Harold David Weingarten passed away on May 5, 2016 at the Retirement Community Center of Nekoosa.
Harold was born in Ripon, WI in 1931, to Alvin and Stella (Peterson) Weingarten, and was the youngest of four children. He grew up in Omro, WI and graduated from Omro High School in 1949. It was during his high school years where Harold met the love of his life, Agnes Henriksen. They were married on April 14, 1956, and they enjoyed 60 years of marriage together.
Harold attended college in Oshkosh and La Crosse for two years, and then he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After being honorably discharged from the Marines, he was employed at Farmer’s Union Co-Ops at Cottage Grove, Hixton, and finally settled in Adams. Harold purchased Our Own Hardware store in Adams, which he operated for ten years. Then he purchased the Inn of the Enchanted Pines, and after two years, in December 1977, he was employed with Chicago Northwestern Railroad until he retired in 1990.
Harold was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, where he was quite involved, being an usher and raising his children with the Catholic faith. He was also a member of the Adams Lion’s Club and a charter member of Moundview Golf Course, where he enjoyed many years of golfing. During the time he was a business owner, Harold was involved in and supported many community events.
His other interests were bowling, hunting, flying his own airplane, playing cards, going to casinos, and spending time with family and friends. He enjoyed water activities and made sure his children all knew how to swim, as they would spend many weeks at his mother’s during the summer for swim lessons. Harold also enjoyed vacationing with his family to Melon, WI, fishing, listening to Big Band music and watching fireworks from the pier.
He was an avid sports fan, following Badger’s football and basketball teams, the Brewer’s, Packers, and A-F Boys Basketball.
Harold is survived by his wife, Agnes, and five children: Kristin and Milan Stanojevic, H. David and Bonnie Weingarten, Beth and Ted Griffith, Corinne and Jim Allen, and Jeraldine and Rick Koss. Through these unions, he was blessed with eleven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren, with two more arriving in June. He is also survived by one older brother, LeRoy.
A Mass with Christian burial will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Friday, May 13, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. with Father James P. McNamee presiding, in Friendship, WI. Visitation will be Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Roseberry’s Funeral Home from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and again from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass at the Church on Friday. Interment with Military Honors will be at St. Leo Catholic Cemetery.
Harold, you have blessed our family for many years with love and wisdom. I pray that I can carry on that trait in the future. All my love, Agnes
What can you say…
Dear Agnes’s and your whole great family
We we so saddened by Harold’s passing
He always left a trail of fun joy and happiness whoever he was talking with and he lifted many spirits who happened to cross his paths
May you all be blessed by his many friends who loved him and enjoy the trail of joy he has left for you all to remember
Your old friends
Dr and Mrs Simani
To the entire Weingarten family, i send you my sincere sympathy and have you all in my thoughts and prayers. To me, Harold seemed to be a man who loved life, his family, and lived his life to the fullest. I am so very sorry for your loss.
Dear Dave, Beth, Corrine and the rest of your family,
I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers and thoughts of you during this difficult time.
Corrine and Jim and families,
I am so sorry for your loss. Your Dad was a wonderful man! You are in my thoughts and prayers. Cherish your memories!
Agnes, Dave &Bonnie and all the families, Although it is difficult to see beyond the sorrow, May looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow. ~Author unknown
Family of Dave & Bonnie,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
with love,
Dean and Terri Joy Weichert
Deepest sympathy our prayers are with you in your time of loss.
Our love and sympathy to you, Beth and Dave, and all the Weingarten family. You are in your old friends’ thoughts and prayers.
Dear Weingarten family,
Words cannot express our sorrow at the loss of you Husband, father, and loved one. He will be greatly missed. God Bless you all,
To all of the Weingarten family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you, may all of the many great memories help you through this time, friends, Dennis and Judy Allen
So sorry to hear of Harold’s passing our prayers and thoughts to all of the families.
Our Deepest Sympathies on the loss of Harold, many fond memories growing up in the neighborhood. Cherish the memories.
Agnes, Beth and Family
I was so sorry to hear of Harold’s passing. Please know my thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this difficult time. Hold your family and your memories close to you……they will help you through this sad time. Love and Hugs to you all…….
So sorry to here of Harold’s
passing. He knows what I mean when I say this Gonna Miss you Uglier! Always enjoyed our visits when he came to the clinic.
Stacey
Corinne and family, so sorry to hear of your dads passing. I will always remember him cheering on the boys are basketball games. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Agnes and family, So sorry to hear of your loss. Our prayers for you at this difficult time. God Bless…
Thoughts and prayers for you and the family
We are sending our prayers to the Weingarten family.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time. We had some good times with all of you at one time or another.
Dave, Beth, and Agnes, my heart aches for you at this time per Harold’s passing. I will never forget his laughter and the absoluteness of his voice. It was a blessing to have known him, as it is to know you. God Bless you during this difficult time.
Agnes, and family Our thoughts and prayers to you and family. Will always remember all the goose hunts with Harold and my dad,what good times, he will be missed.
My sympathy to all the family-he was a fun man. The cheers he yelled at the BB games from his perch on the very top bleacher-he will be missed.
Sending my deepest sympathy to all of you. Praying that God will give you guidance, peace, and comfort during this difficult time.
Agnes, Dave, Corinna, Beth and family I am so sorry to here of his passing. I am going to miss him. He always had a smile and kiss for me every time I saw him. My prayers and thoughts are with you. Karen Schulz
We are very sorry to hear of the passing of your Dad, he was obviously well loved by his friends & family, nothing like raising bunch of kids & having lots of grandkids, way to go Harold. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife & family.
To the whole Weigarten family, you’re all in my thoughts and prayers. I have to say that Harold was really one of a kind. Keep all your memories and each other close. Just remember that Harold loved each and everyone of you with his whole heart.
Corinne and family
I am so sorry for your loss, your dad and my dad sure had fun together. I have wonderful memories of all of you, that I will cherish for a lifetime. Everyone is in my thoughts and prayers.
Thank You for being a part of my childhood.
Love
I am so sorry to hear of Harold’s passing. I have such great memories of you living across the street from my Mom and Dad. My the lord wrap his arms around you and comfort you in this time of sorrow. Barb Seaman McCue
Harold was a great man, always made me smile! He will be deeply missed. Our sincerest sympathies to the entire family.
Glenn and Roxanne Buchanan
My thoughts and prayers go out to Harold’s family . God bless you all .
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Weingarten family.
I’m so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Agnes and family……Sorry to hear of your loss. Harold will be missed by all who knew him. Remember the good times. Mary Lee and Gordon Klaus
Sorry to hear of the loss of Harold. Our deepest sympathies go out to you all at this most difficult time. Treasure the fond memories Harold has left behind as a Husband, Father, Grandpa and Great Grandpa, and he will forever remain close in your hearts. You are in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless you all.
Dear Agnes,
I’m sorry to hear of Harold’s passing. Our thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time.
Our Deepest Sympathy to your family. We have fond memories of our cribbage games a few years ago. Harold was a fantastic crib. player. Remember the fun times that you shared. Prayers
Dear Agnes and family, I am truly saddened to hear of Harold’s passing. May God receive him with love and forgiveness and may he rest in glorious peace. May your love for each other and for him comfort and sustain you, and may your memories bring smiles and gratitude for what you were blessed to share in life. May your grief be gentle and your faith be strong through this time of mourning. Harold had an infectious laugh that I remember and a joy of life that he savored to the fullest. I lnow be was proud of his family and wanted the best for them always. My deepest sympathies and empathy to all of you.
Agnes,Beth,Corrine, and David, I am sorry for your loss. He was a kind man. From knowing him from the hospital to taking care of him at Villa to seeing him at church. May you find comfort during this hard time with family, friends and with God.
Agnes, Kristen, David, Beth, Corrine and J.J. We are so sorry for your loss. Harold will be missed. We had so much fun on Pine Street growing up with all of you. Our prayers are with you. Love Carmen & Jim
Much love to my other family! Many fond memories growing up in the Weingarten household and then with Kris and me in our apartment life after high school. May you all find peace and comfort in the days ahead of you … With our deepest sympathies.
Beth and Ted and Family, you have our deepest sympathies on the passing of your Dad,(Grandpa and Great Grandpa)…..keep the memories close to your heart!
So sorry to hear of your loss. My Sympathy and Prayers go out to the family
I’ll never forget the infectious smile and laughter from Harold! He was a pillar of the community and raised some great kids!! I’m glad I got to know him and his beautiful family. Our thoughts are with you all during this difficult time.
My thoughts and prayers are for you and your families. So very sad when our loved ones pass. May you be given strength through this difficult time. The memories are treasures in your mind. Keep them close. My sincere condolences, Lora Harvey Poppele
Agnes and Family, so sorry for you loss. Sending thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. He will be missed by many.
So sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
You have my deepest sympathy in your loss.
Agnes and family: Our condolences on your great loss. We remembered Harold as being very upbeat all of the time. Ienjoyed working with him as he was a very good worker.My brother Bob enjoyed working with him, also.
My most sincere sympathy in your loss. May your memories comfort you at this time. Harold always seemed bigger than life with that great smile and personality.
So sorry for your loss, Harold was loved by so many and will be missed dearly.
Prayers for the family. I have fond memories of many fun times spent with Kristin growing up. Harold could always bring a smile to my face. Rest in peace Harold. God bless.
You have our deepest condolecences. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all during this difficult time. May it help you all through this time knowing you are in others thoughts and prayers. RIP Harold.
To all of the Family our thoughts and prayers are with you. As a kid playing golf at the club was always interesting and watching and listening to “Mr. Weingarten” and the other older men provided me with great memories and laughs and as well as the chance to learn some things I probably shouldn’t have at that age!
You are all such a great family, Holly and I wish you all our best in this trying time.
Prayers… Holly & Burt Robertson
So sorry for your families loss
We are so sorry on your loss of Harold. Hold each other close for comfort. Share your memories. May God family and friends comfort you during this difficult time.
J.J., Rick and family,
We’re so very sorry for your loss; if we can do anything, please let us know. You’re in our thoughts and prayers.
With love and support,
Mike and Kim Fasula
Aunt Agnes, Kristen, David, Beth, Corrine and J.J. All of you have our deepest sympathy in your loss. It’s time like this that brings family closer together. Cherish the memories. Love Becky and Mike