In loving memory of
Darby Max Dingeldein
October 18, 2011
Darby Max Dingeldein, 75, Green Bay, died Sunday, August 16, 2009, at a local hospital. He was born January 26, 1934, to the late Frank and Annie (Krueger) Dingeldein in the town of Lessor in Shawano County.
Darby served his country in the U. S. Army from November 12, 1953 to November 4, 1955, much of that time serving in Germany. He also served in the Army Reserves. On September 29, 1956, he married Carol Mott at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Seymour, Wisconsin. He was a resident of Green Bay for 49 years.
Darby was employed by Ft. Howard Paper Co. (now Georgia Pacific) retiring after 36 years. He was a member of the Quarter Century Club and Key Club at Ft. Howard Paper Co. For 20 years, he had been a part-time employee of the Brown County Youth Ice Hockey Center. In his early years he played baseball and softball, went to polka dances and enjoyed camping, bowling, hunting and fishing. Darby was a Packer season ticket holder for many years and he and his friend attended the Packer Ice Bowl game. In recent years, he enjoyed watching the Packers, Brewers and Cubs on television, along with western-themed television shows.
Darby was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church where he served on the church council a number of years ago and was a Cub and Boy Scout leader for Calvary's scout troops.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Carol; three sons, Steven (Shari); David; Bradley (Kim); one daughter, Connie Jones; one granddaughter, Kayla; five grandsons, Jason (Amy); Eric; Robert; Shawn; and Tyler; one great-granddaughter, Amirah; two step-grandchildren; three step-great grandchildren; three sisters, Fern Echtner; Iris (Donald) Ebsch; and Marie McCoy; brother-in-law, Allan Mott; nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother-in-law, June and Pearl and Harold Hove; three brothers and sisters-in-law, James (Edna), Eugene (Edna) and Frank (Gladys); three brothers-in-law, Marvin Echtner, James McCoy and Orvin Eake; two nephews; and his mother and father-in-law, Maynard and Lillian Mott.
Friends may call after 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, at Calvary Lutheran Church, 1301 South Ridge Road, where the funeral service will take place at 1 p.m. with the Vicar Erik Roth officiating. Entombment will be at Fort Howard Memorial Park.
The family wishes to thank the many doctors, hospitals, nursing staffs and aides for their care and concern for Darby and his multiple health issues during the past several years.