Gary Thomas Gottfredsen, Sr.

1953 - 2011  (57 years)

• Name	Gary Thomas Gottfredsen  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	29 Sep 1953	Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7598F0F6DEB542FF938C68F7FED4B7AA78CB
  Death	27 Sep 2011	Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Burial	Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA, West Lawn Memorial Park   [2]
  Person ID	I13889	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Robert Irving Gottfredsen,   b. 30 Sep 1918, Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA d. 30 May 1987, Daly City, San Mateo County, California, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Joy Mary Couvillion,   b. 11 Mar 1923, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA d. 18 May 1976, Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1944	Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F5051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F5619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Notes

  See attached sources. [2] (Medical):Gary Thomas Gottfredsen, Sr, 57, entered Eternal Life on Tuesday, September 27, 2011. He was born in Racine on October 29, 1953 to the late Robert and Joy Marie (nee: Couvillion) Gottfredsen. He was educated in Racine schools. Gary was a member of Local #118 Plumbers and Steamfitters Union, last working in April of 1994, due to illness. He was also a member of the Racine Musicians Association. Gary enjoyed playing the drums for many years and was in several Racine bands, the latest one being Arc… ade. On June 21, 1975, at St. Joseph Church in Racine, he was united in marriage to Sandra Dykstra. Survivors include Sandra Gottfredsen; two daughters, Dr. Kimberly Joy (Brandon) Feres of Denver, Colo. and Melissa Ann (Clifford Simak) Gottfredsen of Oshkosh; son, Gary Thomas (Jessica Culhane) Gottfredsen Jr. of Columbus; three granddaughters, Rylee Leona Simak of Oshkosh, twins, Taylor Jo and Tami Lee Gottfredsen of Kent City, Mich.; two grandsons, Wyatt Ainsley Feres of Denver, Colo. and Jaxon Edward Gottfredsen of Columbus; one step-grandson, Shane Andrew Simak of Oshkosh; mother-in-law, Cora Dykstra of Crivitz; five sisters; Joy (Guy) Dupuis of Marksville, LA, Margaret (Dr. Crain) Bliwas of Delafield, Mary (Charles) Vargo of Bradenton, Fla., Frances (Harry) Nelson of Marksville, LA and Gail Smith of Tampa, Fla.; two brothers, James (Susan) Gottfredsen and twin brother, Gregory Gottfredsen all of Racine. He is further survived by aunt Marie Ruppert of Racine and aunt Madge and uncle Jim Kelly of Shreveport, LA, also many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Besides his parents, Gary was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Gottfredsen Jr, father-in-law, Sam Dykstra, niece, Cheryl Howie and close friend Dirk Robinson. Funeral service will be held at Sturino Funeral Home on Friday, September 30, 2011 at 1 p.m. with Rev. Mark Jones officiating. Gary will be laid to rest at West Lawn Memorial Park. There will be a visitation at the funeral home on Friday from 11 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m. Memorials to the family would be appreciated. Special thanks to Dr. Howard W. Short for caring for Gary for more than 37 years of major heart problems. STURINO FUNERAL HOME 3014 NORTHWESTERN AV 262-632-4479 sturinofuneralhome.com Published in Racine Journal Times on September 29, 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S390] Ancestry Family Tree - Marie Ruppert Family Tree, 10 Mar 2017 (Reliability: 3). [S127] Findagrave.com, (\i Findagrave.com\i0 . http://www.findagrave.com.), 1 Apr 2018, (http://www.findagrave.com). (Reliability: 3).