1931
James
1995
James Waters
May 17, 1931 — May 1, 1995
James Nelson Waters, 63, of Rt2, Markesan, died May 1, 1995, at Waupun Memorial Hospital.
He was born May 17, 1931 in the Town of Shield near Montello, a son of the late Nelson and Magdalen Bednareck Waters. He was educated in Rosendale and Ripon, and served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1955-57. Jim married Lois Henning on August 29, 1953. He farmed most of his life in the Markesan area. Jim was an avid sportsman of hunting and fishing. He was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and was a board member of the Fairwater Rod & Gun Club.
Survivors include his wife, Lois; 3 daughters, Tamara Waters-Thiel of Berlin, Tracy Vossekuil of Columbus and her special friend Al Kraft, and Raechel (Chad) Dornfeld of Cambria; 1 son, James L. Waters of Oshkosh; and 5 grandchildren, Stephanie, Jon, Tyler, Kaitlyn and Sydney. Additional survivors include 1 sister, Alice (Arvin) Krueger of Pinole, CA; 2 brothers, Bernard (Louise) Waters, George Waters and Leonard (Josephine) Waters, all of Ripon; 1 sister-in-law, Dorothy Waters of Ripon; several nieces, nephews and many, many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and 3 brothers.
A memorial service will be held Thursday at 7 P.M. at the Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home, Ripon. The Reverend Eric Burnard will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 5 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Please visit www.butzinmarchant.com to send on-line condolences.
He was born May 17, 1931 in the Town of Shield near Montello, a son of the late Nelson and Magdalen Bednareck Waters. He was educated in Rosendale and Ripon, and served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1955-57. Jim married Lois Henning on August 29, 1953. He farmed most of his life in the Markesan area. Jim was an avid sportsman of hunting and fishing. He was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and was a board member of the Fairwater Rod & Gun Club.
Survivors include his wife, Lois; 3 daughters, Tamara Waters-Thiel of Berlin, Tracy Vossekuil of Columbus and her special friend Al Kraft, and Raechel (Chad) Dornfeld of Cambria; 1 son, James L. Waters of Oshkosh; and 5 grandchildren, Stephanie, Jon, Tyler, Kaitlyn and Sydney. Additional survivors include 1 sister, Alice (Arvin) Krueger of Pinole, CA; 2 brothers, Bernard (Louise) Waters, George Waters and Leonard (Josephine) Waters, all of Ripon; 1 sister-in-law, Dorothy Waters of Ripon; several nieces, nephews and many, many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and 3 brothers.
A memorial service will be held Thursday at 7 P.M. at the Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home, Ripon. The Reverend Eric Burnard will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 5 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Please visit www.butzinmarchant.com to send on-line condolences.
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