Bernard was born 26 August 1924 in Adams, Adams Co., WI and died 2011 in Fond du Lac Co., WI. He and Laurel married 1 January 1980 at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas, NV. It was Laurel's first marriage, but Bernard had been married before. His father's name was Carl Lobenstein and Bernard had at least one sibling, Helen Lobenstein.
[contributed by Teresa Robertson 24 Mar 2013]
Son of Carl and Hazel (Wells) Lobenstein. Brother of Helen, Lawrence, Muriel, Joan, Joyce, Janet & Joseph.
From BEAVER DAM DAILY CITIZEN:
PORTAGE/RIPON - Bernard A. Lobenstein, 86, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon.
Bernie was born Aug. 26, 1924, in Adams, the son of Carl J. and Hazel B. Wells Lobenstein. In 1946, he was married to Audrey L. McNutt; they had eight children together. In 1980, he married Laurel Nelson. Bernard graduated from Adams-Friendship High School in 1941. He joined the Air Force and was trained to fly B-25 bomber planes during World War II. After the war, he served in the Air Force Reserve at the Tomah Armory as a lieutenant and later joined the Army National Guard in the 732nd Maintenance Battalion in Tomah. He was assigned as a first lieutenant platoon leader and retired as a captain from the Guard. He first was employed with REA in Adams and then was employed with Wisconsin Power & Light in Tomah, DeForest and Portage. He retired from Power & Light and moved to Sun City West in Arizona until May 2011. Bernie was an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed his hunting trips out west with his sons and lifelong friend, Nello Felton of Tomah.
Bernard is survived by his second wife, Laurel Nelson Lobenstein of Ripon; his children, Dennis (Joanne) Lobenstein of Spring Green, Gary (Joan) Lobenstein of Dodgeville, Rick (Kathy) Lobenstein of Reedsburg, Shari (Dan) Rataczak of Montello, Julie (Mark) Jordahl of Portage, Terry (Mark) Plesek of Middleton, and Jane (Craig) Boller of Belmond, Iowa; his 12 grandchildren, Ryan (Hillary) Lobenstein, Michelle (Rick) Marx, David Lobenstein, Joe Lobenstein, Matt (Mindy) Rataczak, Kori (Greg) Coddington, Josh Lobenstein, Karyn (Shawn) Burcum, Sharyn Jordahl, Lisa Jordahl, Mike Jordahl and Harry Plesek; five great-grandchildren, Lily Coddington, Luke Marx, Grady and Audra Lobenstein and Coalten Rataczak; his sisters, Muriel (Tony) Ruesch of Vesper, Joan Davenport of Dayton, Ore., Joyce Tormoen of Camp Douglas, and Janet (Gale) Myers of Glendale, Ariz.; his brother, Joe (Shari) Lobenstein of Carlton, Ore.; his brother-in-law, Donald Kuhnke of Wisconsin Rapids; his sister-in-law, Betty Hancock Lobenstein of Friendship; and many other relatives and friends. Bernie was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Hazel Lobenstein; his sister, Helen Kuhnke; his brother, Lawrence Lobenstein; his infant son, David; and the mother of his children, Audrey Lobenstein, in 2007.
A special thank you to the staff at Michalene's/Maple Crest Independent and Assisted Living Community for their special care given to our dad the past three months and the Ripon Medical Center's staff in his final days.
A private family interment will take place at [West] Arkdale Cemetery with military honors. In lieu of memorial donations, the family asks that you take time to do a good deed for someone and keep contact with your family and friends in memory of Bernie.
Posted in Obituaries on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 10:54 pm
[contributed by Teresa Robertson 24 Mar 2013]
Son of Carl and Hazel (Wells) Lobenstein. Brother of Helen, Lawrence, Muriel, Joan, Joyce, Janet & Joseph.
From BEAVER DAM DAILY CITIZEN:
PORTAGE/RIPON - Bernard A. Lobenstein, 86, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon.
Bernie was born Aug. 26, 1924, in Adams, the son of Carl J. and Hazel B. Wells Lobenstein. In 1946, he was married to Audrey L. McNutt; they had eight children together. In 1980, he married Laurel Nelson. Bernard graduated from Adams-Friendship High School in 1941. He joined the Air Force and was trained to fly B-25 bomber planes during World War II. After the war, he served in the Air Force Reserve at the Tomah Armory as a lieutenant and later joined the Army National Guard in the 732nd Maintenance Battalion in Tomah. He was assigned as a first lieutenant platoon leader and retired as a captain from the Guard. He first was employed with REA in Adams and then was employed with Wisconsin Power & Light in Tomah, DeForest and Portage. He retired from Power & Light and moved to Sun City West in Arizona until May 2011. Bernie was an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed his hunting trips out west with his sons and lifelong friend, Nello Felton of Tomah.
Bernard is survived by his second wife, Laurel Nelson Lobenstein of Ripon; his children, Dennis (Joanne) Lobenstein of Spring Green, Gary (Joan) Lobenstein of Dodgeville, Rick (Kathy) Lobenstein of Reedsburg, Shari (Dan) Rataczak of Montello, Julie (Mark) Jordahl of Portage, Terry (Mark) Plesek of Middleton, and Jane (Craig) Boller of Belmond, Iowa; his 12 grandchildren, Ryan (Hillary) Lobenstein, Michelle (Rick) Marx, David Lobenstein, Joe Lobenstein, Matt (Mindy) Rataczak, Kori (Greg) Coddington, Josh Lobenstein, Karyn (Shawn) Burcum, Sharyn Jordahl, Lisa Jordahl, Mike Jordahl and Harry Plesek; five great-grandchildren, Lily Coddington, Luke Marx, Grady and Audra Lobenstein and Coalten Rataczak; his sisters, Muriel (Tony) Ruesch of Vesper, Joan Davenport of Dayton, Ore., Joyce Tormoen of Camp Douglas, and Janet (Gale) Myers of Glendale, Ariz.; his brother, Joe (Shari) Lobenstein of Carlton, Ore.; his brother-in-law, Donald Kuhnke of Wisconsin Rapids; his sister-in-law, Betty Hancock Lobenstein of Friendship; and many other relatives and friends. Bernie was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Hazel Lobenstein; his sister, Helen Kuhnke; his brother, Lawrence Lobenstein; his infant son, David; and the mother of his children, Audrey Lobenstein, in 2007.
A special thank you to the staff at Michalene's/Maple Crest Independent and Assisted Living Community for their special care given to our dad the past three months and the Ripon Medical Center's staff in his final days.
A private family interment will take place at [West] Arkdale Cemetery with military honors. In lieu of memorial donations, the family asks that you take time to do a good deed for someone and keep contact with your family and friends in memory of Bernie.
Posted in Obituaries on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 10:54 pm
Bernard was born 26 August 1924 in Adams, Adams Co., WI and died 2011 in Fond du Lac Co., WI. He and Laurel married 1 January 1980 at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas, NV. It was Laurel's first marriage, but Bernard had been married before. His father's name was Carl Lobenstein and Bernard had at least one sibling, Helen Lobenstein.
[contributed by Teresa Robertson 24 Mar 2013]
Son of Carl and Hazel (Wells) Lobenstein. Brother of Helen, Lawrence, Muriel, Joan, Joyce, Janet & Joseph.
From BEAVER DAM DAILY CITIZEN:
PORTAGE/RIPON - Bernard A. Lobenstein, 86, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon.
Bernie was born Aug. 26, 1924, in Adams, the son of Carl J. and Hazel B. Wells Lobenstein. In 1946, he was married to Audrey L. McNutt; they had eight children together. In 1980, he married Laurel Nelson. Bernard graduated from Adams-Friendship High School in 1941. He joined the Air Force and was trained to fly B-25 bomber planes during World War II. After the war, he served in the Air Force Reserve at the Tomah Armory as a lieutenant and later joined the Army National Guard in the 732nd Maintenance Battalion in Tomah. He was assigned as a first lieutenant platoon leader and retired as a captain from the Guard. He first was employed with REA in Adams and then was employed with Wisconsin Power & Light in Tomah, DeForest and Portage. He retired from Power & Light and moved to Sun City West in Arizona until May 2011. Bernie was an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed his hunting trips out west with his sons and lifelong friend, Nello Felton of Tomah.
Bernard is survived by his second wife, Laurel Nelson Lobenstein of Ripon; his children, Dennis (Joanne) Lobenstein of Spring Green, Gary (Joan) Lobenstein of Dodgeville, Rick (Kathy) Lobenstein of Reedsburg, Shari (Dan) Rataczak of Montello, Julie (Mark) Jordahl of Portage, Terry (Mark) Plesek of Middleton, and Jane (Craig) Boller of Belmond, Iowa; his 12 grandchildren, Ryan (Hillary) Lobenstein, Michelle (Rick) Marx, David Lobenstein, Joe Lobenstein, Matt (Mindy) Rataczak, Kori (Greg) Coddington, Josh Lobenstein, Karyn (Shawn) Burcum, Sharyn Jordahl, Lisa Jordahl, Mike Jordahl and Harry Plesek; five great-grandchildren, Lily Coddington, Luke Marx, Grady and Audra Lobenstein and Coalten Rataczak; his sisters, Muriel (Tony) Ruesch of Vesper, Joan Davenport of Dayton, Ore., Joyce Tormoen of Camp Douglas, and Janet (Gale) Myers of Glendale, Ariz.; his brother, Joe (Shari) Lobenstein of Carlton, Ore.; his brother-in-law, Donald Kuhnke of Wisconsin Rapids; his sister-in-law, Betty Hancock Lobenstein of Friendship; and many other relatives and friends. Bernie was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Hazel Lobenstein; his sister, Helen Kuhnke; his brother, Lawrence Lobenstein; his infant son, David; and the mother of his children, Audrey Lobenstein, in 2007.
A special thank you to the staff at Michalene's/Maple Crest Independent and Assisted Living Community for their special care given to our dad the past three months and the Ripon Medical Center's staff in his final days.
A private family interment will take place at [West] Arkdale Cemetery with military honors. In lieu of memorial donations, the family asks that you take time to do a good deed for someone and keep contact with your family and friends in memory of Bernie.
Posted in Obituaries on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 10:54 pm
[contributed by Teresa Robertson 24 Mar 2013]
Son of Carl and Hazel (Wells) Lobenstein. Brother of Helen, Lawrence, Muriel, Joan, Joyce, Janet & Joseph.
From BEAVER DAM DAILY CITIZEN:
PORTAGE/RIPON - Bernard A. Lobenstein, 86, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon.
Bernie was born Aug. 26, 1924, in Adams, the son of Carl J. and Hazel B. Wells Lobenstein. In 1946, he was married to Audrey L. McNutt; they had eight children together. In 1980, he married Laurel Nelson. Bernard graduated from Adams-Friendship High School in 1941. He joined the Air Force and was trained to fly B-25 bomber planes during World War II. After the war, he served in the Air Force Reserve at the Tomah Armory as a lieutenant and later joined the Army National Guard in the 732nd Maintenance Battalion in Tomah. He was assigned as a first lieutenant platoon leader and retired as a captain from the Guard. He first was employed with REA in Adams and then was employed with Wisconsin Power & Light in Tomah, DeForest and Portage. He retired from Power & Light and moved to Sun City West in Arizona until May 2011. Bernie was an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed his hunting trips out west with his sons and lifelong friend, Nello Felton of Tomah.
Bernard is survived by his second wife, Laurel Nelson Lobenstein of Ripon; his children, Dennis (Joanne) Lobenstein of Spring Green, Gary (Joan) Lobenstein of Dodgeville, Rick (Kathy) Lobenstein of Reedsburg, Shari (Dan) Rataczak of Montello, Julie (Mark) Jordahl of Portage, Terry (Mark) Plesek of Middleton, and Jane (Craig) Boller of Belmond, Iowa; his 12 grandchildren, Ryan (Hillary) Lobenstein, Michelle (Rick) Marx, David Lobenstein, Joe Lobenstein, Matt (Mindy) Rataczak, Kori (Greg) Coddington, Josh Lobenstein, Karyn (Shawn) Burcum, Sharyn Jordahl, Lisa Jordahl, Mike Jordahl and Harry Plesek; five great-grandchildren, Lily Coddington, Luke Marx, Grady and Audra Lobenstein and Coalten Rataczak; his sisters, Muriel (Tony) Ruesch of Vesper, Joan Davenport of Dayton, Ore., Joyce Tormoen of Camp Douglas, and Janet (Gale) Myers of Glendale, Ariz.; his brother, Joe (Shari) Lobenstein of Carlton, Ore.; his brother-in-law, Donald Kuhnke of Wisconsin Rapids; his sister-in-law, Betty Hancock Lobenstein of Friendship; and many other relatives and friends. Bernie was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Hazel Lobenstein; his sister, Helen Kuhnke; his brother, Lawrence Lobenstein; his infant son, David; and the mother of his children, Audrey Lobenstein, in 2007.
A special thank you to the staff at Michalene's/Maple Crest Independent and Assisted Living Community for their special care given to our dad the past three months and the Ripon Medical Center's staff in his final days.
A private family interment will take place at [West] Arkdale Cemetery with military honors. In lieu of memorial donations, the family asks that you take time to do a good deed for someone and keep contact with your family and friends in memory of Bernie.
Posted in Obituaries on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 10:54 pm
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