Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Reedsville. The Rev. Tom Long will celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery with military graveside services accorded by Amvets Post 31032 of Reedsville.
Vernon was born Dec. 19, 1928 in Reedsville, son of the late Joseph and Mary Fritsch Kabat. Vernon was a 1947 graduate of Reedsville High School. On Jan. 8, 1951, Vernon entered the U.S. Army serving in the Korean Conflict and was discharged on Oct. 9, 1952. Vernon owned and operated Vernon's Service Store in Reedsville for 16 years and leased space for the U.S. Postal Office. He also owned and operated Vern's Service Station in Reedsville and Manitowoc. Vernon was also a past employee of Mirro Aluminum Boat Factory and the Manitowoc Equipment Works. Vernon and his sister Mary Ann moved to Reno, Nev., for 13 years when he worked as a receiving clerk at Warehouse markets retiring in 1987 and moving back to Reedsville.
Vernon was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church of Reedsville, American Legion Post #199 of Reedsville 49et8 Local 31130, Amvets Post 31032 of Reedsville, Life Member of the Disabled American Veteran (DAV), past member of the Reedsville Lions Club where he served as president.
Survivors include his sister Mary Ann Kabat of Reedsville, one brother and three-sisters-in-law, Donald and Eileen Kabat of Port Charlotte, Fla., Nora Kabat of Sun City, Ariz., Darlene Hoffman of Manitowoc. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends survive. Vernon was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers George and Joseph and one nephew Donald Kabat Jr.
Herald Times Reporter, September 19, 2001 P. A8
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Reedsville. The Rev. Tom Long will celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery with military graveside services accorded by Amvets Post 31032 of Reedsville.
Vernon was born Dec. 19, 1928 in Reedsville, son of the late Joseph and Mary Fritsch Kabat. Vernon was a 1947 graduate of Reedsville High School. On Jan. 8, 1951, Vernon entered the U.S. Army serving in the Korean Conflict and was discharged on Oct. 9, 1952. Vernon owned and operated Vernon's Service Store in Reedsville for 16 years and leased space for the U.S. Postal Office. He also owned and operated Vern's Service Station in Reedsville and Manitowoc. Vernon was also a past employee of Mirro Aluminum Boat Factory and the Manitowoc Equipment Works. Vernon and his sister Mary Ann moved to Reno, Nev., for 13 years when he worked as a receiving clerk at Warehouse markets retiring in 1987 and moving back to Reedsville.
Vernon was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church of Reedsville, American Legion Post #199 of Reedsville 49et8 Local 31130, Amvets Post 31032 of Reedsville, Life Member of the Disabled American Veteran (DAV), past member of the Reedsville Lions Club where he served as president.
Survivors include his sister Mary Ann Kabat of Reedsville, one brother and three-sisters-in-law, Donald and Eileen Kabat of Port Charlotte, Fla., Nora Kabat of Sun City, Ariz., Darlene Hoffman of Manitowoc. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends survive. Vernon was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers George and Joseph and one nephew Donald Kabat Jr.
Herald Times Reporter, September 19, 2001 P. A8
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