Ervin H. Remling Jr., age 83, of Clintonville passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019 at The Pines Post-Acute and Memory Care, Clintonville.
Ervin Hale Remling was born on May 4, 1935 in Marion to Ervin and Alice (Binder) Remling Sr. He grew up on the family farm in Clintonville and graduated from Clintonville High School in 1953. Ervin entered the U.S. Army and served stateside from 1958 – 1960. He was united in marriage on November 5, 1960 to Margaret A. Stilen at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Bear Creek, and the couple was blessed with two children. In 1961 Ervin started working for North Central Airlines in Clintonville. He did all sorts of tasks with the airlines and over his career was transferred to airports in Green Bay, Ironwood, MI; Rhinelander, and Memphis, TN. After his retirement in 1999 the couple returned to Clintonville. Ervin was a true handyman who could fix just about anything. He built small scale engines, did metalworking, could weld, and liked to tinker with all sorts of projects. Ervin was an avid amateur radio operator, with the call sign W9EMF. He also spent countless hours building and flying RC model airplanes. Ervin will be remembered most as a devoted husband, a loving father, and a proud grandfather.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Margaret; and two children, Carol Remling of Rhinelander and Douglas (Catherine) Remling of Rochester, MN. There are six grandchildren: Michelle (Josh Otte) Vandervest, Larry Vandervest, Johanna Vandervest, Jennifer Remling, Christopher Remling, and Gordon Remling. There are two great grandchildren, Leah Abrams and Jaime Vandervest. There is one brother Ronald (Janice) Remling of Sheboygan; a niece Cheryl (Gary) Fischer of Sheboygan; and two nephews, Duane (Mary Beth) Reetz and Scott Reetz. He is further survived by many other relatives and friends. Ervin was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Willowdean (Walter) Reetz, and a niece Tracy Wundrock.
A graveside service will be held in the spring at Roseland Cemetery, Town of Dupont. Beil-Didier Funeral Home, Clintonville, assisted with the arrangements.
We wish to thank the nurses with ThedaCare at Home Hospice for the wonderful care provided to Dad. We also want to especially thank all the nurses and staff at The Pines for all the love and support given to the family.