Draped in a prayer blanket and to the sound of a prayer, Howard Lee Wohlgemuth, 97, of Kenosha passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at the Froedtert South-St. Catherine\u2019s Medical Center from complications of Alzheimer\u2019s disease.\u00a0 He was surrounded at the time by members of his family and many of his loving caregivers.<\/p>\n
Born in Kenosha on May 25, 1921, \u201cHowie\u201d was the son of the late Gottfried \u201cFred\u201d and Alvina (Ritschke) Wohlgemuth.\u00a0 Howie was also known as \u201cWolfpaw\u201d as a youngster and \u201cWogie\u201d in the Navy.<\/p>\n
Howie proudly served his country in the United States Navy during WWII and was a lifetime member of the VFW Post 1865.\u00a0 He supported the troops by working on engines and other pieces of military equipment while stationed at U.S. Naval Airstation Trinidad BWI.\u00a0 Fluent in German, Aviation Machinist\u2019s Mate 2nd<\/sup> Class Howard Wohlgemuth also provided valuable interpreting services while serving.<\/p>\n On November 16, 1946, Howie was united in marriage to Doris Marie Hengst from Racine. They were blessed with two children, Jeffrey Lee and Linda Marie, and 72 years of marriage.<\/p>\n Following WWII, Howie served Kenosha County as a Deputy Sheriff, retiring in 1977.\u00a0 In addition to his work as a Deputy, he also worked at Tyson Sporting Goods and Hillside Hardware where he became known as \u201cthe Lawn Mower Man,\u201d providing lawn mower repair services to many satisfied customers.<\/p>\n Howie was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, as well as a dear brother, uncle, Godfather and friend.\u00a0 When not at work, he enjoyed spending time with his son, Jeff, flying radio-controlled model airplanes and, later, flying in real airplanes, including Jeff and Carolyn\u2019s Boeing Stearman biplane.\u00a0 Howie also enjoyed golfing and bowling with friends, just \u201cputzing around\u201d in his basement or shed, or saving a can of Bell telephone paint \u201cbecause I might need it someday.\u201d\u00a0 He could often be found in the evening monitoring the progress of a campfire that had been carefully constructed as only Howie could.\u00a0 He also took pride in his role as the \u201cBartley House handyman,\u201d assisting Bart with little projects that needed the attention that only a perfectionist could provide. As a man of few words, he could often be found at the Bartley House at his wife\u2019s side next to a video machine, enjoying a beer, Dewar\u2019s or one of Missy\u2019s special ice cream cones, or engaging Bart in German banter.<\/p>\n Howie is survived by his wife, Doris; son, Jeffrey (Carolyn) Wohlgemuth living in Minden, Nevada; daughter, Linda Wohlgemuth; grandchildren Ashley Alfredson and Jason Hall; great-granddaughter Devin Hall; brother, Allen Wohlgemuth living in Lavonia, Michigan; sister, Joyce Brookhouse; and Godson, Steven Leiting.<\/p>\n In addition to his parents, Howie was preceded in death by a brother, Gilbert Wohlgemuth, and two sisters, Betty Brazier and Aletta Pearson.\u00a0 Howie\u2019s great-granddog, Howard Timothy, passed away the previous day and was there to greet Howie upon his arrival in Heaven.<\/p>\n The family would like to extend a special \u201cthank you\u201d to Pastor Brian Henry of First Christian Church and all of the physicians, nursing staff members, and other care givers who took care of Howie and supported his family during his long earthly journey, including:\u00a0 Drs. Sarah Alderman, Phillip Chung, Kevin Fullin, Mario Garretto, Catherine Gursky, Al Habel, Peter Mariani, Raaid Museitif, Rosanna Ranieri, and Gary Zaid; nurse practitioner Dani Kozak; and all of his nursing, respiratory, and therapy \u201cangels\u201d who cared for him in \u201cHowie\u2019s Room.\u201d\u00a0 To Mary Louise, Kristen, Kirsten, Julie, Stacy, Brianna, Liz, Emily, Jackie, Deb, and Kathy J.:\u00a0 thank you for your extra special smiles that touched Howie\u2019s heart and brought smiles to his face.\u00a0 To Christine, Kirsten, and Stacy:\u00a0 thank you for smiling with Howie as he enjoyed pudding, pumpkin pie and whipped cream one more time.\u00a0 To Barb W., Claudia, Kathy M., and Dani:\u00a0 Thank you for holding Howie\u2019s hand, offering your expertise, and advocating for him in his moment of need.\u00a0 To Tyler and Tony:\u00a0 Thank you for pushing Howie and remaining ever-encouraging. And to Jaymie, Dave, Andria, Justin, Mary Louise, Monte, Terri, Erin, Brian, Nick, Barb R. and Deb:\u00a0 thank you for your never-ending support and love in addition to all of the other things that you do every day. \u00a0To all of you who offered your love, kindness, and support:\u00a0 it will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n Monday, December 17, 2018, a celebration service honoring Howard\u2019s life at 6:00 p.m. at the Piasecki Althaus Fuenral Home, 3720 39th Avenue, Kenosha, WI. 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