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Edward Peirick
1915 - 2006
Edward O. Peirick, 90, of
Watertown, died
Funeral services will be held at
St. Henry’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Bernard Rott officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Edward was born on
Ed played the concertina for 72
years and was a member of the Concertina Hall of Fame. He had played in the Freddie Dettmann Band for
23 years, his own band for 10 years, Town and Country Dutchmen of Hartford, for
six years and many other local bands.
Ed was a member of the
Plattdeutscher Verein. He loved to play
sheepshead and Scott, and enjoyed woodworking.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Ellen; his children, Rita Rabas of Janesville,
James (Sandra) Peirick of Watertown, Delores Ziemann of Waunakee, Mary Peirick
of DeForest, Edward (Judy) Peirick of Fitchburg, Cathy (Paul) Kastenmeier of
Beaver Dam, Anthony (Shawn) Peirick and Ralph (Bev) Peirick, both of Watertown;
25 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; his
brothers and sisters, Marcella Jentzsch of Brookfield, Ill., Clarence
(Gertrude) Peirick, Raymond Peirick,
Helen Peirick, William (Arlene) Peirick
and Agnes (William) Schuett, all of Watertown, Mary Ellen (Jim) Henry of
Brownsburg, Ind., and Joanne (Gerald) Blank of Beaver Dam; nieces, nephews,
other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; two brothers, Leonard and Norbert Peirick; a sister, Lillian Peck; and
two sons-in-law, Cal Rabas and Erich Ziemann.
The family greatly appreciates
the attentive and compassionate care given to Edward these past few weeks by
the staff of Rainbow Hospice.
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