Orlin Walter Raatz

1934 - 2013  (79 years)

• Name	Orlin Walter Raatz  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	28 Mar 1934	Richford, Waushara, Wisconsin   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Apr 2013	Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin   [3]
  Burial	Foster Road Cemetery, Redgranite, Waushara, Wisconsin   [4]
  Person ID	I258201	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Fred W. Raatz
  Mother	Lena Schwersenka
  Family ID	F102465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eunice M. Cundy,   b. 22 Jan 1935, Clintonville, Waupaca, Wisconsin d. 2 Dec 1986, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1953  [2]
  Children	1. Mary Raatz   2. Lena Raatz   3. Kathy Raatz   4. Russell Lee Raatz,   b. 11 Aug 1959   d. 29 Jan 2001 (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F102464	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Post Crescent Orlin Walter Raatz, 79, of Menasha, died on Thursday afternoon, April 18, 2013 with his family beside him at his home, under the care of Theda-Care Hospice. He was born on March 28, 1934 in the Town of Richford, Waushara County, the son of Fred W. and Lena (Schwersenka) Raatz. He married Shirley (Pisciotta) on October 3, 1971 in Menasha. In his younger years, Orlin worked for Joe Robel of Oshkosh, working on Harley Davidson Bikes. He later became a machinist at the Neenah Foundry and retired in 1996. He loved hunting, riding his motorcycle and was a member of and rode with the Aces Motorcycle Club of Oshkosh. He loved his Daschund dogs and also feeding his squirrels. Orlin was a loving husband and father and a good friend. He is survived by his beloved wife, Shirley, daughters, Lena Raatz, Kitty Vanboorhis, Mary (Steve) Huettl, Kathy (Floyd) Schlosser, Linda (Roy) Downham and Darlene St Clair., sons, Mark (Peggy) Raatz, Jeff (Linda) St Clair, Joe St Clair and Jim St Clair, sister, Adeline Kluth, also many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Orlin was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, Russell and John, brother, Fritz, sister, Twila, and Eunice Raatz.

  
  

• Sources

  [S58492] Cemetery index, Omro Cemetery, Omro, Winnebago, Wisconsin, (Find-a-Grave). [S63934] Marriage announcement, Oshkosh Northwestern, January 26, 1953. [S63935] Obituary, Post Crescent, Orlin Walter Raatz. [S63936] Cemetery index, Foster Road Cemetery, Redgranite, Waushara, Wisconsin, (Find-a-Grave).