Obit: Jakel, Vincent P. (1936 – 2014)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Jakel, Harrington, Cronk, Strobeck, Hederer

----Source: Tribune/Record/Gleaner (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 19 Feb 2014

Jakel, Vincent P. (10 JAN 1936 – 11 FEB 2014)

Vincent P. Jakel, 78, Spencer, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at Ministry Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Samuel Martin officiated. Burial with full military honors followed in West Spencer Cemetery in the town of Sherman, Clark County. Serving as pallbearers were Robert Jakel, Jason Jakel, Bruce Jakel, Scott Jakel, Greg Hederer and Jeffrey Strobeck.

Vincent Jakel was born on Jan. 10, 1936, the son of John and Joanna (nee Harrington) Jakel. He attended Stetsonville Elementary School and Medford High School. He served his country in the United States Army from 1958-60. While in the service, he married Bonnie Cronk on April 18, 1959, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Stetsonville. She survives. He was employed at Land O'Lakes in Spencer for 33 years before retiring in 1999. Vince was a world-class husband, father and grandfather. He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed waltzing to polka music with his wife and children. His hobbies included playing horseshoes for more than 36 years, pitching as many as 100 shoes a day. Vincent was a horseshoe senior state champion in 2008. He thoroughly enjoyed his trips to McDonalds, collecting baseball cards, and pitching softball. He was an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Braves.

Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Bonnie Jakel, Spencer, his children, Jeffrey Jakel, Spencer, Debbie (Jeff) Strobeck, Roseville, Minn., Robert Jakel, Owen, Donald Jakel, Rochester, Minn., and Laurie (Gregory) Hederer, Spencer; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three brothers, John (Garnet) Jakel Jr., Medford, Gregory Jakel, Stetsonville, and James (Mary) Jakel, Weston; and many other nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, James and Helen Cronk; and his maternal and paternal grandparents.

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