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Obit: Brocher, Wilfred A. (1914 – 2004)
Surnames: Brocher, Weber, Mertens, Eesley, Cornils, Shoemaker, Haws, Jaklin, Klein, Clark, James, Gauthier, Klabunde ---Source: Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wis.) May 3, 2004 ---Brocher, Wilfred A. (20 Sept. 1914 – 1 May 2004) Wilfred A. Brocher Wilfred A. Brocher, age 89, of 2401 Polk St., Two Rivers, died Saturday morning, May 1, 2004, at Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at St. Peter the Fisherman Parish - Holy Redeemer Site, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. William O’Brien with cremation to follow. He was born Sept. 20, 1914 in Merrill, Wis., son of the late Hans and Eva Weber Brocher. He attended St. Luke’s Grade School and graduated from Washington High School, Two Rivers, class of 1932. Wilfred spent several years on The Great Lakes as a crew member on iron ore carriers. On Jan. 17, 1942, he married the former Edna Mertens at St. Lukes Catholic Church, Two Rivers. She preceded him in death on Sept. 15, 1998. Wilfred was employed as a welder at Hamilton Manufacturing, Two Rivers, until his retirement in 1976. He volunteered much of his time at the Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Cheryl Brocher, Two Rivers, Michael and Terry Brocher, Two Rivers; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Mary Sue and Terry Eesley, Two Rivers, Ellen Cornils, Appleton, Ann and Randy Shoemaker, Story City, Iowa; 14 grandchildren, Lee (Michelle) Brocher, Stephanie Brocher, Dawn (Troy) Haws, Amy (Jim) Jaklin, Deanne (Jamie) Klein, Tori (Shawn) Clark, Kara Cornils, Trina (David) James, Jessica, Marshall and Logan Shoemaker, Tanya and Patrick Brocher; 14 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Carol Gauthier, Manitowoc, Arlene (Edward) Klabunde, Manitowoc; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. He was also preceded in death by one grandson, Jason John Cornils; a son-in-law, Vernon Cornils; two sisters and four brothers. The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Peter the Fisherman - Holy Redeemer Site, Two Rivers, on Wednesday, May 5, 2004, from 4 p.m. until the time of Mass at 6 p.m. The Klein & Stangel Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Two Rivers is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
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