Robert D. Pringle, Jr.
July 17, 1931 -
June 1, 2023
US Veteran
Robert David Pringle, Jr., age 91, passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at The Addison of Pleasant Prairie.
Born on July 17, 1931, he was the son of the late Robert and Florence (Jensen) Pringle, Sr. He was a graduate of Wilmot High School and attended Farm Short Course at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Robert proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1955-57.
On August 17, 1957, he was united in marriage to Julia Lewandowski. Their union was blessed with 65 years of marriage and five children.
Robert was self-employed as a dairy farmer for over 40 years, retiring in 1990.
He was a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church and served on the church board. He was on the Kenosha Farm Bureau Board of Directors and was a member of the UW Farm Short Course Alumni Association. He was on the Bristol Consolidated School Board for many years. He was on the South Bristol Cemetery Board of Directors and on the Pringle Nature Center Board. In his youth, he was a member of the Bristol Challenge 4H Club and then later, as an adult, was a leader for the 4H tractor project. In 1985, Robert was honored as the Bristol Outstanding Citizen during the Bristol Progress Days celebration.
In his spare time, Robert enjoyed singing with the New Image Barbershop Chorus and he enjoyed fishing trips to Canada with neighborhood friends.
He was many things to many people, a son, loving husband and father, a supportive brother, uncle, caring grandfather, a dear friend and kind neighbor. Robert will be dearly missed by his loving wife, Julia A. Pringle; his children, Steven (Odette) Pringle, Benjamin (Genevieve) Pringle and Betty (Aaron) Pringle Burkhalter; his grandchildren, William, Elizabeth, Raquel and Rebecca; his brother-in-law, Dale Sternhagen and sisters-in-law Marti King-Pringle and Barbara Pringle.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Florence Pringle, Sr.; his infant twin sons, James Robert and John David Pringle and his siblings, William (Leota) Pringle, Amy (Harvey) Jones, Donald Pringle, Roy Pringle, Marian (Finn) Nilsen and Judith Sternhagen.
Service Info
Funeral services honoring Robert’s life will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, 10239 136th Ave, Kenosha, WI.
Interment will follow in South Bristol Cemetery.
A visitation for Robert will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent in Robert’s name to Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, 10239 136th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53142, South Bristol Cemetery Association, 19506 83rd St, Bristol, WI 53104 or to Pringle Nature Center, 9800 County Hwy MB, Bristol, WI 53104.
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Arrika PetersonMr. And Mrs. Pringle were our landlord as a child. Mr. Pringle was so much more to me and my family though, he was more like a grandfather. I was very young while living there (the memories I have are from 2-6 years old) but the memories I have from living there are my favorite. Mr. Pringle would come over a few times a week to check on the farm and other things, he would take a break on the big rock in our front yard around lunch time. I would immediately run to the kitchen, pull up a chair and make us pb&j sandwiches then join him out on the big rock. While we ate together we would talk about so many things, things like our day, what he did on the farm, his sweet wife, but most importantly all the cats we had! (We had 24 at one time- aka the best childhood ever) Mr. Pringle had one rule, no cats in the house. But he loved us so much we’d pull a few in from time to time for play dates. There was one time we brought a bunch in for a big kitty play date and he happened to stop by to check on something, me and my sisters couldn’t stop giggling trying to keep all the kittens quiet in the bedroom but in all reality he definitely knew they were in there! The Pringle house will forever be my favorite house we ever have or ever will live in, it was home. A detail Mr. Pringle even kept after we moved out was my eldest sister had painted the entire toy room with different color handprints, something that was there even to the day they had the house burned down. After we moved out we hadn’t seen the Pringle’s in quite a few years until we heard about him hosting a block party. My dad, sister and I went and when we saw Mr. Pringle he started calling for Mrs. Pringle that “our girls are here!!” Which made us teary as much that day as it is today reminiscing on such a great man. I was lucky enough to see them both one last time on a very important day, my wedding day. Having them there made my day even better then I ever expected. For them to see me go from this two year old chubby cheeked girl, into a married woman truly completed my day. The Pringles will forever hold a huge piece of my heart and I’ve definitely cried quite a bit seeing that he has passed. I know you’re in such a better place, save a place for me I’ll be there soon. I love you Mr. & Mrs Pringle, -love, your girl
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Mike & Beverly RandleWe are very sorry for your loss of Mr. Pringle. We rented from Bob & Julie at the farm. Our girls loved him like a grandpa. They would make him a PB & J and sit on the big rock in the center of the driveways and eat lunch together on MANY occasions. He would always joke he was going to get fatter because Julie had either already fed him or he had to go eat with her too. Bob chatted about all of his kids & the grandkids too. He would always tell us Sundays were his favorite because he was able to talk to all of them on Sundays. We all have fond memories of Bob & he will be missed. Although, we will see him again in heaven.
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Dan GriffithsSorry for the loss of Bob. Condolences to the family. I worked for Bob and Julie on the farm when I was in high school 1971-1972. I learned a lot about farming and the dairy cow. I remember pasturing heifers on what is now Pringle Woods. Great memories of a fine dairyman
