Eugene Rendmeister

Rendmeister, Eugene (Gene) F.

Eugene (Gene) F. Rendmeister, 83, of Merrillan (formerly from Marshfield) passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at his home.

He was born November 15, 1929, in the town of Sherry to the late Frank and Grace Rendmeister. After graduating from high school he married Yvonne Eckes on November 27, 1952. He was employed by Marshfield Water and Light. He retired from there in 1978 and purchased the Thunderbird Roller Rink in Hatfield. This was one of his dreams for years and when the chance came up he could not wait to pursue this. After many years of planning built his dream house on Arnold Creek in Hatfield. This became Gene's home place, where he enjoyed the company of family and friends as often as he could. Gene was always there to offer advice, share his knowledge, crack a few jokes, and overall just enjoy every minute of life. Throughout the years Gene was an avid outdoorsman. He loved camping, fishing, hunting, spending time with family, and sitting around a campfire.

He is survived by his wife, Yvonne; his six children, Rhonda Rendmeister of Neillsville; Renee (Allan) Drescher of Green Bay; Rand (Lisa) Rendmeister of Merrillan; Ryan (Jeanne) Rendmeister of Hewitt; Roxanne (Doug) Schulz of Chili; and Rise (Ed) Schoen of Neillsville. He is further survived by 15 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren.

The family will hold celebration of Gene's life held at a later date.

Cremation Society of Wisconsin is serving the family. Online condolences may be left at www.cremationsociety-wi.com.