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James W. Dehnert, Sr
1949 - 2009
SHEBOYGAN -
James W. Dehnert, 59, died Saturday, April 25, 2009, at his home in Sheboygan.
Funeral
services for Jim will be held on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Hafemeister Funeral
Home in Watertown with Father Thomas Marr of St. Bernard's Catholic Church
officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m.
Friday in St. Henry's Cemetery
with graveside
military rites by the Watertown Veterans Council.
Visitation
will be held on Thursday at the funeral home from 4 p.m. until the time of the
service.
In lieu of
flowers, memorials to the family would be appreciated.
Jim was born
in Racine on Dec. 14, 1949, son of Merlyn and Beverly (Whiteley) Dehnert. He was a 1968 graduate of Watertown High
School.
Jim was a
Vietnam veteran, serving in the U.S. Army as a helicopter mechanic. He later worked in production at Wis-Pak and
U S Chemical. He was an avid Packers,
Brewers, Bucks, Tony Stewart and NASCAR fan, and enjoyed computers and watching
golf. In his younger years, Jim also
liked to play baseball.
Jim is
survived by his mother, Beverly Dehnert of Watertown; a daughter, Jamie (Kurt)
Van Straten, and a son, James R. Dehnert, both of Sheboygan; a sister, Linda
(Charlie) Poppert of Elgin, Ill.; a brother, Tom (Dawn) Dehnert of Watertown; a
sister, Denise (Josh) Folcik of Waukesha; a half-sister, Pam Mee of Arizona; a
half-brother, Jack (Pauline) Dehnert of Pennsylvania; a brother-in-law, Ray
Sherry; a grandson, Eric Van Straten; nieces, nephews, other relatives,
friends, and two birds, Jr. and Petey.
Jim was
preceded in death by his father, Merlyn, and a brother, Jerry Dehnert.
Hafemeister Funeral Home 611 E. Main St. Watertown
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