David Johan Aul, age 99, died on July 26, 2017 at Our House Senior Living in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
David was born to David and Dora (nee Felder) Aul at their Chicago home on March 21, 1918. He was the eldest of 8 children.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 75 years Margaret Helen (nee Bensen) Aul, as well as all but one of his siblings. As a young man, David ventured from Chicago to work in the Civilian Conservation Core in Oregon. He then worked for 30 years as a machinist for International Harvester in Melrose Park.
He met his wife Margaret in Chicago and was married in September of 1940. The two of them raised their four children, David, Gloria, Thomas, and Jerry, in the Melrose Park home that they purchased and lived in for 70 years. David remained active in his worker’s union for many years as a volunteer after retiring. He enjoyed family gatherings and the antics and accomplishments of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren as they grew up.
He was a devout member of Apostle’s Lutheran Church and then St. John’s Lutheran Church in La Grange before moving to Rice Lake WI following the death of his wife in 2016. He enjoyed going to church with his son Jerry and his wife, visits from out-of-town family, and regular social visits by hospice volunteers.
Survivors include sister Mary Silcox, His four children, daughters-in-law Pauline and Melissa, son-in-law Walter Olms, eleven grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral was held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, LaGrange, IL. Interment at Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst.
~Appleyard Funeral Home, Rice Lake
David was born to David and Dora (nee Felder) Aul at their Chicago home on March 21, 1918. He was the eldest of 8 children.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 75 years Margaret Helen (nee Bensen) Aul, as well as all but one of his siblings. As a young man, David ventured from Chicago to work in the Civilian Conservation Core in Oregon. He then worked for 30 years as a machinist for International Harvester in Melrose Park.
He met his wife Margaret in Chicago and was married in September of 1940. The two of them raised their four children, David, Gloria, Thomas, and Jerry, in the Melrose Park home that they purchased and lived in for 70 years. David remained active in his worker’s union for many years as a volunteer after retiring. He enjoyed family gatherings and the antics and accomplishments of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren as they grew up.
He was a devout member of Apostle’s Lutheran Church and then St. John’s Lutheran Church in La Grange before moving to Rice Lake WI following the death of his wife in 2016. He enjoyed going to church with his son Jerry and his wife, visits from out-of-town family, and regular social visits by hospice volunteers.
Survivors include sister Mary Silcox, His four children, daughters-in-law Pauline and Melissa, son-in-law Walter Olms, eleven grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral was held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, LaGrange, IL. Interment at Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst.
~Appleyard Funeral Home, Rice Lake
David Johan Aul, age 99, died on July 26, 2017 at Our House Senior Living in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
David was born to David and Dora (nee Felder) Aul at their Chicago home on March 21, 1918. He was the eldest of 8 children.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 75 years Margaret Helen (nee Bensen) Aul, as well as all but one of his siblings. As a young man, David ventured from Chicago to work in the Civilian Conservation Core in Oregon. He then worked for 30 years as a machinist for International Harvester in Melrose Park.
He met his wife Margaret in Chicago and was married in September of 1940. The two of them raised their four children, David, Gloria, Thomas, and Jerry, in the Melrose Park home that they purchased and lived in for 70 years. David remained active in his worker’s union for many years as a volunteer after retiring. He enjoyed family gatherings and the antics and accomplishments of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren as they grew up.
He was a devout member of Apostle’s Lutheran Church and then St. John’s Lutheran Church in La Grange before moving to Rice Lake WI following the death of his wife in 2016. He enjoyed going to church with his son Jerry and his wife, visits from out-of-town family, and regular social visits by hospice volunteers.
Survivors include sister Mary Silcox, His four children, daughters-in-law Pauline and Melissa, son-in-law Walter Olms, eleven grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral was held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, LaGrange, IL. Interment at Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst.
~Appleyard Funeral Home, Rice Lake
David was born to David and Dora (nee Felder) Aul at their Chicago home on March 21, 1918. He was the eldest of 8 children.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 75 years Margaret Helen (nee Bensen) Aul, as well as all but one of his siblings. As a young man, David ventured from Chicago to work in the Civilian Conservation Core in Oregon. He then worked for 30 years as a machinist for International Harvester in Melrose Park.
He met his wife Margaret in Chicago and was married in September of 1940. The two of them raised their four children, David, Gloria, Thomas, and Jerry, in the Melrose Park home that they purchased and lived in for 70 years. David remained active in his worker’s union for many years as a volunteer after retiring. He enjoyed family gatherings and the antics and accomplishments of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren as they grew up.
He was a devout member of Apostle’s Lutheran Church and then St. John’s Lutheran Church in La Grange before moving to Rice Lake WI following the death of his wife in 2016. He enjoyed going to church with his son Jerry and his wife, visits from out-of-town family, and regular social visits by hospice volunteers.
Survivors include sister Mary Silcox, His four children, daughters-in-law Pauline and Melissa, son-in-law Walter Olms, eleven grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral was held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, LaGrange, IL. Interment at Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst.
~Appleyard Funeral Home, Rice Lake
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