Obit: Zuege, James E. (1933 – 2016)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Zuege, DePaoli, Johnson, Park, Kohl, Webster, Pueschner, O'Brien, Oestreich, Tews, Steinmetz

Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, WI) 29 Jun 2016

Zuege, James E. (1 AUG 1933 – 27 JUN 2016)

James Eldon Zuege, 82 of Spencer, WI., passed away peacefully at 8:30 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2016 at Golden Living Center - Three Oaks, Marshfield, WI. due to complications from kidney disease and several other chronic health conditions.

His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 1, 2016 at Life Tributes Funeral Home in Spencer, with Pastor David DePaoli officiating. A time of visitation will be held for family and friends on Friday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Interment will be held in West Spencer Cemetery, Township of Sherman with full military honors conducted by American Legion Post 175 of Loyal.

James was born August 1, 1933, in the town of Beaver, WI. to Frank M. and Elsie (nee' Johnson) Zuege. He grew up on their family farm in Loyal, WI. He graduated from Loyal High School on May 21, 1952. James served active duty as an SP4 radio operator in the United States Army in South Korea, from November 7, 1956 to November 6, 1958. He married Soh Boon Park in 1958, and after his military service, returned to Loyal where he went to work on the family farm and also at Berg Equipment Corporation. In 1962 he built a home in Spencer, becoming a lifetime resident. James was employed at Land O' Lakes, retiring in 1997. Divorced, he married Terri Kohl in 1978.

His favorite pastimes included fishing, tinkering with projects around the house, fixing nearly anything mechanical and being handy with hammer and nails. He was a very quiet, soft-spoken man, with a kind heart and a soft spot for animals, in particular Pixie Lee, Bear and Didi.

Survivors include his wife Terri of Spencer; sister-in-law Kim (Jerry) Williams of Marshfield; three daughters: Unsie (Mark) Webster of Tonka Bay, MN, Irene Pueschner (Wayne O'Brien) of Marshfield and Caroline (Randy) Oestreich of Marshfield; two sons: Tom Kohl (Heather Tews) of Spencer and Ryan Zuege (Annie Steinmetz) of Stratford; two grandsons: Colin Pueschner and Ross Pueschner and granddaughter Haley Oestreich.

Preceding him in death were his parents Frank and Elsie Zuege and his brother Eugene Zuege.

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