Ralph W. Pitsch, 69, of 2814 Wedemeyer St., went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, April 6, 2002, following a courageous two-year battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Ralph was born on Oct. 6, 1932, in Sheboygan, a son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Altenberger) Pitsch. He attended Kiel area schools. Ralph served with the Coast Guard from 1952 until 1954.
On June 26, 1954, he was united in marriage to Ruby McCabe at St. Fidelis Catholic Church in the Town of Meeme. He had been employed at the Kohler Company for 40 years, retiring in 1994.
Ralph was gifted with his hands and had a special talent for woodworking. He had a fantastic sense of humor, gardened and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Ralph was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church and the Kohler Quarter Century Club.
With Ralph family was first. He was a devoted husband and loving father.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Mass of Christian Burial for Ralph will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church with Rev. Edward Monroe CSSR., associate pastor, as celebrant. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at Novak-Ramm-Ziegler Funeral Home, S. 12th St. on Monday from 4 until 8 p.m. and at the church, Huron Avenue, on Tuesday morning from 9:30 until the time of Mass. A vigil service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
In preference to flowers a memorial fund has been established in Ralph's name for Holy Family School.
Sheboygan Press, April 8, 2002
Ralph was born on Oct. 6, 1932, in Sheboygan, a son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Altenberger) Pitsch. He attended Kiel area schools. Ralph served with the Coast Guard from 1952 until 1954.
On June 26, 1954, he was united in marriage to Ruby McCabe at St. Fidelis Catholic Church in the Town of Meeme. He had been employed at the Kohler Company for 40 years, retiring in 1994.
Ralph was gifted with his hands and had a special talent for woodworking. He had a fantastic sense of humor, gardened and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Ralph was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church and the Kohler Quarter Century Club.
With Ralph family was first. He was a devoted husband and loving father.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Mass of Christian Burial for Ralph will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church with Rev. Edward Monroe CSSR., associate pastor, as celebrant. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at Novak-Ramm-Ziegler Funeral Home, S. 12th St. on Monday from 4 until 8 p.m. and at the church, Huron Avenue, on Tuesday morning from 9:30 until the time of Mass. A vigil service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
In preference to flowers a memorial fund has been established in Ralph's name for Holy Family School.
Sheboygan Press, April 8, 2002
Ralph W. Pitsch, 69, of 2814 Wedemeyer St., went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, April 6, 2002, following a courageous two-year battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Ralph was born on Oct. 6, 1932, in Sheboygan, a son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Altenberger) Pitsch. He attended Kiel area schools. Ralph served with the Coast Guard from 1952 until 1954.
On June 26, 1954, he was united in marriage to Ruby McCabe at St. Fidelis Catholic Church in the Town of Meeme. He had been employed at the Kohler Company for 40 years, retiring in 1994.
Ralph was gifted with his hands and had a special talent for woodworking. He had a fantastic sense of humor, gardened and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Ralph was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church and the Kohler Quarter Century Club.
With Ralph family was first. He was a devoted husband and loving father.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Mass of Christian Burial for Ralph will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church with Rev. Edward Monroe CSSR., associate pastor, as celebrant. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at Novak-Ramm-Ziegler Funeral Home, S. 12th St. on Monday from 4 until 8 p.m. and at the church, Huron Avenue, on Tuesday morning from 9:30 until the time of Mass. A vigil service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
In preference to flowers a memorial fund has been established in Ralph's name for Holy Family School.
Sheboygan Press, April 8, 2002
Ralph was born on Oct. 6, 1932, in Sheboygan, a son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Altenberger) Pitsch. He attended Kiel area schools. Ralph served with the Coast Guard from 1952 until 1954.
On June 26, 1954, he was united in marriage to Ruby McCabe at St. Fidelis Catholic Church in the Town of Meeme. He had been employed at the Kohler Company for 40 years, retiring in 1994.
Ralph was gifted with his hands and had a special talent for woodworking. He had a fantastic sense of humor, gardened and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Ralph was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church and the Kohler Quarter Century Club.
With Ralph family was first. He was a devoted husband and loving father.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Mass of Christian Burial for Ralph will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church with Rev. Edward Monroe CSSR., associate pastor, as celebrant. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at Novak-Ramm-Ziegler Funeral Home, S. 12th St. on Monday from 4 until 8 p.m. and at the church, Huron Avenue, on Tuesday morning from 9:30 until the time of Mass. A vigil service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
In preference to flowers a memorial fund has been established in Ralph's name for Holy Family School.
Sheboygan Press, April 8, 2002
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