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Leo John Pritzl

Male 1916 - 2006  (90 years)


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  • Name Leo John Pritzl 
    Born 19 Feb 1916  Brillion, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 08 Sep 2006  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Brillion, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I132727  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2008 

    Father William Anton Pritzl,   b. 05 Feb 1887, Maple Grove, Manitowoc Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Jul 1978, Chilton, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Caroline Mary Spatchek,   b. 31 Jan 1886, Reedsville, Manitowoc Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Oct 1959, Brillion, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 09 Jun 1913  Reedsville, Manitowoc Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F52670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jeanette Schneider,   b. 01 Jun 1922, Brillion, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 2012, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 02 Sep 1942  Brillion, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Donald William Pritzl
     2. Howard Lee Pritzl
     3. Jeanne Ann Pritzl
     4. Nancy Marie Pritzl,   b. 01 Jun 1954, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 2002, Chilton, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F52671  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • September 9, 2006

      Pritzl, Leo J. Leo J. Pritzl, age 90, of 131 Valley View Drive, Brillion, passed away on Sept. 8, 2006, at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. He was born February 19, 1916, in Brillion, son of the late William & Caroline (Spatchek) Pritzl. On September 2, 1942, he married Jeanette Schneider at St. Mary Catholic Church in Brillion. Leo farmed until his retirement. He was a member of Holy Family Parish in Brillion. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, playing cards, and spending time up north.

      Leo is survived by his wife, Jeanette of 64 years, a son, Donald (Sandi) Pritzl of Brillion and their children, Tom (Cheryl) Pritzl and Robin (Nancy) Pritzl, a son, Howard (Barb) Pritzl of Reedsville and their children, Mike (Lisa) Pritzl and Megan Pritzl, a daughter, Jeanne (Ralph) Sprangers of Sillwater, OK, and their son, Shane Sprangers, a son-in-law, Jim (Dori) Behnke and their children: Tina (Dale) Galoff, Rick Behnke (special friend Colleen), Ryan Behnke, 13 great-grandchildren, four sisters and a brother-in-la w: Emily Nate of Brillion; Elaine Brennan of New Holstein; Irene Wildenberg of Combined Locks; Lenore (Bernard) Benzschawel of Sheboygan; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Betty and Roger Schneider of Darboy; Jim and Pat Schneider of Whitelaw; Mary Rose Schneider of Rugby, ND; Nancy Schneider of Darboy and Clemens and Mary Schneider of Pearson.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Bill Pritzl, a daughter, Nancy Behnke, a brother, Jerome Pritzl, his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bill and Lena Schneider, four brothers-in-law: Ken Schneider, Urban Wildenberg, Wilbert Nate and Jim Brennan.

      Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 11, 2006, at Holy Family Parish in Brillion with Father Mathew Simonar officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary Cemetery, Brillion. Visitation will be at the Wieting Funeral Home in Brillion from 4-8 p.m. on Sunday, September 10, 2006, and then at the church on Monday from 9 until the time of service.