Herman William Gross,age 88, died May 30, 2021, with his family by his side in DePere, WI. Herman was the most kind, caring, loving, gentle, funny, creative, down-to-earth husband, brother, daddy, and grandfather. He was so kind to everyone he met, making a difference in everyone's lives. He will be dearly missed by so many.
Herman was born September 4, 1932, in Kenosha, WI to Norman and Clara (Reck)
Gross.
He moved to Peshtigo when he was a teen-ager. He graduated from Peshtigo
High School in 1950. After graduation, he worked at the Badger Paper Mill and then
served in the United States Navy as an Electronic Technician from 1952 - 1956 aboard the U.S.S. Warrington during the Korean War.
In 1950, he met his wife, Shirley Mollett, of Milwaukee, WI, as she was staying with her aunt in Peshtigo. He saw a beautiful flaming redhead, in a bright yellow dress, walking down the street and knew he had to meet her.
On September 10, 1955 they married at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa, WI. They celebrated t heir 65th Anniversary last September.
In 1956, he worked for GM (Milwaukee) working in Guidance Missile Systems. He was proud of his work on the Titan Missile Guidance System and a German tank that was sold to Chrysler.
While working, he went to school nights and obtained his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University (Milwaukee). He belonged to Eta Kappa Nu, an Electrical Engineering Honor Society. He taught math at the Waukesha Technical College, as well.
In 1972, Herman transferred t o GM-Delco, Kokomo, IN. There he worked as an
engineer designing he first digital readout for radios that was put in select GM cars that were sold to Saudia Arabia and Japan. He designed the Delco radio BOSE systems for their high end vehicles and farm equipment. He retired in 1992.
While a Kokomo resident, he was an active member of t he Lutheran Church of Our
Redeemer.
After moving to De Pere, WI n 2016, he was a member of Hope Lutheran
Church. His hobbies included: restoring antique radios, reading, gardening, Ham
Radio, and spending time with his family. He was a member of the USS Warrington
Alumni Association and President of the Indiana Historical Radio Society for many
years. He has had his call letters w9itt since a teen-ager.
Herman is survived by his wife, Shirley (Mollett) Gross, De Pere, WI;
son William H. (Mary) Gross, Oostburg, WI;
daughter Cheryl L.G. (Gross) Machin, Wabash, IN;
son, Robert H. (Gina Boswell) Gross, Danville, IN;
daughter Sally E.(Gross) and James D. Krise, Peachtree Corners, GA;
Grandchildren include: Heidi Gross, Joshua (Michelle) Gross, Sara (Tyler) Adams,
Jennifer Gross, Cara (Justin) Wilcox, Nathaniel (Kylea) Mongosa, Mikaylah (Billy)
Stumbo, Chandler Gross, Brian Krise, Caleb (Madison) Krise.
Great-Grandchildren Include: Averie Jo Wilcox, Jonathan Wilcox, and James S. Krise;
his brothers include: Malcolm Gross, Clintonville, WI and Lt. Col. Robert A. Gross, Bel Air, MD.
And many wonderful nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Norman and Clara (Reck) Gross; sister
Dorothy Sharpe; great-granddaughter Clara Pickens.
Services are Thursday, June 3, 2021 at Berth and Rosenthal Funeral Home, Peshtigo,
WI. Friends and family may visit 10 - 10:30 am. Funeral begins at 10:30.
©Berth and Rosenthal funeral home
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Herman was born September 4, 1932, in Kenosha, WI to Norman and Clara (Reck)
Gross.
He moved to Peshtigo when he was a teen-ager. He graduated from Peshtigo
High School in 1950. After graduation, he worked at the Badger Paper Mill and then
served in the United States Navy as an Electronic Technician from 1952 - 1956 aboard the U.S.S. Warrington during the Korean War.
In 1950, he met his wife, Shirley Mollett, of Milwaukee, WI, as she was staying with her aunt in Peshtigo. He saw a beautiful flaming redhead, in a bright yellow dress, walking down the street and knew he had to meet her.
On September 10, 1955 they married at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa, WI. They celebrated t heir 65th Anniversary last September.
In 1956, he worked for GM (Milwaukee) working in Guidance Missile Systems. He was proud of his work on the Titan Missile Guidance System and a German tank that was sold to Chrysler.
While working, he went to school nights and obtained his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University (Milwaukee). He belonged to Eta Kappa Nu, an Electrical Engineering Honor Society. He taught math at the Waukesha Technical College, as well.
In 1972, Herman transferred t o GM-Delco, Kokomo, IN. There he worked as an
engineer designing he first digital readout for radios that was put in select GM cars that were sold to Saudia Arabia and Japan. He designed the Delco radio BOSE systems for their high end vehicles and farm equipment. He retired in 1992.
While a Kokomo resident, he was an active member of t he Lutheran Church of Our
Redeemer.
After moving to De Pere, WI n 2016, he was a member of Hope Lutheran
Church. His hobbies included: restoring antique radios, reading, gardening, Ham
Radio, and spending time with his family. He was a member of the USS Warrington
Alumni Association and President of the Indiana Historical Radio Society for many
years. He has had his call letters w9itt since a teen-ager.
Herman is survived by his wife, Shirley (Mollett) Gross, De Pere, WI;
son William H. (Mary) Gross, Oostburg, WI;
daughter Cheryl L.G. (Gross) Machin, Wabash, IN;
son, Robert H. (Gina Boswell) Gross, Danville, IN;
daughter Sally E.(Gross) and James D. Krise, Peachtree Corners, GA;
Grandchildren include: Heidi Gross, Joshua (Michelle) Gross, Sara (Tyler) Adams,
Jennifer Gross, Cara (Justin) Wilcox, Nathaniel (Kylea) Mongosa, Mikaylah (Billy)
Stumbo, Chandler Gross, Brian Krise, Caleb (Madison) Krise.
Great-Grandchildren Include: Averie Jo Wilcox, Jonathan Wilcox, and James S. Krise;
his brothers include: Malcolm Gross, Clintonville, WI and Lt. Col. Robert A. Gross, Bel Air, MD.
And many wonderful nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Norman and Clara (Reck) Gross; sister
Dorothy Sharpe; great-granddaughter Clara Pickens.
Services are Thursday, June 3, 2021 at Berth and Rosenthal Funeral Home, Peshtigo,
WI. Friends and family may visit 10 - 10:30 am. Funeral begins at 10:30.
©Berth and Rosenthal funeral home
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Herman William Gross,age 88, died May 30, 2021, with his family by his side in DePere, WI. Herman was the most kind, caring, loving, gentle, funny, creative, down-to-earth husband, brother, daddy, and grandfather. He was so kind to everyone he met, making a difference in everyone's lives. He will be dearly missed by so many.
Herman was born September 4, 1932, in Kenosha, WI to Norman and Clara (Reck)
Gross.
He moved to Peshtigo when he was a teen-ager. He graduated from Peshtigo
High School in 1950. After graduation, he worked at the Badger Paper Mill and then
served in the United States Navy as an Electronic Technician from 1952 - 1956 aboard the U.S.S. Warrington during the Korean War.
In 1950, he met his wife, Shirley Mollett, of Milwaukee, WI, as she was staying with her aunt in Peshtigo. He saw a beautiful flaming redhead, in a bright yellow dress, walking down the street and knew he had to meet her.
On September 10, 1955 they married at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa, WI. They celebrated t heir 65th Anniversary last September.
In 1956, he worked for GM (Milwaukee) working in Guidance Missile Systems. He was proud of his work on the Titan Missile Guidance System and a German tank that was sold to Chrysler.
While working, he went to school nights and obtained his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University (Milwaukee). He belonged to Eta Kappa Nu, an Electrical Engineering Honor Society. He taught math at the Waukesha Technical College, as well.
In 1972, Herman transferred t o GM-Delco, Kokomo, IN. There he worked as an
engineer designing he first digital readout for radios that was put in select GM cars that were sold to Saudia Arabia and Japan. He designed the Delco radio BOSE systems for their high end vehicles and farm equipment. He retired in 1992.
While a Kokomo resident, he was an active member of t he Lutheran Church of Our
Redeemer.
After moving to De Pere, WI n 2016, he was a member of Hope Lutheran
Church. His hobbies included: restoring antique radios, reading, gardening, Ham
Radio, and spending time with his family. He was a member of the USS Warrington
Alumni Association and President of the Indiana Historical Radio Society for many
years. He has had his call letters w9itt since a teen-ager.
Herman is survived by his wife, Shirley (Mollett) Gross, De Pere, WI;
son William H. (Mary) Gross, Oostburg, WI;
daughter Cheryl L.G. (Gross) Machin, Wabash, IN;
son, Robert H. (Gina Boswell) Gross, Danville, IN;
daughter Sally E.(Gross) and James D. Krise, Peachtree Corners, GA;
Grandchildren include: Heidi Gross, Joshua (Michelle) Gross, Sara (Tyler) Adams,
Jennifer Gross, Cara (Justin) Wilcox, Nathaniel (Kylea) Mongosa, Mikaylah (Billy)
Stumbo, Chandler Gross, Brian Krise, Caleb (Madison) Krise.
Great-Grandchildren Include: Averie Jo Wilcox, Jonathan Wilcox, and James S. Krise;
his brothers include: Malcolm Gross, Clintonville, WI and Lt. Col. Robert A. Gross, Bel Air, MD.
And many wonderful nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Norman and Clara (Reck) Gross; sister
Dorothy Sharpe; great-granddaughter Clara Pickens.
Services are Thursday, June 3, 2021 at Berth and Rosenthal Funeral Home, Peshtigo,
WI. Friends and family may visit 10 - 10:30 am. Funeral begins at 10:30.
©Berth and Rosenthal funeral home
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Herman was born September 4, 1932, in Kenosha, WI to Norman and Clara (Reck)
Gross.
He moved to Peshtigo when he was a teen-ager. He graduated from Peshtigo
High School in 1950. After graduation, he worked at the Badger Paper Mill and then
served in the United States Navy as an Electronic Technician from 1952 - 1956 aboard the U.S.S. Warrington during the Korean War.
In 1950, he met his wife, Shirley Mollett, of Milwaukee, WI, as she was staying with her aunt in Peshtigo. He saw a beautiful flaming redhead, in a bright yellow dress, walking down the street and knew he had to meet her.
On September 10, 1955 they married at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa, WI. They celebrated t heir 65th Anniversary last September.
In 1956, he worked for GM (Milwaukee) working in Guidance Missile Systems. He was proud of his work on the Titan Missile Guidance System and a German tank that was sold to Chrysler.
While working, he went to school nights and obtained his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University (Milwaukee). He belonged to Eta Kappa Nu, an Electrical Engineering Honor Society. He taught math at the Waukesha Technical College, as well.
In 1972, Herman transferred t o GM-Delco, Kokomo, IN. There he worked as an
engineer designing he first digital readout for radios that was put in select GM cars that were sold to Saudia Arabia and Japan. He designed the Delco radio BOSE systems for their high end vehicles and farm equipment. He retired in 1992.
While a Kokomo resident, he was an active member of t he Lutheran Church of Our
Redeemer.
After moving to De Pere, WI n 2016, he was a member of Hope Lutheran
Church. His hobbies included: restoring antique radios, reading, gardening, Ham
Radio, and spending time with his family. He was a member of the USS Warrington
Alumni Association and President of the Indiana Historical Radio Society for many
years. He has had his call letters w9itt since a teen-ager.
Herman is survived by his wife, Shirley (Mollett) Gross, De Pere, WI;
son William H. (Mary) Gross, Oostburg, WI;
daughter Cheryl L.G. (Gross) Machin, Wabash, IN;
son, Robert H. (Gina Boswell) Gross, Danville, IN;
daughter Sally E.(Gross) and James D. Krise, Peachtree Corners, GA;
Grandchildren include: Heidi Gross, Joshua (Michelle) Gross, Sara (Tyler) Adams,
Jennifer Gross, Cara (Justin) Wilcox, Nathaniel (Kylea) Mongosa, Mikaylah (Billy)
Stumbo, Chandler Gross, Brian Krise, Caleb (Madison) Krise.
Great-Grandchildren Include: Averie Jo Wilcox, Jonathan Wilcox, and James S. Krise;
his brothers include: Malcolm Gross, Clintonville, WI and Lt. Col. Robert A. Gross, Bel Air, MD.
And many wonderful nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Norman and Clara (Reck) Gross; sister
Dorothy Sharpe; great-granddaughter Clara Pickens.
Services are Thursday, June 3, 2021 at Berth and Rosenthal Funeral Home, Peshtigo,
WI. Friends and family may visit 10 - 10:30 am. Funeral begins at 10:30.
©Berth and Rosenthal funeral home
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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