Donald Wirth, of Antigo, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Langlade Hospital with his wife at his side. He was 81 years old. He was born on March 21, 1933 in Phlox, a son of Otto and Agnes (Jeske) Wirth. He married Dorothy Janssen on September 15, 1955 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Mattoon. She survives.
He attended St. Joseph grade school in Phlox and graduated from Antigo High School with the class of 1950.
He served in the United States Army from May 11, 1953 to May 10, 1955.
Don owned and operated the Texaco Gas Station in Phlox for two years followed by six years working for Shorty Tatro Excavation. He worked for and later managed Rogge Manufacturing Company in Antigo for four years followed by being plant manager at Wisconsin Bridge and Iron for 15 years. He retired as a Production Supervisor for Amron Corporation in 1993.
Mr. Wirth served on the Langlade County Board of Supervisors for 13 years and on the Antigo City Council for two years. He volunteered on the welding advisory committee at North Central Technical College in Antigo.
He was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Antigo, the Devine- Menting American Legion Post 525, Phlox and was a charter member of the Antigo Optimist Club.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and woodworking.
Survivors including his wife are two daughters, Pamela (Richard) Engel, Abrams, Debra Wirth, Antigo; three sons, Tim (Laurel) Wirth, Menasha, Paul (Jayne) Wirth, Weston, Bruce (Karen) Wirth, Kimberly; daughter-in-law, Linda (Pete) Gallenberg, Antigo; eleven grandchildren: Erika (Lucas) Scheibe, Richard (Cassandra) Engel Jr., Laura Wirth, Nathanial (Ashley Ludlum) Wirth, Amanda (Jasen) Brown,, Whitney (Nick) Crochiere, Logan Wirth, Justin (Renata Bartula) Wirth, James (Trisha) Wirth, Allison and Kayla Wirth; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dick (Geraldine) Wirth, Manitowoc, Otto (Nona) Wirth, Florida and Bass Lake; a sister-in-law, Delores Wirth-Meyer, Rib Mountain; a brother-in-law, Roy Plamann, Neenah.
He was preceded in death by a son, Brian Wirth; a sister, Janet Plamann; a brother, Robert Wirth.
The funeral Mass will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. John Catholic Church with Rev. David Schmidt officiating. Entombment will take place in Queen of Peace Mausoleum.
Visitation will be 3:30 - 7 p.m. on Friday at the Bradley Funeral Home and 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. A parish wake service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday also at the funeral home.
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Dear Wirth family I am deeply sorry for your loss of such a wonderful man. I hope the kind gestures and precious memories of Donald's long life bring you through your grief.Please know also our Creator Jehovah God can reverse our sorrow to overwhelming joy by resurrecting our dear loved ones back to life.The creator of life promise at (Hosea 13:4) "From the power of the Grave I will redeem them, From death I will recover them."
Sincerely C Flores
Dorothy & family,
Our prayers are with you, sorry for your loss. God bless you all.
Don gave me my first job at his Texaco Station in Phlox in 1956-57 during my senior year at Antigo High School. I was forever grateful for his confidence in me. He was an avid fisherman then and enjoyed a life-long hobby fishing. I still have fond memories of those early work days and really appreciated Don's supportive management style.
Don was a great man. As I have thought about him the past couple of days his laugh kept coming into my memory, it was one of a kind.
I worked with Don at Amron for several years. Don was a class act and a great guy to work with. My deepest sympathy to his family for your loss.
Enjoyed serving with Don on the County Board. Thoughts and Prayers to his Family. He Was a Very Nice Man and Will be Missed.
Dad, and some of his friends had an adventure in the late 1960s. They took snowmobiles and went from Phlox to Canada. Snowmobiles were not as fast then, and there wasn't a coordinated trail system either. And, this was long before instant communication with cell phones. It trip was covered by area TV and other media.
With two of his great grandsons - Dylan & Calvin
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