RUSSELL C. WILKE
Mr. Russell C. Wilke, 58, of 3002 Fleetrun Court, Manitowoc, died early Sunday
morning, March 9, at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral services
will be 10:30 on Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 am at Holy Innocents
Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by
Rev. Leo J. Schmitt and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Wilke was born Dec. 2, 1927 at Manitowoc, son of Esther Nikels Wilke and
the late John Wilke. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Class of 1946.
He was a lifelong Manitowoc resident. He married Dorothy M. Smrz on July 9,
1949 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc.
Mr. Wilke had been employed for 36 years by Mirro Aluminum Co. where he held
various management positions. He was a member of Holy Innocents Catholic Church,
member and past president of Mirro Management Club and member of National
Management Association. Mr. Wilke had been active in the Manitowoc United Fund
and the American Cancer Society. He was also an honorary member of the Manitowoc
Musicians Local and had been a member of various musical groups including the
Gene Heier Orchestra, Manitowoc Marine Band and the Jazz Ensemble of the
University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Randy and
Kathy Wilke of Chicago, Illinois, and Robert Wilke, a student at Illinois-
Wesleyan University of Bloomington, Illinois; a daughter and son-in-law, Connie
and Harry Bookwalter of Grand Rapids, Michigan; his mother, Esther Wilke of
Manitowoc; a brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Jean Wilke of Manitowoc; and
two grandchildren, Brent Bookwalter and Ryan Wilke.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 4 pm to 8 pm Tuesday where
a prayer service will be at 7:30 pm led by Deacon Donald Gigure.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., March 10, 1986 page 15
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(Russell Wilke 02 Dec 1927 Mar 1986/SSDI)
Mr. Russell C. Wilke, 58, of 3002 Fleetrun Court, Manitowoc, died early Sunday
morning, March 9, at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral services
will be 10:30 on Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 am at Holy Innocents
Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by
Rev. Leo J. Schmitt and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Wilke was born Dec. 2, 1927 at Manitowoc, son of Esther Nikels Wilke and
the late John Wilke. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Class of 1946.
He was a lifelong Manitowoc resident. He married Dorothy M. Smrz on July 9,
1949 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc.
Mr. Wilke had been employed for 36 years by Mirro Aluminum Co. where he held
various management positions. He was a member of Holy Innocents Catholic Church,
member and past president of Mirro Management Club and member of National
Management Association. Mr. Wilke had been active in the Manitowoc United Fund
and the American Cancer Society. He was also an honorary member of the Manitowoc
Musicians Local and had been a member of various musical groups including the
Gene Heier Orchestra, Manitowoc Marine Band and the Jazz Ensemble of the
University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Randy and
Kathy Wilke of Chicago, Illinois, and Robert Wilke, a student at Illinois-
Wesleyan University of Bloomington, Illinois; a daughter and son-in-law, Connie
and Harry Bookwalter of Grand Rapids, Michigan; his mother, Esther Wilke of
Manitowoc; a brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Jean Wilke of Manitowoc; and
two grandchildren, Brent Bookwalter and Ryan Wilke.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 4 pm to 8 pm Tuesday where
a prayer service will be at 7:30 pm led by Deacon Donald Gigure.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., March 10, 1986 page 15
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(Russell Wilke 02 Dec 1927 Mar 1986/SSDI)
RUSSELL C. WILKE
Mr. Russell C. Wilke, 58, of 3002 Fleetrun Court, Manitowoc, died early Sunday
morning, March 9, at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral services
will be 10:30 on Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 am at Holy Innocents
Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by
Rev. Leo J. Schmitt and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Wilke was born Dec. 2, 1927 at Manitowoc, son of Esther Nikels Wilke and
the late John Wilke. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Class of 1946.
He was a lifelong Manitowoc resident. He married Dorothy M. Smrz on July 9,
1949 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc.
Mr. Wilke had been employed for 36 years by Mirro Aluminum Co. where he held
various management positions. He was a member of Holy Innocents Catholic Church,
member and past president of Mirro Management Club and member of National
Management Association. Mr. Wilke had been active in the Manitowoc United Fund
and the American Cancer Society. He was also an honorary member of the Manitowoc
Musicians Local and had been a member of various musical groups including the
Gene Heier Orchestra, Manitowoc Marine Band and the Jazz Ensemble of the
University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Randy and
Kathy Wilke of Chicago, Illinois, and Robert Wilke, a student at Illinois-
Wesleyan University of Bloomington, Illinois; a daughter and son-in-law, Connie
and Harry Bookwalter of Grand Rapids, Michigan; his mother, Esther Wilke of
Manitowoc; a brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Jean Wilke of Manitowoc; and
two grandchildren, Brent Bookwalter and Ryan Wilke.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 4 pm to 8 pm Tuesday where
a prayer service will be at 7:30 pm led by Deacon Donald Gigure.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., March 10, 1986 page 15
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(Russell Wilke 02 Dec 1927 Mar 1986/SSDI)
Mr. Russell C. Wilke, 58, of 3002 Fleetrun Court, Manitowoc, died early Sunday
morning, March 9, at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral services
will be 10:30 on Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 am at Holy Innocents
Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by
Rev. Leo J. Schmitt and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Wilke was born Dec. 2, 1927 at Manitowoc, son of Esther Nikels Wilke and
the late John Wilke. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Class of 1946.
He was a lifelong Manitowoc resident. He married Dorothy M. Smrz on July 9,
1949 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc.
Mr. Wilke had been employed for 36 years by Mirro Aluminum Co. where he held
various management positions. He was a member of Holy Innocents Catholic Church,
member and past president of Mirro Management Club and member of National
Management Association. Mr. Wilke had been active in the Manitowoc United Fund
and the American Cancer Society. He was also an honorary member of the Manitowoc
Musicians Local and had been a member of various musical groups including the
Gene Heier Orchestra, Manitowoc Marine Band and the Jazz Ensemble of the
University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Randy and
Kathy Wilke of Chicago, Illinois, and Robert Wilke, a student at Illinois-
Wesleyan University of Bloomington, Illinois; a daughter and son-in-law, Connie
and Harry Bookwalter of Grand Rapids, Michigan; his mother, Esther Wilke of
Manitowoc; a brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Jean Wilke of Manitowoc; and
two grandchildren, Brent Bookwalter and Ryan Wilke.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 4 pm to 8 pm Tuesday where
a prayer service will be at 7:30 pm led by Deacon Donald Gigure.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., March 10, 1986 page 15
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(Russell Wilke 02 Dec 1927 Mar 1986/SSDI)
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