February 24, 1935 - July 18, 2016.
The Reverend Doctor Marwood E. Rettig of New Berlin, Wisconsin passed away on July 18, 2016 after a lengthy illness.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Maxine (McQuire), his sons Phillip (Katherine) and Perry (Jeri-Mae Astolfi), and daughter Elizabeth (David) Konczal. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, as well as his sister Marlene and brother Roland (Janice), and several nieces and nephews.
His parents Perry and Alma Rettig; sister Fern Yaichner and brother Franklin preceded him in death.
Marwood graduated from Lakeland College in 1957 and from Mission House Theological Seminary in 1960. He received a Doctor of the Science of Theology degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1992.
Over his 52 years of ministry, he served churches in Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin and was the conference minister in North Dakota and Michigan. While in Indiana, he started a medical mission program in Honduras and in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, wrote weekly editorials for the local newspaper and orchestrated a volunteer probation officer program to serve at-risk youth. Later in his career he wrote numerous religious plays.
Any memorial gifts in his honor can be directed to the American Heart Association.
A memorial gathering will be held at Krause Funeral Home, 12401 West National Avenue, on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, from 5:00 PM - 6:45 PM. The service will be at 7:00 PM.
Obituary & photo published by The Krause Funeral Homes website
The Reverend Doctor Marwood E. Rettig of New Berlin, Wisconsin passed away on July 18, 2016 after a lengthy illness.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Maxine (McQuire), his sons Phillip (Katherine) and Perry (Jeri-Mae Astolfi), and daughter Elizabeth (David) Konczal. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, as well as his sister Marlene and brother Roland (Janice), and several nieces and nephews.
His parents Perry and Alma Rettig; sister Fern Yaichner and brother Franklin preceded him in death.
Marwood graduated from Lakeland College in 1957 and from Mission House Theological Seminary in 1960. He received a Doctor of the Science of Theology degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1992.
Over his 52 years of ministry, he served churches in Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin and was the conference minister in North Dakota and Michigan. While in Indiana, he started a medical mission program in Honduras and in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, wrote weekly editorials for the local newspaper and orchestrated a volunteer probation officer program to serve at-risk youth. Later in his career he wrote numerous religious plays.
Any memorial gifts in his honor can be directed to the American Heart Association.
A memorial gathering will be held at Krause Funeral Home, 12401 West National Avenue, on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, from 5:00 PM - 6:45 PM. The service will be at 7:00 PM.
Obituary & photo published by The Krause Funeral Homes website
February 24, 1935 - July 18, 2016.
The Reverend Doctor Marwood E. Rettig of New Berlin, Wisconsin passed away on July 18, 2016 after a lengthy illness.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Maxine (McQuire), his sons Phillip (Katherine) and Perry (Jeri-Mae Astolfi), and daughter Elizabeth (David) Konczal. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, as well as his sister Marlene and brother Roland (Janice), and several nieces and nephews.
His parents Perry and Alma Rettig; sister Fern Yaichner and brother Franklin preceded him in death.
Marwood graduated from Lakeland College in 1957 and from Mission House Theological Seminary in 1960. He received a Doctor of the Science of Theology degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1992.
Over his 52 years of ministry, he served churches in Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin and was the conference minister in North Dakota and Michigan. While in Indiana, he started a medical mission program in Honduras and in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, wrote weekly editorials for the local newspaper and orchestrated a volunteer probation officer program to serve at-risk youth. Later in his career he wrote numerous religious plays.
Any memorial gifts in his honor can be directed to the American Heart Association.
A memorial gathering will be held at Krause Funeral Home, 12401 West National Avenue, on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, from 5:00 PM - 6:45 PM. The service will be at 7:00 PM.
Obituary & photo published by The Krause Funeral Homes website
The Reverend Doctor Marwood E. Rettig of New Berlin, Wisconsin passed away on July 18, 2016 after a lengthy illness.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Maxine (McQuire), his sons Phillip (Katherine) and Perry (Jeri-Mae Astolfi), and daughter Elizabeth (David) Konczal. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, as well as his sister Marlene and brother Roland (Janice), and several nieces and nephews.
His parents Perry and Alma Rettig; sister Fern Yaichner and brother Franklin preceded him in death.
Marwood graduated from Lakeland College in 1957 and from Mission House Theological Seminary in 1960. He received a Doctor of the Science of Theology degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1992.
Over his 52 years of ministry, he served churches in Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin and was the conference minister in North Dakota and Michigan. While in Indiana, he started a medical mission program in Honduras and in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, wrote weekly editorials for the local newspaper and orchestrated a volunteer probation officer program to serve at-risk youth. Later in his career he wrote numerous religious plays.
Any memorial gifts in his honor can be directed to the American Heart Association.
A memorial gathering will be held at Krause Funeral Home, 12401 West National Avenue, on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, from 5:00 PM - 6:45 PM. The service will be at 7:00 PM.
Obituary & photo published by The Krause Funeral Homes website
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