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Gerald Wipfli

1921 - 2017

Gerald Wipfli obituary, 1921-2017, Nekoosa, WI

BORN

1921

DIED

2017

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Nekoosa, Wisconsin

Gerald Wipfli Obituary

Wipfli, Gerald (Bud)

Pfc. Gerald F. (Bud) Wipfli

After 73 years, the United States Army is bringing Pfc Gerald Wipfli home to his family to be laid to rest.

Gerald was born February 13, 1921 in Nekoosa to Dominick and Anna (Brickner) Wipfli. He attended school in Nekoosa and worked at Nekoosa Port Edwards Paper Co. for a short time before entering the Army in September of 1942.

Gerald was reported missing in action in November of 1944. He was last seen in Schmitt, Germany and was not present on the reorganizing of his Army Unit. He was presumptively declared deceased in November of 1945.

The family of Gerald was notified on July 27th of 2017 that his remains had been located in Schmitt, Germany by a Utility Company laying cable in 2010. His remains were identified by DNA testing.

Gerald is being returned to his family for a full Military funeral at Sacred Heart Church with burial to follow at Riverside Cemetery, next to his mother and father in Nekoosa.

Gerald is survived by one sister Elizabeth (Wipfli) Barth Michaels, many nieces and nephews and special friends Ed and Anita Tiebax of the Netherlands. Gerald was preceded in death by his parents Dominick and Anna Wipfli, 3 brothers George, Edmund, and Joseph Wipfli. 9 sisters Bertha Stellmacher, Helen Gray, Josephine Paulson, Margaret Martin, Eleanor Hostetter, Genevieve Weinbauer, Madeline Brown, MaryAnn Moreau, and Geraldine Garcia.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday September 23, 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nekoosa. Rev. John Swing will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church from 10:00 am Saturday until time of service at 11:00 am. Burial, with Military Rites, will be at Riverside Cemetery in Nekoosa. Feldner/Ritchay Funeral Home is assisting the family. Online condolences can be express at ritchayfuneralhome.com.



Published by Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune from Sep. 19 to Sep. 20, 2017.
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Welcome home PFC Wipfli. I am glad your sister is able to honor you in the manner you so deserved. May your soul in Heaven be smiling down as you are honored by your family and friends and community in this tribute.

Janet Shymanski Keyzer

September 23, 2017

Welcome home Mr. Wipfli. God bless.

Julie Hintz-Enerson

September 19, 2017

This is an unbelievable story. God bless PFC Wipfli. You are finally home where you belong. Thank you for your service and sacrifice for our country.

Nicole Leiter

September 19, 2017

I thank God for this mans service and that he is now able to be buried with the honor he deserves. I pray that his family is now able to have a new sense of peace.

Thankful American

September 19, 2017

Welcome Home and May You Finally Rest In Peace. Thank You For Your Service. Salute!

Joan Parker

September 19, 2017

Thank you for your service for our country. Welcome home.

Proud American

September 19, 2017

May he Rest In Peace . We also thank Gerald for his service for our country.
God Bless Him

Don & Donna Rehman

September 19, 2017

Betty,

Our condolences and deepest respect to your family for the price paid by your brother. We know his soul was long ago already in heaven.

Dan & Shawn Joling

September 19, 2017

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Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Nekoosa, WI

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615 1st Street, Nekoosa, WI 54457

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