Norbert J. Hoerth

Norbert
J. Hoerth, Sr., 94, formerly of Van Dyne, died Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at
Ascension St. Michaels Hospital in Stevens Point where he currently lived. He
was born Friday, June 27, 1924 in Jericho, Wis., a son of Isadore and Katherine
(Merrill) Hoerth. On Wednesday, August 29, 1945, Norbert married Helen Guelig
at St. John the Baptist Church in Johnsburg.

 

Until
1948, Norbert farmed on the family homestead in Jericho. It was in 1948 that
Norbert and his family moved to the Van Dyne area, having purchased a farm. In
1956, he started a seed and fertilizer business which along with farming was
successful for over fifty years.

 

Norbert
is survived by his seven children, Norbert (Kathy) Hoerth, Jr., Allen (Donna)
Hoerth, Gary Hoerth, Linda Nelson, Janet Weber, Judy (Steve) Hansen and Michael
(Wendy) Hoerth; sixteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; many nieces and
nephews; and his special friend, Louise Sobczak.  

 

He
was preceded in death by his parents, Isadore and Katherine; his former wife,
Helen; five siblings, Leo Hoerth, Francis (Hildegard) Hoerth, Agnes (Helmuth)
Walz, Esther (Robert) Schreiber and Hilda Barber Stults; a son-in-law, Robert
Weber; and a step-granddaughter, Angela Christensen.      

 

Visitation
will be held from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Thursday, December 27, 2018 at
Uecker-Witt Funeral Home, 524 N. Park Ave. in Fond du lac. The funeral service
will begin at 12:00 PM. Cremation will follow the service. 

 

“We
would like to thank the ICU staff at Ascension St. Michael’s Hospital as well
as the staff at North Crest Assisted Living in Steven’s Point for the special
care given to our father.”

 

Additional
information and guestbook can be found at ueckerwitt.com