Robert Wilson "Bob" Thornton, age 84, of Redgranite, passed away at his home Wednesday morning, March 9, 2022.
He was born June 19, 1937, in Berlin, a son of Thomas and Isabel (Moir) Thornton.
Bob attended the Berlin High School. After High School he worked at the Redgranite Pickle Factory until he was drafted into the United States Army. In the 60's he was stationed in Fort Worth TX. He worked at the Berlin Foundry and tended bar at Elmer's Place in Redgranite. Bob was a faithful, active member of the First Congregational Church of Redgranite for many years.
He married Virginia Schrader on June 30, 1962, in the First Congregational Church of Redgranite. Virginia, his wife of almost 60 years survives.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents and stepmother Lucy (Rowlands) Thornton; sisters and brothers-in-law Christine (Blaine) Hudson, Jeanne (James) Kelly; brothers and sisters-in-law William (Dorothy) Thornton, Alexander (Rose) Thornton; brother Thomas Thornton: and two stepbrothers Crodoc and Clarence Rowlands.
Bob is survived by his wife Virginia, two daughters Nancy Thornton and Patricia Henson, three grandchildren Kayleigh Henson, Kiera Henson, Ian (Kimberly Klapper) Henson, and two great grandchildren Isadora Adair Jade Klapper, and Lucian Allen Clive Henson, his brother and sister-in-law Karl and Jeanette Schrader, sister-in-law Louise Thornton, and several nieces and nephews, cousins, and many friends.
Bob loved spending time with his family and friends. The last few years he became an avid Green Bay Gambler's hockey fan, going to the home games with his granddaughters and updating on the scores of the games that they couldn't attend. He also enjoyed going to Green Bay Packer games with his grandchildren. In the summer he enjoyed sitting in his gazebo, talking with his friends, plowing snow in the winter, or just riding on a pontoon boat with his family in Eagle River. Bob was a man of few words, but he loved people, be it behind the bar at Elmer's, sitting at it talking with friends, visiting Lambeau Lanes where, when he was younger, he was an avid bowler, or at church on Sunday.
FUNERAL SERVICES for Bob Thornton will be held Monday, March 14th. at 11:30 A.M. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Redgranite. (The Church is located on the East side of Redgranite, South of Highway 21, across from the Shell Station.) Reverend Jennifer Czarnota will Officiate.
VISITATION: Friends may call at the Church from 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Monday only prior to the time of Services.
Following the Services, Bob will be laid to rest in the Foster Road Cemetery, Redgranite, and a lunch will be served in the Parish Hall following the cemetery services.
Should relatives and friends desire, Memorials will be appreciated in Bob's Memory in place of flowers.
The Ruminski Funeral Home of Redgranite is assisting the Thornton family with arrangements. (920) 566-2313.
Posted online on March 11, 2022
Published in Oshkosh Northwestern
He was born June 19, 1937, in Berlin, a son of Thomas and Isabel (Moir) Thornton.
Bob attended the Berlin High School. After High School he worked at the Redgranite Pickle Factory until he was drafted into the United States Army. In the 60's he was stationed in Fort Worth TX. He worked at the Berlin Foundry and tended bar at Elmer's Place in Redgranite. Bob was a faithful, active member of the First Congregational Church of Redgranite for many years.
He married Virginia Schrader on June 30, 1962, in the First Congregational Church of Redgranite. Virginia, his wife of almost 60 years survives.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents and stepmother Lucy (Rowlands) Thornton; sisters and brothers-in-law Christine (Blaine) Hudson, Jeanne (James) Kelly; brothers and sisters-in-law William (Dorothy) Thornton, Alexander (Rose) Thornton; brother Thomas Thornton: and two stepbrothers Crodoc and Clarence Rowlands.
Bob is survived by his wife Virginia, two daughters Nancy Thornton and Patricia Henson, three grandchildren Kayleigh Henson, Kiera Henson, Ian (Kimberly Klapper) Henson, and two great grandchildren Isadora Adair Jade Klapper, and Lucian Allen Clive Henson, his brother and sister-in-law Karl and Jeanette Schrader, sister-in-law Louise Thornton, and several nieces and nephews, cousins, and many friends.
Bob loved spending time with his family and friends. The last few years he became an avid Green Bay Gambler's hockey fan, going to the home games with his granddaughters and updating on the scores of the games that they couldn't attend. He also enjoyed going to Green Bay Packer games with his grandchildren. In the summer he enjoyed sitting in his gazebo, talking with his friends, plowing snow in the winter, or just riding on a pontoon boat with his family in Eagle River. Bob was a man of few words, but he loved people, be it behind the bar at Elmer's, sitting at it talking with friends, visiting Lambeau Lanes where, when he was younger, he was an avid bowler, or at church on Sunday.
FUNERAL SERVICES for Bob Thornton will be held Monday, March 14th. at 11:30 A.M. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Redgranite. (The Church is located on the East side of Redgranite, South of Highway 21, across from the Shell Station.) Reverend Jennifer Czarnota will Officiate.
VISITATION: Friends may call at the Church from 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Monday only prior to the time of Services.
Following the Services, Bob will be laid to rest in the Foster Road Cemetery, Redgranite, and a lunch will be served in the Parish Hall following the cemetery services.
Should relatives and friends desire, Memorials will be appreciated in Bob's Memory in place of flowers.
The Ruminski Funeral Home of Redgranite is assisting the Thornton family with arrangements. (920) 566-2313.
Posted online on March 11, 2022
Published in Oshkosh Northwestern
Robert Wilson "Bob" Thornton, age 84, of Redgranite, passed away at his home Wednesday morning, March 9, 2022.
He was born June 19, 1937, in Berlin, a son of Thomas and Isabel (Moir) Thornton.
Bob attended the Berlin High School. After High School he worked at the Redgranite Pickle Factory until he was drafted into the United States Army. In the 60's he was stationed in Fort Worth TX. He worked at the Berlin Foundry and tended bar at Elmer's Place in Redgranite. Bob was a faithful, active member of the First Congregational Church of Redgranite for many years.
He married Virginia Schrader on June 30, 1962, in the First Congregational Church of Redgranite. Virginia, his wife of almost 60 years survives.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents and stepmother Lucy (Rowlands) Thornton; sisters and brothers-in-law Christine (Blaine) Hudson, Jeanne (James) Kelly; brothers and sisters-in-law William (Dorothy) Thornton, Alexander (Rose) Thornton; brother Thomas Thornton: and two stepbrothers Crodoc and Clarence Rowlands.
Bob is survived by his wife Virginia, two daughters Nancy Thornton and Patricia Henson, three grandchildren Kayleigh Henson, Kiera Henson, Ian (Kimberly Klapper) Henson, and two great grandchildren Isadora Adair Jade Klapper, and Lucian Allen Clive Henson, his brother and sister-in-law Karl and Jeanette Schrader, sister-in-law Louise Thornton, and several nieces and nephews, cousins, and many friends.
Bob loved spending time with his family and friends. The last few years he became an avid Green Bay Gambler's hockey fan, going to the home games with his granddaughters and updating on the scores of the games that they couldn't attend. He also enjoyed going to Green Bay Packer games with his grandchildren. In the summer he enjoyed sitting in his gazebo, talking with his friends, plowing snow in the winter, or just riding on a pontoon boat with his family in Eagle River. Bob was a man of few words, but he loved people, be it behind the bar at Elmer's, sitting at it talking with friends, visiting Lambeau Lanes where, when he was younger, he was an avid bowler, or at church on Sunday.
FUNERAL SERVICES for Bob Thornton will be held Monday, March 14th. at 11:30 A.M. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Redgranite. (The Church is located on the East side of Redgranite, South of Highway 21, across from the Shell Station.) Reverend Jennifer Czarnota will Officiate.
VISITATION: Friends may call at the Church from 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Monday only prior to the time of Services.
Following the Services, Bob will be laid to rest in the Foster Road Cemetery, Redgranite, and a lunch will be served in the Parish Hall following the cemetery services.
Should relatives and friends desire, Memorials will be appreciated in Bob's Memory in place of flowers.
The Ruminski Funeral Home of Redgranite is assisting the Thornton family with arrangements. (920) 566-2313.
Posted online on March 11, 2022
Published in Oshkosh Northwestern
He was born June 19, 1937, in Berlin, a son of Thomas and Isabel (Moir) Thornton.
Bob attended the Berlin High School. After High School he worked at the Redgranite Pickle Factory until he was drafted into the United States Army. In the 60's he was stationed in Fort Worth TX. He worked at the Berlin Foundry and tended bar at Elmer's Place in Redgranite. Bob was a faithful, active member of the First Congregational Church of Redgranite for many years.
He married Virginia Schrader on June 30, 1962, in the First Congregational Church of Redgranite. Virginia, his wife of almost 60 years survives.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents and stepmother Lucy (Rowlands) Thornton; sisters and brothers-in-law Christine (Blaine) Hudson, Jeanne (James) Kelly; brothers and sisters-in-law William (Dorothy) Thornton, Alexander (Rose) Thornton; brother Thomas Thornton: and two stepbrothers Crodoc and Clarence Rowlands.
Bob is survived by his wife Virginia, two daughters Nancy Thornton and Patricia Henson, three grandchildren Kayleigh Henson, Kiera Henson, Ian (Kimberly Klapper) Henson, and two great grandchildren Isadora Adair Jade Klapper, and Lucian Allen Clive Henson, his brother and sister-in-law Karl and Jeanette Schrader, sister-in-law Louise Thornton, and several nieces and nephews, cousins, and many friends.
Bob loved spending time with his family and friends. The last few years he became an avid Green Bay Gambler's hockey fan, going to the home games with his granddaughters and updating on the scores of the games that they couldn't attend. He also enjoyed going to Green Bay Packer games with his grandchildren. In the summer he enjoyed sitting in his gazebo, talking with his friends, plowing snow in the winter, or just riding on a pontoon boat with his family in Eagle River. Bob was a man of few words, but he loved people, be it behind the bar at Elmer's, sitting at it talking with friends, visiting Lambeau Lanes where, when he was younger, he was an avid bowler, or at church on Sunday.
FUNERAL SERVICES for Bob Thornton will be held Monday, March 14th. at 11:30 A.M. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Redgranite. (The Church is located on the East side of Redgranite, South of Highway 21, across from the Shell Station.) Reverend Jennifer Czarnota will Officiate.
VISITATION: Friends may call at the Church from 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Monday only prior to the time of Services.
Following the Services, Bob will be laid to rest in the Foster Road Cemetery, Redgranite, and a lunch will be served in the Parish Hall following the cemetery services.
Should relatives and friends desire, Memorials will be appreciated in Bob's Memory in place of flowers.
The Ruminski Funeral Home of Redgranite is assisting the Thornton family with arrangements. (920) 566-2313.
Posted online on March 11, 2022
Published in Oshkosh Northwestern
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