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William Taylor Plumb

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William Taylor Plumb

Birth
Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
13 Apr 1997 (aged 75)
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
G-4-16-1
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William T. Plumb, age 75, of 1508 Orchard Drive, Manitowoc, died Sunday evening,
April 13, 1997, at St. Vincent's Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday April 17, 1997, at First
Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. Rev. William Plank will officiate with burial
to follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born March 26, 1922, at Beloit, Wis., son of the late Robert and Eunice
Marks Plumb. He grew up and was educated in Beloit, graduating from Beloit High
School. Bill also graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He married
Helen D. Rudolph August 7, 1945, in Manitowoc. Bill farmed in southern Wisconsin
until moving to Manitowoc in 1955. In Manitowoc, he owned and operated Plumb
Orchard and Garden Supply until his retirement in 1987. He served with the United
States Air Force during World War II, serving over seas in the European Theatre
flying missions out of England. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church
and a member of the Church Chancel Choir. Bill was a member of Izaak Walton League
Chapter 138, of Manitowoc, served as president and secretary for a number of years
and received the Rahr Diamond Award for his work with Local Chapter 138. He was a
member and treasurer of the Masquers, Inc., Manitowoc, and a member of the Men's
Garden Club, Manitowoc. Bill was a Master Gardener.
Survivors include his wife, Helen, Manitowoc; one son and daughter-in-law, David
and Shelley Plumb, Eagan, Minn.; one daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Thomas
O'Connor, Watertown, Wis.; two grandaughters (sic), Laura and Ellen Plumb, Eagan,
Minn., four brothers and three sisters-in-law, R. Dale and Lucy Plumb, Janesville,
Wis., Mahlon and Doris Plumb, Merrillville, Ind., Stanley Plumb, Milwaukee, Roger
and Alice Plumb, Plymouth, Minn.; one sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Charles
Luedtke, Coronado, Calif. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and
friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
Relatives may call at the Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from
5-8 p.m. on Wednedsay (sic).
Herald Times Reporter, April 15, 1997 P. A2
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[bur. on Hugo Rudolph lot]
William T. Plumb, age 75, of 1508 Orchard Drive, Manitowoc, died Sunday evening,
April 13, 1997, at St. Vincent's Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday April 17, 1997, at First
Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. Rev. William Plank will officiate with burial
to follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born March 26, 1922, at Beloit, Wis., son of the late Robert and Eunice
Marks Plumb. He grew up and was educated in Beloit, graduating from Beloit High
School. Bill also graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He married
Helen D. Rudolph August 7, 1945, in Manitowoc. Bill farmed in southern Wisconsin
until moving to Manitowoc in 1955. In Manitowoc, he owned and operated Plumb
Orchard and Garden Supply until his retirement in 1987. He served with the United
States Air Force during World War II, serving over seas in the European Theatre
flying missions out of England. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church
and a member of the Church Chancel Choir. Bill was a member of Izaak Walton League
Chapter 138, of Manitowoc, served as president and secretary for a number of years
and received the Rahr Diamond Award for his work with Local Chapter 138. He was a
member and treasurer of the Masquers, Inc., Manitowoc, and a member of the Men's
Garden Club, Manitowoc. Bill was a Master Gardener.
Survivors include his wife, Helen, Manitowoc; one son and daughter-in-law, David
and Shelley Plumb, Eagan, Minn.; one daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Thomas
O'Connor, Watertown, Wis.; two grandaughters (sic), Laura and Ellen Plumb, Eagan,
Minn., four brothers and three sisters-in-law, R. Dale and Lucy Plumb, Janesville,
Wis., Mahlon and Doris Plumb, Merrillville, Ind., Stanley Plumb, Milwaukee, Roger
and Alice Plumb, Plymouth, Minn.; one sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Charles
Luedtke, Coronado, Calif. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and
friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
Relatives may call at the Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from
5-8 p.m. on Wednedsay (sic).
Herald Times Reporter, April 15, 1997 P. A2
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[bur. on Hugo Rudolph lot]


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