Duane E. Muck, age 79, a Manitowoc resident, died Wednesday evening, May 27,
2009, at the Fond du Lac Health Care Center in Fond du Lac.
Duane was born Oct. 25, 1929, in Clintonville, son of the late Otto and Sophie
(Keller) Much. He was a 1948 graduate of Marion High School. Upon graduation
from high school, Duane entered the U.S. Army serving from 1948 until 1952. In
1952, he moved to Manitowoc and started his first business, Timber Lodge. Over
the years, he also owned and operated The Fawn, Westfield Bar and was an
independent semi truck driver. On August 25, 1956, he married the former Elaine L.
Schrank. Duane was a member of American Legion Drews-Bleser Post 88 of Manitowoc.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
He was preceded in death by one son: Bradley; his two faithful companions: Timber
and Timmy; and two brothers-in-law: Robert Polzin and Bill Hart.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 1, 2009, at the Reinbold
& Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, 818 State St., Manitowoc. The Rev. David Rosenow
will provide Duane's family with a service of comfort with burial of his cremated
remains at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Monday from 9:30 a.m. until the
time of service at 11 a.m.
Memorial donations would be appreciated for the Lakeshore Humane Society or First
German Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Husband, father, and grandfather, we love you and will miss you dearly.
Herald Times Reporter, May 30, 2009
Duane E. Muck, age 79, a Manitowoc resident, died Wednesday evening, May 27,
2009, at the Fond du Lac Health Care Center in Fond du Lac.
Duane was born Oct. 25, 1929, in Clintonville, son of the late Otto and Sophie
(Keller) Much. He was a 1948 graduate of Marion High School. Upon graduation
from high school, Duane entered the U.S. Army serving from 1948 until 1952. In
1952, he moved to Manitowoc and started his first business, Timber Lodge. Over
the years, he also owned and operated The Fawn, Westfield Bar and was an
independent semi truck driver. On August 25, 1956, he married the former Elaine L.
Schrank. Duane was a member of American Legion Drews-Bleser Post 88 of Manitowoc.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
He was preceded in death by one son: Bradley; his two faithful companions: Timber
and Timmy; and two brothers-in-law: Robert Polzin and Bill Hart.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 1, 2009, at the Reinbold
& Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, 818 State St., Manitowoc. The Rev. David Rosenow
will provide Duane's family with a service of comfort with burial of his cremated
remains at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Monday from 9:30 a.m. until the
time of service at 11 a.m.
Memorial donations would be appreciated for the Lakeshore Humane Society or First
German Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Husband, father, and grandfather, we love you and will miss you dearly.
Herald Times Reporter, May 30, 2009
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