George William

Pranke

George W. Pranke, 85, Watertown, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2014, at Marquardt Health Center in Watertown following a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born on August 15, 1928 in the Town of Aztalan, the son of the late William and Mamie (Wagoner) Pranke.

George married Alice Mae Schlansker of Goshen, New York on August 18, 1950 in Goshen. She died on December 14, 1982. He later married Betty Jean Berg on October 18, 1985. She died on June 11, 2014.

He was a graduate of the Lake Mills High School, class of 1945.

George served in the U. S. Air Force from 1947-1951.

When he returned home from the service, he farmed in the Town of Aztalan from 1951-1985 and then was employed at Equity Livestock in Johnson Creek from 1985-2010.

George enjoyed playing cards, blackjack, slots, and traveling.
Survivors include his 5 children, Shirley Goad of Jefferson, Judy (Stuart) Haberman of Lake Mills, Daniel (Debra) Pranke of Watertown, Michael (Wanda) Pranke of Waterloo, Lisa (John) Liechty of Fort Atkinson; 13 grandchildren,

Jeff (Amy) Junker, Stacey (Marshall) Robertson, Jason (Nycol) Haberman, Jaime (Jake) Kelly, Angela (Myron) Dvorak, Teri Esparza, Alisa (Mike) Pranke, Rebecca (Angel) Pranke, Nicole (Ryan) Hennessy, Victoria (Marcos) Pranke, Michael (Ashlee) Pranke, Amber Liechty, Matthew Liechty; 24 great-grandchildren;
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Also preceding in death were 2 brothers, Roy and Gilbert; 1sister, Ruth Weihert;
1 son-in-law, John Goad; 1 great-grandson, Alex.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at 11 a.m., at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lake Mills with the Rev. James E. Rath officiating.

Burial will be in the Rock Lake Cemetery with military graveside rites.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service.

If desired, memorials may be made to the Lymphoma Society or the Breast Cancer Society.

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