Erich C. Froemming, 92, of the town of Belle Plaine, Shawano County, passed away Thursday afternoon, Sept. 24, 2015, at the Greentree Health & Rehabilitation Center in Clintonville.
Erich was born on Oct. 4, 1922, in Caroline as the son of the late Alvin and Lillian (Krueger) Froemming. As a young boy, he moved with his family to his current farm on Riverbank Road in the town of Belle Plaine. Erich graduated from Clintonville High School in 1940 and continued to farm the family’s homestead. He was united in marriage to Elaine Wolff on April 24, 1954, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in the town of Pella, Shawano County. The couple farmed together their entire married life. Elaine preceded her husband in death on Aug. 21, 2014.
Erich was a faithful member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Pella Opening in the town of Pella, Shawano County. He was an avid outdoorsman, spending countless hours hunting, fishing and logging. Erich loved taking his family on Sunday drives, doing fieldwork, and enjoyed taking care of his apple orchard, garden and other yard work.
Survivors include his daughters: Mary Ann Wheeler, Barron, Sharon (Mike “Harpo” Harbath) Yaeger, Clintonville, and Sandra Froemming, Kenosha; grandchildren, Benjamin and Adam Wheeler, Barron, Ryan Yaeger and Tanya (Adam) Zuehl, Clintonville, and Cassandra Busse, Milwaukee; great-grandchildren, Ethan, Lillian and Elijah Zuehl, Clintonville; sister-in-law and brothers-in-law, Ruth (Roger) Miller, Clintonville and Donald Wolff, Tigerton; also numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Erich was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Elaine, a son-in-law, Calvin Yaeger; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Marjorie Wolff, Helen (Harold) Mueller and Norman (Rosetta) Wolff.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, at 4 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Embarrass with the Rev. Todd Jerabek officiating. Interment will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery in Shawano at 10 a.m. Monday.
Friends may call at the church on Sunday from 2 p.m. until the time of the service.
The Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home & Crematory of Clintonville is assisting his family.
An online guestbook for Erich can be found at www.eberhardtstevenson.com.
His family would like to thank the staff at Greentree and Heartland Hospice for their compassionate care during Erich’s stay.
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