Harold John Eichstadt's Obituary
HAROLD J. EICHSTADT PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023, IN OSHKOSH, WI. HE WAS BORN IN BUFFALO, NORTH DAKOTA, ON JUNE 30, 1917, TO THE LATE JOHN AND MARIA EICHSTADT. IN HIS EARLY LIFE, HE FARMED IN NORTH DAKOTA AND MOVED TO WISCONSIN IN 1939, WHERE HE CONTINUED TO FARM IN THE APPLETON AND OSHKOSH AREAS. IN 1944, HAROLD MARRIED MARCELLA M. WEBER AT ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH IN APPLETON. SHORTLY AFTER THEIR WEDDING, THEY MOVED TO A FARM IN OSHKOSH. HAROLD WAS A MEMBER OF ST. JOSEPHAT CATHOLIC CHURCH IN OSHKOSH FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CHURCH BUILDING.
HAROLD WAS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. HE WAS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE
SALVATION ARMY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BUILDING COMMITTEE, A VOLUNTEER TOWN OF
OSHKOSH FIREMAN, AN ASSESSOR FOR 18 YEARS, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE CELEBRAL PALSY BUILDING COMMITTEE, A MEMBER AND PAST PRESIDENT OF THE OSHKOSH NOON OPTIMIST CLUB, AND A PAST MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS. HE SERVED AS A MEMBER AND PAST PRESIDENT OF THE WINNEBAGO CONVERSATION CLUB. HAROLD WORKED AS A REAL ESTATE BROKER & CERTIFIED APPRAISER LICENSED BY THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. HE WAS ALSO A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER FOR MANY YEARS.
HAROLD ATTENDED SCHOOL THROUGH THE 8 TH GRADE AND WAS A SELF-TAUGHT, LIFELONG LEARNER. HE AND MARCELLA ENJOYED DANCING, AND THEY TRAVELLED THROUGHOUT EUROPE. HE WAS THRIFTY AND WORKED TIRELESSLY AT FIXING BROKEN-DOWN MACHINERY AND ANYTHING THAT NEEDED REPAIR. HE LOVED SPENDING TIME AND HAVING PARTIES AT THE WINNECONNE COTTAGE ON LAKE POYGAN WHERE HE WOULD ENTERTAIN FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH HIS STORYTELLING AND JOKES.
HIS GENEROSITY WAS FELT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AS HE CONTRIBUTED TO MANY CHARITIESAND ORGANIZATIONS.
HAROLD IS SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN, JAMES (ARLENE) EICHSTADT, APPLETON; AND
KENNETH(MANEE) EICHSTADT, OSHKOSH; FOUR GRANDCHILDREN, KRISTIN (BILL) BROMAN, KURT (ANDREA) EICHSTADT, KELLY (DAVE) LEMMERS AND JOHN (NURIA) EICHSTADT; SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, HANNAH, ANDREA, LAUREN, THOMAS, NICKOLAS, LINCOLN, KELSEY; ONE SISTER-IN-LAW CHARLOTTE EICHSTADT. HE IS FURTHER SURVIVED BY NIECES, NEPHEWS, OTHER RELATIVES AND VERY SPECIAL FRIEND, PAT BRODERICK.
HAROLD WAS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE, MARCELLA EICHSTADT; HIS TWO SISTERS, MARGARET CHIVINGTON AND LORRAINE HAUSER; THREE BROTHERS, VINCENT, CLARENCE AND WILLARD EICHSTADT; ONE GRANDCHILD, LORI EICHSTADT WILSON; AND MANY BROTHERS- AND SISTERS-IN-LAW.
A MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL WILL BE CELEBRATED ON SATURDAY MARCH 4, AT 11:00 IN MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH (435 HIGH AVE OSHKOSH) WITH THE REV JEROME PASTORS OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN CALVARY CEMETERY. FAMILY AND FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE CHURCH ON SATURDAY FROM 9:30 AM UNTIL THE HOUR OF SERVICES.
THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THEIR SINCERE THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO CAREDFOR HAROLD DURING HIS TIME AT BELLA VISTA IN OSHKOSH AND HIS CARE TEAM FROM COMPASSUS HOSPICE.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, A MEMORIAL FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR ASCENSION-MERCY HOSPITAL. 500 S OAKWOOD OSHKOSH WI 54904
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