Gilbert D Endrizzi , November 21, 1923 — July 02, 2018

Gilbert D. Endrizzi passed away on July 2, 2018. He was born in Hurley, Wisconsin on November 21, 1923, the second son of Albino and Florence Endrizzi. A brilliant student, Gib led his class of 1942 as Valedictorian.

He went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin in 1945 with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. After working for General Electric for about two years, he married Kathrine Kyle in 1947. Later that year they moved to Wisconsin Rapids where he became employed… Read More » by Consoweld Corporation (a division of Consolidated Papers).

He spent the rest of his working life designing equipment and patterns for eliminated counter top plastic that Consoweld was famous for. Gib was active in the community. He served as Boy Scout Mater and sat on the Grand Rapids School board.

As a devout Catholic Gib was instrumental in the set-up and funding of the St. Vincent de Paul parish Twinning program. He made two trips to Haiti where he eventually donated rerdzt/s that built a grade school in a rural mountain location. Gib’s leisure time included the design and crafting of hundreds of mosaic murals.

These artworks were constructed from tiny pieces of the Consoweld plastic that he designed in his work life. Our family tree was a passion that he lived and breathed. He made ten trips to Italy and Germany doing research on our genealogy.

Eventually he self-published a family tree volume that counted over 300 pages and dated back to the 14th century. As an amateur photographer, he developed and printed thousands of images. He is survived by his three children; John, Mary and Dan.

He is preceded in death by his wife Kathrine she preceded him in death in 1995. Fair thee well Dad. Services will be held at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 820 13th St. South, Wis.

Rapids on Monday, July 9, 2018 with visitation from 10:00 a.m. until the time of MASS at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Jerome Patric will be officiating. John J. Buettgen Funeral Home is assisting family at this time.

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