Obit: Purgett, Eugene E. "Gene" (1926 - 2001)

Contact: Diane Kleinke
Email: kleinke@thesurf.com

Surnames: Purgett, Blume, Lindau, Bergstrom, Kirchen, Sauer, Kleinke, Burdick

Purgett, Eugene E "Gene (26 Nov. 1926 - 14 Jan. 2001)

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Phillip Funeral Home of West Bend for Eugene E. "Gene" Purgett of Germantown, 74, who died on Jan. 14, 2001. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of service. Pastor Robert Lindau will officiate at the ceremony, with arrangements handled by Phillip Funeral Home in West Bend. Interment will take place at Washington County Memorial Park of West Bend.

Mr. Purgett was born Nov. 26, 1926 in Withee, son of Charles and Florence (nee Bergstrom) Purgett. He married Catherine E. Blume on June 21, 1947 in the priest’s rectory in the Woodland Hotel in Owen, Wis.

Her served in World War II in the U. S. Army Infantry Division and was honorably discharged in May of 1946. He owned and operated Eugene Purgett Trucking for more than 30 years.

Survivors include: wife Catherine Purgett; children Gloria (Bob) Allen, Paul Purgett, and Laura (Bill) Kirchen; grandchildren Travis (Tracy), Christine, Paul, Susan, Eric, Jamie and Shannon; great-grandchildren Skylar and Celeste; sisters Ruby (Don) Zimmerman, Janet (Otto) Sauer and Diane (John) Kleinke; sister-in-law Marge Purgett; cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Anna Burdick, son Duane Purgett and brother Mahlon Pugrett.

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Re: Obit: Purgett, Eugene E. "Gene" (1926 - 2001)
Contact: Ethel Konczak

Hi Diane, Saw your posting. I see from the obit that you are a sister to Mahlon Purgett. I saw Margie a couple of months ago when I took my daughter to the Doctor in Brookfield. I am sure you do not remember me, but you and I helped Barb (Chee Chee) iron her wedding dress when she and my brother Wayne were married in 1956. I ran across the pictures when I was attempting to down size.  Margie did mention a couple of years ago that a Purgett was into genealogy. I sometimes find myself on the computer and time gets away from me and it is 2 to 3 o'clock in the morning. My son told me I need to "get a life." I assured him I have one.  I go on the Clark Co site every day.  Thanks for your dedication and help in making this the best site. Ethel Hasseldick Konczak