Buesing, Ralph

1924 - 2018  (94 years)    Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Buesing, Ralph
  Born	8 Apr 1924
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1942	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Appleton High School Class of 1942
  Died	7 Jul 2018	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	9 Jul 2018
  APC
  Appleton - Ralph A. Buesing was born April 8, 1924; after a good life filled with his passions of painting and piano music, he died on July 7, 2018. Parents George and Alma (Wieckert) Buesing preceded him in death as well as his three brothers, three sisters and three sisters and brothers-in-law. He was married in 1950 to Dorothy Farnum with whom he had a son and daughter; he later married Pat (M. Patricia) Cleereman Kools in 1980. Ralph is survived by his love, Pat; daughter Natalie Sunde, Boerne, TX; son Robert (Karen) Buesing, Tampa, FL; Pat's sons: Peter (Susan) Kools, Charlottesville, VA and Mark (Carrie) Kools, Appleton; grandchildren: Stephanie (Jason) Younts, Scott Sunde; Rob (Jessica) Buesing, Juliet Buesing; Martha Kools, Ryan (Danielle) Kools, Ben Kools; five great grandchildren: Ella and Addy Younts, Dominic Buesing, Aubree and Logan Kools; a sister JoAnn DuVall and many nieces and nephews. Deceased are Ralph's parents; brothers: Melvin 'Bud' (Vonnie) Buesing, Warren (Jean) Buesing and Ken (Jo) Buesing; sisters: Marcella (Bob) Polkinghorn, Elaine (Don) Hovde and Shirley (Bill) Hoge; son-in-law Tom Sunde; and Ralph's former wife Dorothy Farnum. Ralph was an Appleton native. He served his country in the U.S. Army as SSgt on a hospital train returning wounded to Germany. He also served briefly during the Korean Conflict. He earned many letters and awards in football and basketball in both high school and Lawrence College, earning the American Legion Athlete of the Year Award in 1942 and All-Conference football player at Lawrence in 1945. He was employed at Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company in marketing and advertising, and as assistant to the president. Ralph was also in sales at Appleton Papers. In his retirement he was involved part time with the Fox Valley Symphony as business manager. Besides Ralph's painting and involvement with many bands in the area, he also loved bridge, skiing, tennis and golf. In later years he and his first singer John Haugner and later Michelle Scott Marr entertained at many nursing homes. He earned Man of the Year from Downtown Kiwanis and many awards through his community involvement with Golden K Kiwanis. Ralph and Pat traveled extensively after being snowbirds in Naples, FL. Eventually returning to their Appleton home, they loved and cared for their cats from the Fox Valley Humane Society. A very special thanks to Brewster Village, Cedars wing, for the tremendous care provided to Ralph. A Memorial Service for Ralph will be held at 11 am, Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Memorial Presbyterian Church (803 E. College Ave) Appleton, with Rev. Michael Goodwin officiating. Interment will take place in Riverside Cemetery. Friends may visit the family directly at church from 9:30 am until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the choir at Memorial Presbyterian where Ralph sang for 50 years or Leaven. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on July 9, 2018
  Reference Number	7902
  Person ID	I322239	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2018

  
  

  Family 1	Farnum, Dorothy,   b. 22 May 1927, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Jun 2012, Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	Abt 1950
  Divorced	Abt 1979
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2018
  Family ID	F207654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Cleereman, Patricia,   b. Abt 1933,   d. 31 May 2024, Theda Clark Hospital, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1980
  Marriage Record (Family)	1 Aug 1980
  Name:Ralph A Buesing Estimated Birth Year:1924 Age:56 Gender:M (Male) County of Residence:Outagamie Spouse:Mary P Kools Spouse's Estimated Birth Year:1933 Spouse's Age:47 Spouse's Gender:F (Female) Spouse's County of Residence:Outagamie Marriage Date:1 Aug 1980 Marriage County:Outagamie Certificate Number:018097 Microfilm Roll Number:3
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2018
  Family ID	F216315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S1400] Appleton High School Class of 1942 Clarion Yearbook, (Appleton High School Class of 1942 Clarion Yearbookb). 322239 - Appleton High School Class of 1942