Obit: Weiler, Gerhard
“Gary” (1939 – 2021)
Transcriber:
stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Weiler, Anderson, Back, Marshall, Krueger, Romens, Jablonic, Himes,
Fritz, Hanson, Shilts, Toelle
----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 07 Apr 2021
Weiler, Gerhard “Gary” (1939 – 4 Mar 2021)
Gerhard (Gary) Weiler died Thursday, March 4, 2021, at age 81. He is survived by
his wife, Sharon; his children: Cheryl (Terry) Back, Chuck (Amy) Weiler and Mike
Weiler; and grandchildren: Logan (Dom Anderson) Back, Griffin Back, and Kelsey
(Elliot) Marshall. He is also survived by siblings: Jerome (Sally) Weiler, Ken
(Jane) Weiler, Koni Krueger, Glenn Weiler and Joan (Dave) Romens; in-laws: Susie
Jablonic, Val (George) Himes, Larry (Sandy) Fritz, Harry Hanson, Laurie (LaVerne
Shilts) and Gary (Chris) Fritz; and many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces,
grand-nephews, and a few great-grandnephews. He was preceded in death by his
parents; a sister-in-law; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Gary was born in the Town of Bern near Athens in 1939 to Pete and Marie Weiler
and grew up on the family farm there and later in Colby. After graduating from
Colby High School, he entered the Army and served in the Army Reserves while
starting his work career. A few years later he married Sharon Fritz, and
together they raised a family, owned and operated a dairy farm, and supported
each other through careers, house rehabs, and adventures in Wisconsin, North
Dakota, and Minnesota before retiring in Phoenix, Ariz. They would have
celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this summer.
Over the years, Gary worked for American Motors in Kenosha, Harmony Co-op and
Toelle Surge Service in Colby, and then farmed in the Town of Colby while
working as a truck driver for Foremost Foods and Koch Fuels. He left farming to
hold multiple positions with Koch Industries, including transportation
dispatcher, district manager, and Great Lakes division manager. He later worked
as a crew supervisor for a landscape company, and he finished his career as a
depot supervisor for Case New Holland. Gary is remembered as a wearer of hats,
collector of farm toys, connoisseur of tools, player of cards, worker of wood,
and negotiator of deals who displayed a quiet pride in his family and was always
willing to lend an ear to listen or a hand to help. Family and friends alike
will miss his quick wit, big smile, ready laugh, and great bear hugs.
The family will hold a celebration of life on July 24 in Wisconsin and next
winter in Arizona. Memorials may be designated to the United Hospital
Foundation, Heart and Vascular Clinic, 333 Smith Ave N, Suite 4650, St Paul, MN
55102 or online at
https://www.allinahealth.org/unitedhospital/ foundation. All memorials
will be dedicated to research and education.
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