Ralph L. Gaetz
1933 - 2008 (75 years)
1. Ralph L. Gaetz was born on 29 Jan 1933 in Unity, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA (son of William Gaetz and Myrtle Brown); died on 28 Mar 2008 in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried on 1 Apr 2008 in St. John’s Cemetery, Riplinger, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Cause of Death: Lung cancer
- Education: Riplinger and Unity Schools
- Occupation: Laborer (Mandel’s Cheese Factory, Unity), Farmer in Riplinger, Wisconsin
- Military Notes: Went into the Army on April 9, 1953 and was honorably discharged on April 5, 1955. Served 13 months in Korea.
- Residence: May 1971, Spencer, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
- Residence: Feb 2003, Spencer, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
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From his obituary:
“Eldest of six children. Worked for the cheese factory and later at the Box Factory both in Riplinger. He moved to Milwaukee for a year and worked at the Chain Belt Foundry there. After marrying Audris, he worked at Mandels Cheese Factory in Unity making cheese and hauling can milk. In 1966 Ralph and Audris purchased the homestead farm from his parents and continued farming until retirement in 1997. He was an active member of the American Legion Post 358 of Unity and was serving as commander. Ralph was a town board supervisor for the town of Unity for many years. He was a past president of St. John’s Lutheran Church Riplinger.”Ralph married Audris Ann Schoelzel on 22 Dec 1956 in Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA. Audris (daughter of Rudolph August Wilhelm Schoelzel and Olivia Henrietta Gutenberger) was born on 14 Mar 1936 in Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA; died on 2 Sep 2010 in Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried on 6 Sep 2010 in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Unity, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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First Evangelical and Reformed Church
2. William Gaetz was born on 26 Mar 1901 (son of Ernest Gaetz and Regena _____); died on 16 Feb 1977; was buried in St. John’s Cemetery, Riplinger, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Farmer
- Residence: Dec 1956, Spencer, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
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Lot 22William married Myrtle Brown on 30 Jun 1932 in Abbotsford, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA. Myrtle (daughter of _____ Brown and Gladys _____) was born on 8 Jan 1910 in Hull, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA; died on 7 May 1971 in Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in St. John’s Cemetery, Riplinger, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Myrtle Brown was born on 8 Jan 1910 in Hull, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA (daughter of _____ Brown and Gladys _____); died on 7 May 1971 in Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in St. John’s Cemetery, Riplinger, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Dec 1956, Spencer, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
Children:
- David Gaetz
- J.M. Gaetz
- Mary Gaetz
- Carol Gaetz
- Joanne Gaetz
- 1. Ralph L. Gaetz was born on 29 Jan 1933 in Unity, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA; died on 28 Mar 2008 in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried on 1 Apr 2008 in St. John’s Cemetery, Riplinger, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Ernest Gaetz Ernest + Regena _____. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Regena _____ Children:
- 2. William Gaetz was born on 26 Mar 1901; died on 16 Feb 1977; was buried in St. John’s Cemetery, Riplinger, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA.
6. _____ Brown _____ + Gladys _____. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Gladys _____ Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: May 1971, Abbotsford, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA
Children:
- Richard Brown
- 3. Myrtle Brown was born on 8 Jan 1910 in Hull, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA; died on 7 May 1971 in Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in St. John’s Cemetery, Riplinger, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA.