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Raymond J Brittnacher

Male 1920 - 2007  (86 years)


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  • Name Raymond J Brittnacher 
    Born 05 Jul 1920  Greenleaf, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Graduation Wrightstown High School Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 13 Jan 2007 
    Buried St Paul Cemetery, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I105012  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2007 

    Father John Peter Brittnacher,   b. 14 Sep 1890,   d. 17 Dec 1964, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Myrtle Gilbert,   b. 28 Feb 1897, Wrightstown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Nov 1974, Greenleaf, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F12071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bernice Eve Kaiver,   b. 22 Dec 1925,   d. 16 Dec 1994  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 24 Jun 1944  Glenmore, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Gary Brittnacher,   b. 03 Jan 1948,   d. 03 Jan 1948  (Age 0 years)
     2. Kenneth Brittnacher
     3. Linda Brittnacher
     4. Sandra Mary Brittnacher
     5. Roger Brittnacher
     6. Lisa Brittnacher
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F50867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • January 15, 2007

      Brittnacher, Raymond J. Raymond J. Brittnacher, 86, Greenleaf, passed away Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at a local nursing home. He was born July 5, 1920, in Greenleaf, son of the late John and Myrtle (Gilbert) Brittnacher. He graduated from Wrightstown High School and married Bernice Kaiver on June 24, 1944, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Glenmore. She preceded him in death on Dec. 16, 1994.

      Ray farmed all his life on the family farm in Greenleaf. He also worked at Nabisco until his retirement. Ray was a member of Midwest Breeders Assoc., Greenleaf 4-H Club, was active with the St. Paul Catholic Church auctions, and enjoyed showing purebred Holstein cattle at the Brown County Fair. Ray also enjoyed his flowers, trees, feeding birds and the "Ledge."

      Survivors include his five children, Kenny (Teresa) Brittnacher, Linda Brittnacher, Sandy Reetz, Roger Brittnacher, and Lisa (John) Thibodeau; 11 grandchildren, Michelle, Becky, Matthew, Jason, Ben, Val, and Laurie, Danielle and Anna, Katie and Andrew (Sarah); four great-grandchildren, Ashley, Hannah, Alex, and Marixia; one brother, Jim (Stella) Brittnacher; three sisters, Evelyn Baus, Margaret Morris, and Annabelle Weber; other family members, Helen Brittnacher, Tom Klugiewicz, Teresa Brittnacher, Lenore (Elton) Rosin, and Felix Ostrenga; and numerous nieces and nephews.

      Ray was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Bernice; son, Gary; two brothers, Earl "Butch" and Cliff; a sister, Dorothy Klugiewicz; other family, Dorothy and John Hansen, Lucille Ostrenga, Bob Morris, Art Weber, and Hugh Baus.

      Family and friends may call Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at DeWane-Cotter Funeral Home, 711 Main St., Wrightstown, where there will be a Parish Prayer Service at 7 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Catholic Church in Wrightstown, with Msgr. John Schuh officiating. Interment will be in St. Paul Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed at cotterfuneralhome.com.

      The family extends a heartfelt thanks to the staff at Ledgeview Nursing Center for all the wonderful care shown to our Dad.