John Paitl
May 20, 1929 - October 16, 2022
Obituary
MADISON – John A. Paitl, age 93, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, October 16, 2022. John was born on May 20, 1929 in Menominee, MI to George and Jennie Paitl. He graduated from Menominee High School where he started studying printing. After high school graduation, he worked on a weekly newspaper, the Journal Democrat, in DePere. While in DePere he also played for the Green Bay Packers, no kidding. He played tuba in a band called The Lumberjacks which provided entertainment at the games. In 1951 he was drafted into the US Army. Upon returning, he married the love of his life, Joan Menigoz, at St. Raphael’s Catholic Cathedral in Madison. John started working at Webcrafters in 1956 and retired in 1992. John and Joan were charter members of St. Peter Catholic Church. He loved traveling and camping with his family, spending winters with Joan in Florida after retirement, and annual family campouts. Even up until his last days, John’s sense of humor made us smile.
John is survived by his wife of 69 years Joan; daughters, Jean (Rick) Roberts, Judy (John) Bordson, and Janet (Jeff) Bangs; grandchildren, David (Shannon) Roberts, Brian (Gypsy) Roberts, Laura Roberts, Kevin (Kelly) Bangs, Alex (Greta) Bangs, and Chad (Trudee) Bordson; great grandchildren, Archer, Peter, Fiona, John, Casey, Brock, Tucker, Brettlyn; sister, Rita (David) Daniel; and sister-in-law, Mary Janquart. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his siblings, Bill, Mary Jane, and Agnes.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, October 28, 2022 at ST. PETER CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5001 N. Sherman Avenue, Madison. A visitation will be held from 10:00AM until time of Mass on Friday at the church. Following Mass, Full Military honors at his final resting place at Roselawn Memorial Park.
A special thanks to the wonderful staff at Home Again Assisted Living and Agrace Hospice for their kindness and compassion. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Peter Catholic Church or Agrace Hospice. To view and sign this guestbook, please visit: www.ryanfuneralservice.com
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