Zirbel, Harold

Other Events:

• 1930 Census: 1930, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA

Harold married Mielke, Dorothy 8 Aug 1945, , , Wisconsin, USA. Dorothy (daughter of Mielke, August and Russ, Wilhelmina Minerva) was born 2 Aug 1919, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA; died 6 Aug 2006, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA; was buried , St. John Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Wrightstown, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Education - High School: 1965, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: 26 Jul 2008; Appleton Post Crescent

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Education - High School:
Wrightstown High School Class of 1965

Obituary:
Dennis C. Zirbel, 61, Wrightstown, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 25, 2008, at a local hospital. He was born August 21, 1946, in Wrightstown, son of the late Harold and Dorothy (Mielke) Zirbel. He graduated from Wrightstown High School in 1965. Following, he worked for Ariens Co. in Brillion; retiring after 30 years. He was a lifetime member of St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Wrightstown, where he served as Trustee. Dennis enjoyed restoring cars, and recently established the independent car club known as Southern Brown County Car Collectors (SBCCC), with a group of his friends. Dennis had a true admiration for antiques and history. Dennis enjoyed watching the Wrightstown community enjoy the recently established Zirbel Sledding Hill.
Survivors include his brother, Art (Ardena) Retzlaff, Amberg; nephew, Timothy (Dawn) Retzlaff, and their children: Kyle, Ryan and Lauryn, Kaukauna; niece, Shelly Retzlaff and her daughter, Abby (AJ), Menasha; aunts, Mary Burriss; Iris Valk, and Doris Mielke; uncle, August (Marie) Mielke; many cousins, especially the family of Sue and Steve Johnson; Pat and Marie Zirbel; and many friends who were like family to him, especially the families of Gary Hendricks and Marv Bortz.
He was preceded in death by his parents, niece, Jennifer Retzlaff; aunts and uncles: Leona and Harold Van Deurzen, Wilmer and Dorothy Mielke, Gordon Mielke, Ben and Betty Verbeten, Lawrence and Adeline Zirbel, Alvin and Mary Zirbel, Norman Burriss, Viola and William Ray, and Ben Valk.
Family and friends may call Sunday, July 27, 2008, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at DeWane-Cotter Funeral Home, 711 Main St., Wrightstown. Visitation will continue on Monday from 10 a.m. until the hour of service at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, Wrightstown. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at church, with the Rev. Ronald Zindler officiating. Interment will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery.
The family extends a warm thank you to the first responders, the Bellin Hospital Advance Care staff and Pastor Ronald Zindler.