Ralph F. Stayer

Stayer, Ralph F. Celebrating the Life of Ralph F. Stayer, Founder of Johnsonville Sausage. Today we celebrate the life of a true American. A life based on hard work, hope and the promise of a brighter tomorrow. The life is that of Ralph F. Stayer, the founder of Johnsonville Sausage. His life grew through a solid faith in the American dream and today we remember an accomplished man, father and fellow citizen, who as of June 24, 2007 has passed beyond the confines of the flesh and has moved into our hearts and memories. RF is survived by his wife, Alice, Naples, FL, his children, Launa and Paul Stayer-Maloney, Sheboygan, WI and Ralph and Shelly Stayer, Fond du Lac, WI, ten grandchildren, Julie and Alex Palomares, Sheboygan Falls, WI Jennifer and Sam Shaus, Maryland, Jill and Anthony Bonnett, Sheboygan, WI Michael and Nichole Suprick, Sheboygan, WI, Ralph Stayer, Milwaukee, WI Laura Stayer, Sheboygan Falls, WI Patrick and Jennifer Stayer, New York City, NY, Jonathan Wagner, Brittany Wagner, and Brooke Stayer-Wagner, all of Fond du Lac, WI, eleven great-grandchildren, Amelia, David, and Amanda Palomares, Nicholas DeRidder, Christopher and William Bonnett, Rex and Harry Suprick, Loki Stayer, and Owen and Ethan Stayer, three brothers, John and Donna Stayer, Raymond Stayer, and Robert and Henrietta Stayer, in-laws, Dorothy Brinkman, Ruth Wollenschlager, and Rita and Sam Crom, numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his sister, Margaret Rechelli, and his brother, Bernard Stayer. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 12:00 PM noon, Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, 8th and Huron Ave., Sheboygan, Wisconsin The Rev. James E. Connell, pastor of Holy Name will officiate. Family and friends are welcome at the church on Saturday from 9:00 AM until the time of Mass. Entombment will take place in the Gardens of Peace Mausoleum, Kohler, Wisconsin. In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Boys and Girls Club of Sheboygan County Foundation, c/o N5531 Cty Rd S, Plymouth, WI 53073 or Lake Country Academy. Condolences may be emailed to the family at: ralphstayer@lippertfuneralhome.com The Lippert-Olson Funeral Home, 1132 Superior Avenue, Sheboygan Wisconsin has been entrusted with RF's arrangements.