This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2FC.2ACI/1573 Message Board Post: Sheboygan, Wisconsin Paper dated Jan 1993 Bernard (Bernie) J. Weber, 69, of 3304 Hickory Circle, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, Jan 13,1993, at St Nicholas Hospital. Bernie was born August 8,1923, in Sheboygan, a son of the late Nicholas and Marie Schinabeck Weber. He attended Holy Name School and graduated from Sheboygan North High School with the class of 1941. He served in the US Army during WWII and received the American and European theatre Ribbons, with two Bronze Service Stars for action in France, Germany and Austria. On May 27,1947, he was married to Jean Knoespel of Kohler. In October 1946, he joined Optenberg Iron Works in the accounting department and served as treasurer of the Iron Works from 1962 until 1980 when he became secretary/treasurer of Optenberg, In, until his retirement of August 8,1983. Bernie was very active in North High School Basketball and Major AA Amateur basketball with such teams as Eagle Insulation, Kohler Recreations and Dick?s Club. He bowled in the Classic League and the Elk?s League until his retirement. He was one of the first persons in the country to receive an Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD) in February 1984, after having an arrhythmia attack at Lakeshore Lanes. Bernie was a life long member of Holy Name of Jesus Parish and its Usher's Society, Elk's Lodge 299, Sheboygan County Old-timers Baseball Assn.; the third Saturday couples league and the Tuesday morning Over the Hill Gang bowling league, which he organized many years ago. He also was a member of the Red Cross 13-gallon club. He is survived by his wife, Jean; one daughter and son in law, Susan and Phillip Parsche, Howards Grove, a granddaughter, Erin Parsche and a grandson, Andrew Parsche; three brothers and sisters in law; Clem and Marion Weber, Fred and Mary Lou Weber and Richard and Nancy Weber, all of Sheboygan, and one brother in law and sister in law, The Rev. Kenneth and Hilda Knoespel, Greensville, S.C. Bernie is also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. A son, Michael James Weber, a sister and brother, also preceded him in death in law, Lorraine and Carlos Loritz and a brother, Norman N. Weber. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 am Saturday, Jan 16, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church. The Rev. Daniel J. Sanders, pastor, and the Rev. Kenneth Knoespel and the Rev. Raymond Sochurek will be officiates. Interment will take place in Woodland Cemetery, Kohler. Friend may call at the Ramm-Ziegler-Noval-Rettke Funeral Home, Northside Chapel, 726 Michigan Avenue from 4-8 PM Friday, and a the church at the time of services on Saturday. An Elk?s Lodge 299 memorial service will be held at 6pm Friday. A parish vigil service will be held at 7pm. A memorial fund will be established in Bernie's name.