| Obituary: Robert A. Mand |
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| Wednesday, 11 January 2012 12:12 |
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Robert A. Mand, age 88, of King Veteran Home, Wisconsin, formerly of Chilton, died on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at King Veteran Home.
He was born January 9, 1923, in Chilton, son of the late Michael & Mary Ann (Seidel) Mand. He married Thelma T. Vogel of Chilton in 1948; they had 12 children. She preceded him in death following a battle with cancer in June of 1977. He married Alice Kilroy, formerly of Pittsburgh, Penn., in September of 1978. They met at the Calumet County Courthouse, where they both worked. Alice had three children from her first marriage to John Kilroy, Sr., who passed away in 1975 following a battle with cancer. Alice preceded Bob in death in July of 2008. Robert was a WWII veteran, having served as a communications specialist with the 290th Combat Engineers Battalion in Europe from 1943 until 1946. After the war, Bob took a two year apprenticeship program through the Fond du Lac Business College and UW Madison as a butter maker and dairy plant operator. He worked for the Chilton Creamery as a butter maker from 1946 until 1951. Then, for two years he worked as assistant supervisor for Curtiss Candy Company in the Farm Division. In 1953, Bob started his own business, Mand's Dairy of Chilton, as a manufacturer and distributor of dairy products until 1968. Bob then became an insurance agent for Metropolitan Life Insurance between 1968 and 1978. During this time, he also served as chairman of the Chilton City Recreation Department and the City Youth Center. Bob was elected to the Calumet County Board of Supervisors for three terms; 1974, 1976, & 1978. He also worked for the State of Wisconsin DILHR/Job Service in the Manitowoc office from 1978 until 1981; he had a hand in various programs including the Hmong Refugee Program. In 1982, Bob was appointed Register of Deeds by then-Gov. Tommy Thompson to fill a vacancy. He was re-elected three times until his retirement in 1988. Bob and Alice were members of the Calumet County Republican Party. Bob was chosen as Chilton's Man of the Year in 1977 for his long service to the community. He helped start the Cub Scouts and served as it's first Cub Master for more than 10 years. He was involved in the Chilton Kiwanis Club, the United Fund, the American Legion, Chilton Chamber of Commerce, and the local AFS Chapter, acting as host family to an exchange student from Thailand between 1968-1969, and from Chile between 1983-1984. He was a former member of St. Mary's Catholic Parish in Chilton, where he served as a Lay Lector, Communion Distributor, and volunteered on the Parish Board and served as a Religious Education Teacher. He was also a Past Lay Director of the Green Bay Diocese Cursillo movement, and was a member of the Bishop's Charities Game Committee for 20 years. Survivors include his children: James (Shirley) Mand of Madison, John (Patti) Mand of Racine, Ken (Pam) Mand of DePere, Patty (Kim Tomasello) Mand of Wauwautosa, Robert, (Karen) Mand of Green Bay, Joan (Cal) Scholz of New Holstein, Michael Mand of Kiel, Mary (Jeff) Kolbe of Chilton, Susan (Larry) Koehler of Chilton, David (Ann Gevelinger) Mand of Menasha, Barb (Jerry Sauermilch) Metscher of Sheboygan; step children: Margaret VanWinkel of Granite City, IL, John (Jill) Kilroy, Jr. of Springfield, IL, Bridget (Paul) Engel of New Holstein; 26 grandchildren; and several great grandchildren. Bob was preceded in death by his parents; his two wives: Thelma and Alice; a son: Steve Mand; and four brothers: Joseph, Wesley, Frank and Edwin Mand. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. Online Condolences 
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