Obit: Schoelzel, Dennis Dale #2 (1945 - 2011)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt

Email: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Gutenberger, Hudak, Mierke, Phillips, Schoelzel, Stine, Uhlig, Wachendonk

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wisconsin) Wednesday, November 30, 2011, page 11

                Dennis Schoelzel in 1949

Schoelzel, Dennis Dale (March 15, 1945 -November 3, 2011)

Dennis Dale Schoelzel, age 66, passed away November 3, 2011, under Hospice care in Zepherhills, FL.

Dennis was born March 15, 1945, to Rudolph and Olivia (Gutenberger) Schoelzel. He was raised on a farm and attended Colby schools. 

In October of 1963, he enlisted in the Marines. He served our country in Vietnam. He received a National Defense medal with star, and a Vietnamese Campaign medal. He received an honorable discharge in January, 1967.

Dennis and Edith Mierke were married October 22, 1966, at the United Church of Christ, Colby. They resided in this area until moving to Zepherhills, FL, in 1985. 

Dennis is survived by his wife, Edith; their four sons, Timothy (Lynette), Tory, Travis and Tierell; ten grandchildren including three sets of twins; brothers, Jerry (Joan), Darnell (Janice) Ronnie, Glen (Ramona), Jim (Bonnie); sisters Darlene Wachendonk, Emerita Phillips, Sandy (Jim) Hudak, Connie (Duane) Stine, and Korliss Uhlig; three sisters-in-law; and two brothers-in-law.

There will be a memorial service on Saturday, December 10, 2011, at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Marshfield. Lunch and fellowship will follow at the church. Burial service will take place at the Colby Memorial Cemetery.

Family and friends are invited to visit and share memories at the Colby VFW at 1 p.m.