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- Robert Binder
On Aug 22, 2011, Robert E. Binder, 92, was taken to his eternal reward on the Feast Day of the Queenship of Mary. He was a member of Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Oshkosh.
Robert was born April 18, 1919 in Oshkosh. He married Ruth Mertz on May 23, 1946 at St. Vincent Catholic Church, Oshkosh.
He served his country as a Medic in the U.S. Army Infantry and was later transferred to the Army Air Force as a Staff Sergeant in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of War, 58th Bomb Wing from April 1941 and returned home on Thanksgiving Day, November 1945 .
Throughout his life, he enjoyed hunting, boat/skiff building, baking bread, sled dog racing, bicycle touring, logging, working with his 1-man sawmill and last, but not least - WOODWORKING. He enjoyed the lost art of "wood steaming" to create the bends and curves desired for building furniture, church altars, dog sleds, and carriage/sleigh restorations. He was a detail-oriented carpenter with a firm belief in the quality of building.
As a carpenter/cabinet maker, Robert worked for CR Meyer and retired in 1983. He was a man of many talents, loved challenges, and had a great love for life. His priorities in life were: 1) God, 2) his family, and 3) woodworking. He had a positive outlook on life and a great willingness to help others, whether is was for his family, friends, or people he didn't even know. He was an inspiration to others.
Robert is survived by Ruth, his wife of 65 years, and his five children: Susan (Donald) Killilea of Oshkosh, Catherine Nordhaus of Oshkosh, Mary (Jeffery) Wolk of Oshkosh, Theresa (Edward) Wyrembeck of Sheboygan, and Ann (George) Leroux of Fond du Lac. He is also survived by his ten grandchildren: Christine and Elizabeth Nordhaus; Molly, Robert, and Kathryn Wolk; Nicholas and Lucas Wyrembeck; and Megan, Aaron, and Theodore Leroux. He also is survived by his sisters: Kathleen Robl of Oshkosh and Adelaide Murphy of Illinois; and his brothers: Stanley (Therese) Binder, and John (Lynn) Binder. He is preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Mary (Green) Binder, and his sisters: Frances Brown and Marcella Reynolds.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, August 26, at 11:00 a.m. in Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, (St. Peter's Church) with the Rev. Fr. James Jugenheimer officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the church on Friday morning from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass.
A special thank you to the Evergreen Staff, Lakeshore Manor and Affinity Hospice for their care and compassion given to Robert.
Fiss & Bills Funeral Home
865 S. Westhaven Drive
Oshkosh, WI 54904
(920) 235-1170
www.fissbillspoklasny.com
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1919 - 2011 (92 years)
