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07/20/2012 |
| Rex Albers |
Reedsburg, Wisconsin
September 20, 1930 - July 19, 2012 |
| Visitation: |
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| Monday July 23, 2012 |
Tuesday July 24, 2012 |
| 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. |
11:00 A.M. |
| Hoof Funeral Home |
St. John Ev. Lutheran Church - Reedsburg |
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| Rex P. Albers, age 81, of Reedsburg, died peacefully on Thursday, July 19, 2012 in the Reedsburg Area Senior Life Center. He was born on September 20, 1930 in rural Loganville, the son of Henry and Leonora (Wollschlager) Albers. Rex was a 1948 graduate of Reedsburg High School. He also attended Madison Business College. Rex was a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving with the U.S. Army. After his discharge from the military, he worked at Nichols Drug Store. In 1955, Rex started working as a teller at the Farmers & Merchants Bank. In 1968 he was transferred to the Loganville branch where he became branch manager and vice president, a position he held until his retirement in 1995. Following retirement, Rex worked at Reedsburg Floral and Hoof Funeral Home. He was united in marriage to the former Ardell E. Krey on June 29, 1968. Rex was a past president of the Sauk County Bankers Association, served on the Board of Directors for the Reedsburg Chamber of Commerce, was a member and past commander of the Reedsburg American Legion Post 350, served as secretary-treasurer for the Reedsburg Memorial Hospital Board for nine years during which time the new hospital was built on N. Dewey Avenue, he helped organize the Reedsburg Optimist Club where he served as treasurer and was a faithful member of St. John Lutheran Church where he served as secretary on the church council, the Educational Student Loan Committee and was both an usher and greeter.
Survivors include his wife, Ardell; one sister: Shirley Albers, of Reedsburg; one nephew: Steven Albers, of Loganville; one niece: Sue (Dan) Lehman, of Reedsburg; Ardell's nieces and nephews: Gilbert Crane, Bliss "Butch" (Maureen) Crane, Patsy (Dennis) Reetz, Audrey (Richard) Knopp, Barbara (David) Lovett and Darlene Crane; his extended family at the Reedsburg Area Senior Life Center; many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother: Ruben (LeOra) Albers; and two nephews: Dean Crane and Adrian Crane.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in Reedsburg with Pastor David Glesne and Pastor Dan Odden officiating. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery where military rites will be provided by the Reedsburg American Legion. The family will receive friends from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Monday at the Hoof Funeral Home in Reedsburg. In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. John Lutheran Church, the Reedsburg Area Medical Center Foundation, the Reedsburg Area Senior Life Center or the CAL Center would be appreciated.
The Hoof Funeral Home is serving the family.
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