Ralph Allar's Obituary
RALPH E. ALLAR
WAUPACA, WISCONSIN Age 80 passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2007 following a hard fought 28 year struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born June 24, 1927 in Springbrook, WI; son of the late Ralph and Irene (Trepania) Allar. He graduated from Spooner High School with the class of 1945. After high school, he served his country as a U.S. Marine. Once discharged from the service, he was employed for 13 years as a supervisor and salesman for Madison Silo. Ralph also worked as a manager for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and in maintenance at Riverside Medical Center before he joined the staff of the Waupaca Foundry in 1966. Ralph made his career at the Waupaca Foundry as a Quality Assurance Manager before retiring in 1988. On February 3, 1951, Ralph married Elaine Schmidt at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Shiocton, WI where he was baptized and confirmed on April 22, 1951. He and Elaine were married 56 years at the time of his passing. Ralph was many things to many people; a husband, father, grandfather, friend, and supporter. He was a man of great spirit, a spirit that not even Parkinson’s could defeat. He faced the disease on his own terms. He was a man of honor, integrity, and quiet strength. He challenged those who shared his road to be a better person. Though he is no longer with us we have inherited from him one of the greatest gifts on earth, his spirit. His honesty, integrity, and strength will live on in the lives and hearts of his children and grandchildren, for many generations of come. He lives on in the hearts of each of us and in that, his spirit will live on forever. Ralph is survived by:
Loving Wife: Elaine Allar of Waupaca, WI
Children: Barbara Allar of Waupaca, WI
Gene (Rebecca) Allar of Farmerville, LA
Lisa (Rod) Minton of Waupaca, WI and their sons, Derrick, Dylan, and Devin Minton
Brothers: Duane (Shirley) Allar of Eatonville, WA
Allan (Kathleen) Allar of Beardstown, IL
Sisters: Loretta Peterson of Springbrook, WI
Betty Allar of Stevens Point, WI
Brother-in-law: Robert Schmidt of Greenville, WI
Also survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Irene Allar, father and mother-in-law, Walter and Theresa Schmidt, and sister-in-law, Joyce Schmidt. A Funeral Service will be on Monday, September 24, 2007 at 11:00 AM at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waupaca, WI. Reverends Jeffrey Holtan and Aaron Winkelman will officiate. A visitation will be held on Sunday evening, Sept. 23, from 4:00 – 8:00 PM at the Holly Funeral Home in Waupaca. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Weyauwega following the services on Monday. The Holly Funeral Home of Waupaca is assisting the family with arrangements. HOLLY FUNERAL HOME
526 S. Main Street
Waupaca, WI 54981
www.hollyfuneralhome.com
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