Obit: Burish, James G. (1930 - 2019)
Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Burish, Diermeier, Jost, Reid, Ruplinger, Schueller, Skrzypcak, Voigt,
Wadzinski
----Source: The Record - Review (Athens, Edgar, Marathon, Stratford, WI)
1/31/2019
Burish, James G. (18 JUL 1930 - 28 JAN 2019)
James G. Burish, 88, Marathon, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, at Ascension Saint
Clare’s Hospital.
He was born July 18, 1930, in Francis Creek, son of the late Edward and Leora (Jost)
Burish. He married Lillian Skrzypcak on Aug. 6, 1955, at Sacred Heart of Jesus
Catholic Church, town of Cassel. She survives him.
When he was 16 years old, he got his first job at the Edgar Basket Factory.
Shortly afterwards he started working for Albert Mandel Cheese Factory in Colby.
A little later, he worked for Seeman Cheese Factory for 3 years in Loyal. While
he was at Seeman’s he got his cheesemaker’s license (while only 18 years old).
He then worked for Zimmerman’s Cheese factory in the town of Marathon. In 1951,
he made cheese for about 10 years at Pine Valley Co-Op, Edgar. He then made
cheese for Pauly Cheese Co., Edgar, for about one year. In 1962, James and
Lillian bought their own cheese factory four miles south of Marathon and changed
the name to Marathon Cheese Factory. About 1968 he started growing ginseng with
help from his brothers John and Kenny. He continued operating the cheese factory
and growing ginseng until 1978 when he closed the cheese factory to grow ginseng
only. In the fall of 1994 he planted his last ginseng garden and harvested it in
early September, 1997.
James had a special bond with his five grandsons. He loved watching videos of
The Three Stooges with them, letting them drive his pickup on the farm, sharing
unique phrases and words with them (that they will never forget) and always
being there to watch them at various activities as they matured into young men.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Lillian Burish, Marathon; children,
David (Marie) Burish and Kay (Randy) Voigt, both of Wausau; son-in-law, Dean
Ruplinger, Mosinee; grandsons, Reverend Jesse Burish, Christopher (Kera) Burish,
Jamison (Anne) Burish, Bennett (Megan) Ruplinger and Jordan Ruplinger;
great-grandson, James Ruplinger; brothers, Elton (Joyce), John, Thomas (Kathy),
Norbert (Barbara) and Michael Burish; sisters, Janet Skrzypchak and Shirley
Reid; sisters-in-law, Shirley Burish, Dawn Mae Burish and Dolores Schueller; and
brother-in law, Marvin (Kathy) Skrzypcak.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Lynn Ruplinger;
three sisters, infant Margaret, Sister Beatrice and Beatrice (David) Wadzinski;
six brothers, Rueben, Eugene (Donna), Marlen (Theresa), Edward, Anthony and
Kenneth; brothers-in-law, Clarence Skrzypchak, Alex (Doris) Skrzypcak, Louis
Skrzypcak, and George Schueller; and sisters-in-law, Susie Burish and Cecilia
Skrzypcak.
The funeral Mass was celebrated at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at St.
Mary Catholic Church, Marathon. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Diermeier and Rev. Jesse
Burish co-presided. Burial was in the parish cemetery. Visitation was on
Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until time of the service at the church.
Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, Marathon, was in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be expressed at
www.petersonkraemer.com.
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