Surnames: Dix, Ebeling, Flink, Herington, Hoehn, Johnson, Mueller, Mykisen, Winter, Woik

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., WI), Wednesday, February 18, 2009, Online Edition

Woik, Ralph E. (June 2, 1923 - February 15, 2009)

Ralph E. Woik, Owen, 85, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2009 at the Clark County Health Care Center surrounded by family.

Ralph was born on June 2, 1923 to Ernst and Iva (Winter) Woik in Owen. He graduated from Owen High school in 1941.

He married Elsie Mueller June 14, 1947 in Abbotsford and together they farmed in the Owen area until 1977. Ralph later worked at Tri-County Equipment in Withee as a parts manager. Ralph was very active in the community as he was the director of Clark Electric Co-op for 33 years, Central Co-op Shipping for 7 years, Marathon-Clark Dairy Co-op 11 years, Harmony Co-op 9 years, Production Credit Co-op 14 years, and Rural Housing Co-op for 6 years. Ralph was further involved with the First United Church of Christ as a councilmember, Bee-Hive School Board, Co-chairman for the Owen-Withee Building Committee in 1979, Owen-Withee Lions Club as well as a member of the Lions Golf Team.

He is survived by his wife, Elsie and his children, Diane (Larry) Herington, Owen, Duane Woik, Portland, OR, and Denis (Kris) Woik, Colby, Wis. He was the proud grandpa of Kari (Mike) Johnson, Fall Creek, Tina (Bill) Flink, Colby, Lara (Luke) Johnson, Fall Creek, Elise Woik and Hanah Woik, Colby, Shawn (Sabrina) Mykisen, Germany, Jeramie (Amie) Mykisen, Portland, OR. He is the great grandpa of Brett and Breanne Johnson, Justine and Logan Flink, Kendra, Madisen, and Larissa Johnson. He is further survived by his sisters Olga (Ken) Owen, Violet (Arlyn) Ebeling, Wausau and his brother Robert (Ellen ) Woik, Mayville.

Visitation will be held at the Maurina Schilling Funeral Home in Owen on Wednesday, February 18 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Further visitation will be held on Thursday, February 19 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the First United Church of Christ in Colby, Wis. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. The Rev. Kenneth Dix will preside.

Burial will follow at North Green Grove Cemetery in the Town of Colby, Wis. Serving as his pallbearers are Larry Herington, Mike Johnson, Luke Johnson, Brett Johnson, Elise Woik, Hanah Woik, Greg Woik, and Bill Flink. The Owen-Withee Lions Club will act as Honorary Pallbearers.

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