Funeral Home Obituary

Aubrey Orson Stoehr

Aubrey Orson Stoehr, born May 19, 1925 to Michael Peter Stoehr and Emma Heins, in the township of Herman, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2009. He was 83 years old.

He is survived by his wife, Marjorie, daughter Vicki (Mrs. Dennis McBroom) of Bartlesville, Ok, daughter Linda (Mrs. Mel Peterson) of Littlefield AZ, son Kelly (& his wife Linda) of Laguna Niguel, CA, son Kent (& wife Patti) of Neenah, WI, son Todd (& wife Carol) of Clintonville, WI, and daughter Julie (Mrs. Tom Smith) of Logandale, NV, 30 grandchildren and 48 great-great grandchildren, two brothers, Grant and Delroy, and two sisters Eleanor and Joyce. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Muriel.

Aubrey was the oldest son and third child of Michael and Emma. He grew up working on the family farm learning early the value of hard work. He attended elementary school at the one-room schoolhouse in Lyndhurst and graduated from Gresham High School. He joined the army shortly after graduation and served in the Pacific theatre in WWII on Okinawa as a radio operator.

After returning from the war, he met his future wife, Marjorie Mae Hammond on a blind date, and they were married on October 21, 1950 at the Lyndhurst LDS chapel. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake temple for time and eternity on June 8, 1954. Shortly after they were married, they bought a small 80-acre dairy farm in Waukechon Township (the beginning of Aubrey’s lifetime dream). It was here that they worked and raised their family of six children. Aubrey loved farming and worked very hard at it to support his family. He taught all his children the value of hard work (a lesson they may not have appreciated at that time). The kids remember that along with all the hard work, the milking, the feeding, the haying, and the stone-picking, there was also a lot of fun. He treated the kids to swimming at Sandy Beach, rides behind the tractor on the stone boat or on sleds behind the horses. Dad was in charge while Mom worked as a nurse on graveyard shifts at the Shawano Community Hospital.

While farming, Dad also worked at the 4-wheel drive plant in Clintonville. After selling the cattle, he became a plant supervisor at Panawall Plywood & Veneer. Dad and Mom sold the farm and bought a home on Ridlington Avenue in Shawano in 1988. We thought Dad might never adjust to city living, but he had his garden and his riding lawn mower and he was happy there. Mom and Dad served an LDS mission to Denver Colorado in 1994 and 1995. Dad was active in the church all his life, serving as branch president, district president or whatever other callings he was given.


Dad and Mom enjoyed traveling to visit their children and grandchildren and loved having them come to Shawano to visit. In 2000, when Dad and Mom were celebrating 50 years together, all 52 family members travelled home to share that special time with them.

When Dad’s health began to decline due to Alzheimer’s disease, they chose to move closer to family who could help with his care. He passed away peacefully in Mesquite, Nevada on Wednesday evening, February 18, 2009 with his wife and family members around him. He was greatly loved and will be greatly missed, but now he remembers us all again.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, on Saturday, February 28, 2009, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Shawano. Family and friends may call at the church on Saturday from 9-10:30am. Burial will in Roosevelt Cemetery at 2:00pm on Saturday with military rites by Gresham American Legion Post #390.

Note: Our deepest sympathies extended to Marge and her family... Marge & Aubrey were very active in genealogy research at the Shawano Family History Center, with Marge being the director at the FHC for many years.