George F. Wilber, 89, of Oshkosh, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday morning, Oct. 1, 2014. He was born on Aug. 19, 1925, in Oshkosh, a son of the late Franklin and Alta (Sturm) Wilber.
George served his country in the U.S. Army soon after World War II. He married the former Marcella Rose Otradovec on May 26, 1951. She preceded him in death on Oct. 19, 1997. Together they had seven children, Thomas (Susan) Appleton, Marilyn (Mike) Roberts, of Oshkosh, Steven and friend Val Mulroy, of Hortonville, Judy Wilber, Mary (Larry) Dvoratchek, of Antioch, Illinois, Genevieve (John) Haidvogl, of Oshkosh, and Patricia (Kirk) Miller, of Valrico, Florida. He is further survived by a brother, Maynard Wilber, of Shawano; two sisters, Beverly Miller, of Green Bay, and Beulah (Verlyn) Spreeman, of Suring; 12 grandchildren, Angela, Crystal, Brandy, Michael, Ann, Amy, Paul, Kelly, Christopher, Aaron, Chance and Madison; five great-grandchildren, Alex, Anna, Ashlyn, Abbie and Ethan; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many dear friends.
He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Michelle; a sister, Barb Miller; and six brothers, Earl, Franklin Jr., Dave, Gene, Bernard and Roger.
George will be remembered for greatly enjoying coaching his daughters’ softball teams and for his Ph.D. in B.S.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for George on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, St. Peter Catholic Church, 435 High Ave., Oshkosh, with the Rev. James Jugenheimer as celebrant. Burial with full military honors will follow in Lake View Memorial Park Cemetery. A time of visitation and celebration of his life will be held on Friday from 3-7 p.m. at the Fiss & Bills-Poklasny Funeral Home, 865 S. Westhaven Drive, Oshkosh. A parish prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue on Saturday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of Mass.
A memorial fund is being established.