Obit: Langteau, Roy Michael (1915 - 2000)

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----Source: STAR NEWS, Jan. 12, 2000

Surnames: LANGTEAU MALIK GODIN BAUMGARTNER KRUG HABERMEYER BOXRUCKER SCHMID METZ KONKOL ZENKER

Roy Langteau (1915 - 2000)

Roy Michael Langteau, 84, Colby, died Friday, Jan. 7 at the Palliative Care Unit at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.
Funeral services were held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Colby with Rev. John Malik officiating. Burial took place at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in the Town of Colby. Pallbearers were Jim Godin, Jim Langteau, Rob Langteau, Ron Baumgartner, Brian Krug, and Dominic Langteau.

Visitation was held from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at Maurina Funeral Home in Abbotsford with a prayer service at 7 p.m.

Roy M. Langteau was born June 1, 1915 to the late Leo and Katherine (Habermeyer) Langteau at the Town of Little Black. He received his education in the Town of Little Black. Following his education, he worked in the Rib Lake area logging camps.
His marriage to the former Helen E. Boxrucker, who died January 7, 1986, took place on June 1, 1940 at St. Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester. They resided in Stratford, Spencer, and then moved to rural Colby in 1942 where they farmed and he worked as a carpenter until 1977. They then moved in town at Colby.

On September 10, 1988, he married Jennie (Roberts) Zenker, who survives, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. They have resided in Colby, Clark County, WI since their marriage.

He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and St. Mary's Knights of Columbus Council No. 5127.

In addition to his wife Jennie, survivors include one daughter, Bonnie (Fay) Yost, Medford three brothers, Jerry (Angie), Milwaukee, Kenneth (Joyce), Seymour, and Leonard (Jan), Chippewa Falls one sister, Irene Schmid, Medford one step-daughter, Beverly Metz, Sun Prairie six step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents and first wife, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Marie Baumgartner and Lorraine Konkol one brother, Arthur Langteau and one step-son, Ervin Zenker.