Edwin Stark Obituary (1927 - 2005) - Menomonie, Wisconsin

EDWIN R. STARK Edwin R. Stark, age 78, of Colfax died Monday, May 30, 2005 at his home surrounded by family after an eighteen-month battle with cancer. Ed was born on May 17, 1927 to Arthur and Ida (Beguhn) Stark in the Town of Sherman, Dunn Co., WI. He attended Hillcrest grade school and Boyceville High School. He married Teresa Dalle on May 14, 1952. They farmed the home place in the Town of Sherman until February of 1957, when they moved to Menomonie. In 1972, they moved to their present home on Lake Tainter. He worked at the Red Cedar Sand and Gravel and for many years at Cenex in Menomonie, until his retirement in 1990. Ed was an avid hunter and fisherman. His daughter, Ruth Retzloff and her husband, Bruce built him his own private hunting cabin in their woods, called "Papa Ed's Shack", which he truly enjoyed. He was a member of the Dunn County Fish and Game Club and for years was the pheasant-rearing chairman. He also enjoyed his yard work and gardening, which included a yearly pumpkin patch for the kids. He and his wife enjoyed golfing at the Whitetail Golf Course. Ed is survived by: His wife of 53 years, Teresa 4 daughters and 1 son Debra (Mark) Hintz of Eau Claire Diane (Dan) Leland of Elk Mound Joan (Tom) Spagnoletti of Elk Mound Ruth (Bruce) Retzloff of Colfax Kevin (Carolyn) Stark of Appleton 12 grandchildren April Schaefer of Eau Claire Nate and Nick Leland of Elk Mound Joe, Amy and Mike Spagnoletti of Elk Mound Jodi, Cory and Ricca Retzloff of Colfax Curtis, James and Russell Stark of Appleton 1 great-grandson, Dustin Retzloff of Colfax A brother Ralph (Delores) Stark of Menomonie A sister, Gladys Ninas of Menomonie 2 sisters-in-law, Eileen Stark of Menomonie And Rita Schumacher of Colfax His family and friends will greatly miss him He was preceded in death by his parents; 2 brothers, Walter (Bud) Stark and Norman Ziehl; an infant sister, Ruth Stark; an infant granddaughter, Anna Stark; 2 brothers-in-law, Val Ninas, and Frank Schumacher; and a sister-in-law, Mabel Ziehl Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 2, 2005 at Christ Lutheran Church in Menomonie with the Rev. Geoff Scott officiating. Burial will be in Sherman Cemetery, Town of Sherman. Family and friends are welcome from 5:00 until 8:00 PM on Wednesday at Olson Funeral Home in Menomonie and from 10:00 AM until time of services on Thursday at the church. The Stark family would like to extend a sincere thank-you to son-in-law, Tom Spagnoletti, the staff of Northwest Wisconsin Home Care (Hospice) and Pastor Geoff Scott for their service and care.