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Roger K. Drape

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Roger K. Drape

Birth
Tripoli, Bremer County, Iowa, USA
Death
20 Sep 2013 (aged 74)
Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
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son of Erwin and Marie (Struck) Drape

Roger K. Drape, 74, beloved husband of Winifred Drape, of Manitowoc, Wisc., formerly of Waterloo, died Friday, September 20, 2013, surrounded by his family at the Zilber Family Hospice in Wauwatosa, Wisc. after a short illness.

He was born May 2, 1939, in Tripoli, Iowa son of Erwin and Marie Struck Drape. He graduated from Tripoli High School in 1957. He married Jean R. Biermann on January 25, 1959. She died November 5, 1989. He married Winifred Schneck on August 5, 1995.

Roger retired from I.W.I. Motor Parts in 1995 after working for many years as a purchasing agent for Lewis Motor Supply in Waterloo.

Survived by: his wife, Winnie, of Manitowoc; two daughters; Dana (Tom Foley) Drape of Des Moines, Iowa and Michaela (Randy) Waschkat of Waterloo; a stepdaughter Sarah (Mike) Driscoll of Hingham, Mass.; a stepson Jason (Joanne Hinkel) Schneck of New York, NY; 8 grandchildren, Ryan, Tyler and Ethan Foley, Haley and Olivia Waschkat, Maggie and Nelson Driscoll and Celia Schneck; two brothers, Dale (Jolane) Drape of Chesterfield, Mo. and Gaylen (Nora) Drape of Melbourne, Fla.; two sisters, Diane (Warren) Snyder of Omaha, Neb. and Sheryl (Lew) Williams of Welch, Minn.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 26 at Westminster Presbyterian Church with a luncheon following. Public visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25 at Hagarty – Waychoff – Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway and continue for one hour before services at the church. A memorial service will be held at Melnik Presbyterian Church in Melnik, Wisc. Saturday, September 28 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation an hour before the service. A luncheon will follow.

Roger was a man who lived his Christian faith through service at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, then First Presbyterian Church in Manitowoc, as well as volunteering for many organizations including the Manitowoc Public Library, Manitowoc Public Schools, Golden Kiwanis, the Mayor's Advisory Board, the Red Cross, and the Lincoln Park Zoological Society.

He enjoyed spending time with his family, bowling, golfing, traveling, theatre, watching the Packers, siren duty at the Waldo Fire Station, and a good meal!
son of Erwin and Marie (Struck) Drape

Roger K. Drape, 74, beloved husband of Winifred Drape, of Manitowoc, Wisc., formerly of Waterloo, died Friday, September 20, 2013, surrounded by his family at the Zilber Family Hospice in Wauwatosa, Wisc. after a short illness.

He was born May 2, 1939, in Tripoli, Iowa son of Erwin and Marie Struck Drape. He graduated from Tripoli High School in 1957. He married Jean R. Biermann on January 25, 1959. She died November 5, 1989. He married Winifred Schneck on August 5, 1995.

Roger retired from I.W.I. Motor Parts in 1995 after working for many years as a purchasing agent for Lewis Motor Supply in Waterloo.

Survived by: his wife, Winnie, of Manitowoc; two daughters; Dana (Tom Foley) Drape of Des Moines, Iowa and Michaela (Randy) Waschkat of Waterloo; a stepdaughter Sarah (Mike) Driscoll of Hingham, Mass.; a stepson Jason (Joanne Hinkel) Schneck of New York, NY; 8 grandchildren, Ryan, Tyler and Ethan Foley, Haley and Olivia Waschkat, Maggie and Nelson Driscoll and Celia Schneck; two brothers, Dale (Jolane) Drape of Chesterfield, Mo. and Gaylen (Nora) Drape of Melbourne, Fla.; two sisters, Diane (Warren) Snyder of Omaha, Neb. and Sheryl (Lew) Williams of Welch, Minn.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 26 at Westminster Presbyterian Church with a luncheon following. Public visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25 at Hagarty – Waychoff – Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway and continue for one hour before services at the church. A memorial service will be held at Melnik Presbyterian Church in Melnik, Wisc. Saturday, September 28 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation an hour before the service. A luncheon will follow.

Roger was a man who lived his Christian faith through service at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, then First Presbyterian Church in Manitowoc, as well as volunteering for many organizations including the Manitowoc Public Library, Manitowoc Public Schools, Golden Kiwanis, the Mayor's Advisory Board, the Red Cross, and the Lincoln Park Zoological Society.

He enjoyed spending time with his family, bowling, golfing, traveling, theatre, watching the Packers, siren duty at the Waldo Fire Station, and a good meal!


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