Gerald L. Qualheim
December 1, 1932 - October 24, 2019
Gerald L. Qualheim, age 86 of Shawano, passed away Thursday morning, October 24, 2019, at Shawano Health Services following a two month illness.
Jerry was born December 1, 1932, in Stanley, Wisconsin, a son of the late Albert and Ruth (Edwardson) Qualheim. He attended school in Jump River, and later went to Hannibal High School, graduating in 1950. Jerry served in the United States Army from 1951 until 1954, where he was stationed in Alaska. Jerry met his future wife at a dance in Hannibal. On October 22, 1955, he married the former June Brassard at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Gilman, Wisconsin.
Following their marriage, the couple moved to Antigo where Jerry was briefly employed as a cattle breeder for Badger Breeders. Jerry and June then moved to Cadott, Wisconsin where he was employed in the fuel business. In 1967, the Qualheim family moved to Shawano, and Jerry went to work for Midwest Breeders as the Credit Manager. The couple bought the Coast to Coast Hardware Store on Main Street in 1979. Following a couple of location moves and a franchise switch, they moved into their new location on Green Bay Street in 1995. Jerry is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano. He was also a 50 year member of the Shawano American Legion Post #117, and the Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years, June Qualheim of Shawano; eight children, Dr. Kathleen Qualheim of Shawano, Michael (Beverly) Qualheim of Logandale, Nevada, Patrick Qualheim of Shawano, Willis Qualheim of Shawano, Timothy (Jennifer) Qualheim of Chicago, Illinois, Theresa (Hugh) Bell of Myrtle Beach, S. Carolina, Lisa (Kevin) Wellington of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Karen (Rev. Jay) Clark of Little Rock, Arkansas; grandchildren Stefany, Elizabeth, Sean, Christopher (Dani), Timothy (Lyra), Patricia (Laurent), Katie, Karissa (Mike), Casey, Kendall, David, Georgia, Samantha, Theresa, Charlie, and Quin; 13 great-grandchildren; his sister, Beverly Krizan of Sheldon, Wisconsin; and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Richard, Robert, and William, and his sister, Betty Everhart.
A Funeral Mass for Gerald L. Qualheim will be celebrated on Thursday, October 31, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano. Fr. Scott Valentyn will be the Celebrant. The American Legion Post #117 will conduct full Military Honors at the church. Interment will take place in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Mickelson Funeral Service in Shawano. Visitation will resume on Thursday, October 31, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church from 10:00 AM until the hour of Mass.
December 1, 1932 - October 24, 2019
Gerald L. Qualheim, age 86 of Shawano, passed away Thursday morning, October 24, 2019, at Shawano Health Services following a two month illness.
Jerry was born December 1, 1932, in Stanley, Wisconsin, a son of the late Albert and Ruth (Edwardson) Qualheim. He attended school in Jump River, and later went to Hannibal High School, graduating in 1950. Jerry served in the United States Army from 1951 until 1954, where he was stationed in Alaska. Jerry met his future wife at a dance in Hannibal. On October 22, 1955, he married the former June Brassard at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Gilman, Wisconsin.
Following their marriage, the couple moved to Antigo where Jerry was briefly employed as a cattle breeder for Badger Breeders. Jerry and June then moved to Cadott, Wisconsin where he was employed in the fuel business. In 1967, the Qualheim family moved to Shawano, and Jerry went to work for Midwest Breeders as the Credit Manager. The couple bought the Coast to Coast Hardware Store on Main Street in 1979. Following a couple of location moves and a franchise switch, they moved into their new location on Green Bay Street in 1995. Jerry is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano. He was also a 50 year member of the Shawano American Legion Post #117, and the Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years, June Qualheim of Shawano; eight children, Dr. Kathleen Qualheim of Shawano, Michael (Beverly) Qualheim of Logandale, Nevada, Patrick Qualheim of Shawano, Willis Qualheim of Shawano, Timothy (Jennifer) Qualheim of Chicago, Illinois, Theresa (Hugh) Bell of Myrtle Beach, S. Carolina, Lisa (Kevin) Wellington of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Karen (Rev. Jay) Clark of Little Rock, Arkansas; grandchildren Stefany, Elizabeth, Sean, Christopher (Dani), Timothy (Lyra), Patricia (Laurent), Katie, Karissa (Mike), Casey, Kendall, David, Georgia, Samantha, Theresa, Charlie, and Quin; 13 great-grandchildren; his sister, Beverly Krizan of Sheldon, Wisconsin; and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Richard, Robert, and William, and his sister, Betty Everhart.
A Funeral Mass for Gerald L. Qualheim will be celebrated on Thursday, October 31, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano. Fr. Scott Valentyn will be the Celebrant. The American Legion Post #117 will conduct full Military Honors at the church. Interment will take place in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Mickelson Funeral Service in Shawano. Visitation will resume on Thursday, October 31, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church from 10:00 AM until the hour of Mass.
Gerald L. Qualheim
December 1, 1932 - October 24, 2019
Gerald L. Qualheim, age 86 of Shawano, passed away Thursday morning, October 24, 2019, at Shawano Health Services following a two month illness.
Jerry was born December 1, 1932, in Stanley, Wisconsin, a son of the late Albert and Ruth (Edwardson) Qualheim. He attended school in Jump River, and later went to Hannibal High School, graduating in 1950. Jerry served in the United States Army from 1951 until 1954, where he was stationed in Alaska. Jerry met his future wife at a dance in Hannibal. On October 22, 1955, he married the former June Brassard at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Gilman, Wisconsin.
Following their marriage, the couple moved to Antigo where Jerry was briefly employed as a cattle breeder for Badger Breeders. Jerry and June then moved to Cadott, Wisconsin where he was employed in the fuel business. In 1967, the Qualheim family moved to Shawano, and Jerry went to work for Midwest Breeders as the Credit Manager. The couple bought the Coast to Coast Hardware Store on Main Street in 1979. Following a couple of location moves and a franchise switch, they moved into their new location on Green Bay Street in 1995. Jerry is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano. He was also a 50 year member of the Shawano American Legion Post #117, and the Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years, June Qualheim of Shawano; eight children, Dr. Kathleen Qualheim of Shawano, Michael (Beverly) Qualheim of Logandale, Nevada, Patrick Qualheim of Shawano, Willis Qualheim of Shawano, Timothy (Jennifer) Qualheim of Chicago, Illinois, Theresa (Hugh) Bell of Myrtle Beach, S. Carolina, Lisa (Kevin) Wellington of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Karen (Rev. Jay) Clark of Little Rock, Arkansas; grandchildren Stefany, Elizabeth, Sean, Christopher (Dani), Timothy (Lyra), Patricia (Laurent), Katie, Karissa (Mike), Casey, Kendall, David, Georgia, Samantha, Theresa, Charlie, and Quin; 13 great-grandchildren; his sister, Beverly Krizan of Sheldon, Wisconsin; and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Richard, Robert, and William, and his sister, Betty Everhart.
A Funeral Mass for Gerald L. Qualheim will be celebrated on Thursday, October 31, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano. Fr. Scott Valentyn will be the Celebrant. The American Legion Post #117 will conduct full Military Honors at the church. Interment will take place in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Mickelson Funeral Service in Shawano. Visitation will resume on Thursday, October 31, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church from 10:00 AM until the hour of Mass.
December 1, 1932 - October 24, 2019
Gerald L. Qualheim, age 86 of Shawano, passed away Thursday morning, October 24, 2019, at Shawano Health Services following a two month illness.
Jerry was born December 1, 1932, in Stanley, Wisconsin, a son of the late Albert and Ruth (Edwardson) Qualheim. He attended school in Jump River, and later went to Hannibal High School, graduating in 1950. Jerry served in the United States Army from 1951 until 1954, where he was stationed in Alaska. Jerry met his future wife at a dance in Hannibal. On October 22, 1955, he married the former June Brassard at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Gilman, Wisconsin.
Following their marriage, the couple moved to Antigo where Jerry was briefly employed as a cattle breeder for Badger Breeders. Jerry and June then moved to Cadott, Wisconsin where he was employed in the fuel business. In 1967, the Qualheim family moved to Shawano, and Jerry went to work for Midwest Breeders as the Credit Manager. The couple bought the Coast to Coast Hardware Store on Main Street in 1979. Following a couple of location moves and a franchise switch, they moved into their new location on Green Bay Street in 1995. Jerry is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano. He was also a 50 year member of the Shawano American Legion Post #117, and the Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years, June Qualheim of Shawano; eight children, Dr. Kathleen Qualheim of Shawano, Michael (Beverly) Qualheim of Logandale, Nevada, Patrick Qualheim of Shawano, Willis Qualheim of Shawano, Timothy (Jennifer) Qualheim of Chicago, Illinois, Theresa (Hugh) Bell of Myrtle Beach, S. Carolina, Lisa (Kevin) Wellington of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Karen (Rev. Jay) Clark of Little Rock, Arkansas; grandchildren Stefany, Elizabeth, Sean, Christopher (Dani), Timothy (Lyra), Patricia (Laurent), Katie, Karissa (Mike), Casey, Kendall, David, Georgia, Samantha, Theresa, Charlie, and Quin; 13 great-grandchildren; his sister, Beverly Krizan of Sheldon, Wisconsin; and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Richard, Robert, and William, and his sister, Betty Everhart.
A Funeral Mass for Gerald L. Qualheim will be celebrated on Thursday, October 31, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano. Fr. Scott Valentyn will be the Celebrant. The American Legion Post #117 will conduct full Military Honors at the church. Interment will take place in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Mickelson Funeral Service in Shawano. Visitation will resume on Thursday, October 31, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church from 10:00 AM until the hour of Mass.
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