Funeral and Festivities!

First off, a big huge thank you goes out to ALL who were a part of celebrating my Dad's life yesterday!

The touching day, will forever be remembered. Lots of hugs shared, and tears off sadness, but also a time of remembering my Dad's, "famous-ness"

Hansen Funeral Home went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect! We could not have done this better ourselves!

The flowers were beautiful! Lots of Cubs themed stuff-beautiful flowering plants, green plants, and lush flowers! We loved all of them!

The dvd photo presentation was excellent. We had lots of Dad's sports photos and high school mementos (Thanks to some of this classmates and friends, and Carol for bringing his yearbooks)-Which by the way provided me with entertainment to read on the long drive home.

The "Viewing"-Lots of people came-Family members, friends, classmates, teachers, some of my Dad's players he once coached, people from my graduation class, family friends, old neighbors, relatives, co-workers, even the lady who worked at/owned the restaurant my Dad went to almost every morning for breakfast in Waupaca! I am sure I am missing some categories here, but I think you get the idea! It was wonderful seeing eveyone, meeting "new" people, and hearing how they were connected to my Dad.

To give you a sense of the crowd, the guest book only had one page left in it.

Thanks to all for the comforting embraces, and words of kindness. We appreciate the support.

His prayer card had the Serenity Prayer-Of course with the Cubs theme and his picture.
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

The Eulogy was perfect! Mike Varney, you did a wonderful job. The memories you shared will never be forgotten-lots of laughs and tears! I even learned some things about my Dad too!

The Mass was very spiritual and blessed. Father Don did an excellent job! The hymns were perfect too. I'm sure Dad loved every moment.

After the Mass, we proceeded to the baseball field-where we started the afternoon celebration! The weather was beautiful! We started the festivities with singing, "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"-with my Dad's favorite, Hary Caray, singing it! We all sang along.

We feasted on hotdogs, chips, and ballpark treats, chatted with friends and family, and shared more memories of Dad. People could come up and share a story about Dad. This was such a great memorial tribute!

Mike Varney, even played a variety of Cubs highlights, over the loudspeaker as a tribute! This was truly a memorable day.

Some people even wore their Cubs, or baseball apparel! We loved the Titleists baseball hats too!

Thanks again to everyone for everything, the support, the flowers, cards, memorial funds, phone calls, delicious food at the ballpark, and the all around memorable day.

Speaking of food- a Huge thank you goes out to the Marshfield Chaparrals (and whoever else was involved in this) for provided us with EVERYTHING at the ballpark! We truly appreciate your AWESOME DONATION! This is just what Dad would Dad would have wanted!


I am sure I missed something, but will try and think of it all when sending thank you notes.

Thanks again! Your love and support mean more than we can say!