GEORGE AARON FROHRIB's Obituary
After a courageous battle with Mesothelioma Cancer, George Aaron Frohrib passed away on July 14, 2020 at his home with his family by his side. George entered this world on Saturday, January 23rd, 1932, at 5:54am at Saint Mary's Hospital and was the youngest of five sons born to Norman and Caroline (Scheuren) Frohrib. He was named Aaron George Frohrib at birth but then his mother decided to change his name to George Aaron Frohrib and his birth certificate still shows that change to this day. George lost his father when he was six months old and his mother was left to raise five little boys alone during the depression years. He and his brothers often remarked about this and admired their mother for her strength and determination to succeed in keeping her five children together during these difficult times. George was a lifelong resident of Oshkosh and a member of Saint Raphael's Catholic Church. He attended Oshkosh High School and graduated from Vallejo High School in Vallejo, CA. On September 27, 1984 he married Carol Raddatz Ziebell in LasVegas, NV and in September 2015 they renewed their marriage vows with Father Douglas LeCaptain at Saint Raphael's Catholic Church. George was a journeyman sheet metal worker and retired in 1994 from Muza Sheet Metal Company after 35 years of service in the trade. After spending many winter hours working outside in the freezing Wisconsin weather, George said that when he retired he wanted to go and spend the winter months somewhere where it was sunny and warm. George lived his dream of retirement by spending 26 winters in Laferia TX and Apache Junction, AZ where he made many new friends at Golden Vista Resort and also enjoyed many years traveling cross country with his Bounder motorhome. He enjoyed his sheetmetal work as it gave him the opportunity to travel all over the state on his jobs with his fellow workers. Many times in his later years we would pass his old job sites and he would point out and remarked "I put the metal on that school or on that building." He was a man of many trades and there was nothing that man could not repair or fix and it was fixed to perfection. His pride and joy was his 1965 mustang, Sally. He was so proud to tell people that he had purchased her new in 1965 and was the original owner. She gave him many hours of happiness while driving her around and his final joy was passing her on to his son, Gregory for safe keeping when Sally was fifty years old. Cars always held a special place in his heart and he attended many classic car shows through out his lifetime. Some of his favorites were the Iola Car Show and Swapmeet in Wisconsin and the Barrett-Jackson Show and Auction in Scottsdale, AZ. A memory of his family was going to the car dealerships on Sunday, every Sunday, so he could look at all the new cars. George enjoyed gambling at the casinos, going to movies, riding his bike and eating out especially with friends and family. He was a faithful Packer fan never missing a game and also a Brewer fan and WI Badger fan. George's spirit is carried on by his wife, Carol, his daughters, Cindy (Mark Strehlow) Frohrib, Caroline (Mike) Colburn, Cathleen Frohrib, Christina Frohrib and Jacqueline (Ricky) Bagoyo., sons, Kenneth (Julie) McCallum and Gregory Frohrib, step-sons, William Ziebell and Jerold Ziebell, grandchildren, Andrea (Mitch) Edbauer, Jeffrey Koehler, Ashley Colburn, Kyle (Kaitlyn) Colburn, Kelly (Enzo) Diomeda, Madylin Sheehy, Konala and Keale Bagoyo, Melissa, Gregory Jr, and Brian Frohrib and eleven great-grandchildren. George is also survived by brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Thomas (Gerri) Raddatz, sister-in-laws, Laverne Patryn, Germaine Alaniz, Delores Wickman, and Evonne Frohrib and many nieces, nephews and friends. George is now reunited with his parents, Norman and Caroline Frohrib, brothers and sister-in-laws, Vernon (Tweet) and Florence Frohrib, Norman (Jupe) and Erna Frohrib, Melvin (Beacon) Frohrib and Jerome (Meatzer) and Maxine Frohrib, brothers-in-laws and sister-in-laws Edwin and Virginia Raddatz, Elmer and Loretta Kulibert, Willard and Betty Raddatz, Gilbert Raddatz, John Patryn, Angel Alaniz, Charles Wickman, Daniel and Marlene Monday and a great grand-daughter, Willow Shae Thomas, several nieces and nephews and his fur buddy, Winston. Private family services for George were held and a celebration of life will be held at a later date. Internment was in the Frohrib family plot at Riverside Cemetery.
Though your smile is gone forever, And your hand I cannot touch.
Still I have so many memories of the one I loved so much.
Your memory is my keepsake with which I will never part.
God has you in his keeping, I have you in my heart.
It is sad to walk the road alone, Instead of side by side.
But to all there comes a moment when the ways of life divide.
You gave me years of happiness, then came the sorrow and the tears.
But you left me beautiful memories I will treasure through the years.
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