stay.
A golden heart
stopped beating,
Hard working hands to rest;
God broke our hearts
to prove to us,
He only takes the Best.
WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME
537 North Superior Street
Appleton
739-1231
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1919 - 2004 (85 years)
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