Wolff, Wallace

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• Reference Number: 5005
• Military Service: Between 2 Feb 1943 and 1 Dec 1945; WWII, US Army
• Obituary: 20 Nov 2015; Appleton Post Crescent

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Obituary:
Wolff, Wallace W. "Wally" Wally left this world peacefully on November 17, 2015. He was born January 10, 1923 in Clintonville, son of the late Paul and Althea (Vaughn) Wolff. Wally married Margaret Busse on April 6, 1946 and she preceded him in death on January 27, 1993. Wally served his country during WWII in the Army engineer corps from February 2, 1943 - December 1, 1945. He started his career at AAL in the printing department and worked his way up to Purchasing Manager until his retirement in 1979 after 40 plus years. Wally was diagnosed with stomach cancer in February 2015 and began Chemo-therapy. He continued to play his favorite sports of golf and bowling until the end of August, when it became too difficult for him. He will be remembered for his great smile, a positive attitude and was the life of the party, enjoying an Old Fashioned or two. He was also very creative in his woodworking and crafted a variety of projects which he shared with family and friends, including a house for his family that he built in 1963 in Greenville. One of his latest projects was making bottle lamps, which he made for many of us. He had ongoing jigsaw puzzles throughout the winter months. Wally will be dearly missed by his loving family and friends.
Surviving Wally are his children: Vonnie (Mike) Giffin, Appleton; Michael (Kathy) Wolff, Oklahoma; Grandchildren: Meghan (Kevin) Roth, Minnesota; Matthew Giffin, Minnesota; William Giffin, Appleton; Katie (Justin) Pietrangela, Appleton; Mary Giffin, Appleton; Hannah Wolff, Oklahoma; Hayley Wolff, Oklahoma; Sam Wolff, Oklahoma; Great-Grandchildren: Mitchell Giffin, Appleton; Audrey, Justin & Charlotte Roth, Minnesota; Arianna, Tristan, Aidan and Grayson Wolff. He is also survived by his special lady in his life: Mary DeBraal and her family, daughter, Cindy (Jim) Wolff; Grandchildren: Jessica (Jesse) Wells, Jaclyn (Andy) Schaller; Great-Grandchildren Landon Schaller and Caitlinn Wells and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Marge, sisters, Mildred Hammond, Bernice Kittelson, Beatrice Laehn and brother Delbert Wolff.
A memorial service will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Valley Funeral Home with Deacon Donald Newhouse officiating. Wally's family will receive relatives and friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 1-3 p.m. Full Military Honors will follow the 3 p.m. service.
In Lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Fox Valley Hematology & Oncology.
A special thank you to Dr. Goggins and his staff and to St. Paul Hospice and Elder Care staff and Spiritual Care staff for their tender care during this difficult time.