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Paul Ansfield Obituary
Oshkosh - Paul J. Ansfield passed away peacefully with his family by his side on July 13, 2018.
Paul was born and grew up in Milwaukee. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison, post graduate degree from Marquette University and PhD from Purdue University.
Dr. Ansfield was a professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh for 40 years, nine of which he also served as chairperson of the psychology department. While at UW Oshkosh, Paul was a senior consultant at the former Richard W. Koehn Institute for Information Services.
Paul was an avid sailor. He loved to sail competitively on Lake Winnebago and the Great Lakes. Paul was a past Commodore of the Pioneer Yacht Club, member of United States Sailing Association and Executive Director of PHRF (Performance Handicap Fleet).
Paul had a wide variety of interests and participated in MMC (the organization that founded Oshkosh Sawdust Days), Oshkosh Rotary Club and volunteered at Mercy Medical Center.
Paul enjoyed playing his euphonium and tuba in New Horizons Band and Tuba Christmas. He was also known to cut a rug with the TC Dance Club. Paul enjoyed traveling and had a great fondness for cooking (and eating). Paul and Sandy have been long time members of Congregation B'Nai Israel.
Paul is survived by Sandy, his wife of 60 years, son Joel Ansfield, daughter Judy Hebert (husband David J.) grandchildren Erin Kraebber (Karl), Corey Ansfield (fiancée Kelsey Garthoff), great grandchildren Allyson and Hadley Kraebber and sister Miriam Ansfield.
A visitation will be held at Fiss & Bills-Poklasny Funeral Home, 865 S. Westhaven Dr., on Thursday, July 19, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. A private burial service will follow at Riverside Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made to MACC Fund for childhood cancer research.
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July 23, 2018
Paul was a Customer at Northern Telephone & Data (NTD) for many many years, he stopped in frequently and had grown to be one of our favorite customers. Such a sweet man. He will be missed.
Gifford and Ellen Gibson
July 19, 2018
Paul was a fine gentleman and I have fond memories of the many hours we spent together because of our common interest in sailing. He was kind and thoughtful. He contributed a lot of fun to my life. I shall miss him. Ellen and I wish Sandy and their children the best in the coming years. It was evident to us that Paul truly loved his family.
Sue Schierstedt
July 19, 2018
Paul was a mentor to me. He was firm, understanding and kind. He taught me how to handle mistakes and to prioritize. I enjoyed learning from Paul and working with him at the Koehn Institute. He shared his love for his family, sailing and computers. My husband and I enjoyed spending time with Sandy and Paul. God bless him.
Judy and Bill Kellner
July 16, 2018
Bill and I are so saddened by this. We are so glad we had a chance to spend time with Paul and Sandy in February at the US Sailing meeting in St Petersburg. We enjoyed going to dinner with him, one of his favorite pastimes. He was such a huge contributor to the national and local PHRF groups. He will be missed by everyone.
John Burr
July 16, 2018
Paul's death came as a shock because before he left UW Oshkosh we had spent many long and delightful lunch hours at the student union with various other faculty. Although my hometown was Ripon, the family traveled to Milwaukee many times to visit some relatives who owned a candy store, theatres , Schwartz's Bookstore. the auditorium, Maders, buying Castlefilms at the Boston Store, and other events and places. My personal memories date back to the late 1930's. Although I am not a sailor as was Paul, we generally agreed on what and whom we liked and disliked.
John Burr
Philosophy
John and Shirley Lucas
July 15, 2018
Shirley and I send our condolences to Paul's family. We were sad to hear of his passing.
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