Hilbert Pickel Obituary (1917

Hilbert W. Pickel, 94, of Reedsburg, died on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Heritage Manor, Elroy. He was born on July 15, 1917, in the town of Delton, the son of George and Augusta (Storandt) Pickel. He attended school in Wisconsin Dells and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1940. He served in the Counter Intelligence Corps of the United States Army during World War II. Hilbert was a member of St. Peter's Ev. Lutheran Church. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara (Buzz) Isaacson of Tucson, Arizona, and Jenni Pickel of Sheboygan and one step-daughter, Patricia Brown of Hanford, California. Hilbert has twelve grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. He is preceded in death by his wife, Prudence, on May 17, 2008; his step-daughter, Marilyn Leverett, on May 17, 2004; and his grandson, Nathan Mangels, on May 16, 2005. Hilbert was an active member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church serving on a variety of committees and holding several church offices, most notably president of St. Peter's School Board when the new addition was constructed. While living in Chariton, IA, he helped establish a Lutheran Church Missouri Synod mission congregation, Trinity Lutheran Church, and taught Sunday School and VBS, and helped refurbish the present church building. Hilbert taught Sunday School for over 50 years in various Lutheran congregations. Funeral services will be at St. Peter's Ev. Lutheran Church on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Paul Crolius officiating. Visitation will be at Hoof Funeral Home in Reedsburg on Wednesday, October 27, from 5-7 p.m. Interment will be in Spring Grove Cemetery in Wisconsin Dells on Friday, October 28. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made to St. Peter's Lutheran School Scholarship Fund. The Hoof Funeral Home is serving the family Visitation: Service: Wednesday October 26, 2011 Thursday October 27, 2011 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. 11:00 A.M. Hoof Funeral Home St. Peter's Lutheran Church - Reedsburg