Obit: Quelle, Joshua (1984 - 2003)
Transcriber: George Plautz
----Source: The Thorp Courier February 26, 2003
Joshua Quelle
Joshua T. Quelle, 18, Withee, died on Sunday, February 23, 2003, at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield from injuries sustained in an auto accident.
Funeral services for Joshua will be on Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Withee with Reverend Tom Myhre officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Withee. Friends and family will service as pallbearers: Jake Rohland, Josh Esper, Bill Niznik, Tim Zach, John Niznik and Rod Quelle.
Visitation was on Wednesday, February 26, 2003, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Maurina Funeral Home in Owen.
Joshua Thomas Quelle was born on September 11, 1984, the son of Randy and Lori (Niznik) Quelle, in Marshfield. He was a senior at Owen-Withee High School where he excelled as an artist in painting, woodworking, stained glass and other art forms. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and snowmobiling and the outdoors. Josh was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.
Josh will be dearly missed by his parents, Randy and Lori Quelle of Withee, two brothers: Benjamin Quelle and Caleb Quelle, both of Withee; paternal grandmother Dora Quelle of Withee, maternal grandmother Winifred Niznik of Lublin and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers William Niznik and Harley Quelle.
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Response--Obit:
Quelle, Joshua
Contact: Jennifer
Josh was my 2nd cousin and the news of his accident came very fast and nothing was left unsaid. Every time we visit the family we visit his grave site. It is a sad yet rejoiceful time I know he is not here in person but he is here in spirit. I LOVE YOU JOSH!!! and I always will. We MISS YOU SO MUCH!! It has be almost 2 years since his death but I can still feel him watching over me and my family! Josh was a great fishermen and hunter some would say he was a great outdoorsmen all together! and he was Fishing in Wisconsin is just not the same with out him fishing next to us! I wrote a poem for josh and here it is......
Joshua Thomas Quelle
I remember everything about him as if he were still here
I remember everything so its heard to shed a tear
It is so hard to forget the phone call
It's still ringing in my ears
don't pick it up dad I don't want to shed anymore tears
That night was scary, dad
The phone call came and I cried
Its as if I knew that Joshua had died
I don't want anymore bad news, dad
I don't want to be sad
I don't know if I can handle it, dad
Too much has come at once
I can still remember those days, dad
Those days we went to lunch
Those days at the Black River, dad
Josh could fish us out
And he made it very clear
When he came home with fish
And we would all sit and steer
I can still smell his cologne, dad
He smelt really good
He has my ring, dad
Pinned in his casket
Do you think he will remember me, dad
Every nightIprey
He truely is gone isnt he, dad
I never got to say goodbye
To tell you the truth we barely even said, "Hi"
We exchanged smiles a lot
He had the best one
Daddy I miss him so much
I miss his touch
But most of all I miss his personality
The way he walked in the door
He never let us know when he was sore
I loved him not only as a cousin but as a person
Ask Anyone
He was more then a cousin to me
I remember when I was seven
He was my first crush
When I heard that phone ring
The night I picked it up
It was auntie carol on the line
Asking for you, dad
She told me not to let grandma know that she was on the phone
At first I thought it was a surprise for grandma, dad
But thenIsaw you cry
I asked you what was wrong, dad
And you said someone was hurt bad
That made me really sad
I knew it was someone from Withee
Because of the way you looked at me
At firstIthought it was grandma
But then you told me
How could this have happened, dad
Why was it Josh
What did he do so wrong that god wanted him to come home
It wasnt past his curfew, dad
And it wasnt past his bed time
So why did god punish him
And leave us all woundering what had happened
God left us wondering, dad
We had to put the peices together
About that party dad
How could he be so unsmart
why would you go back to a party dad
one that wasnt very fun
a stupid mistake like that dad
ended the life of a loved one
the dayIwalked into that room dad
and saw him lying there
i had to sit anf stear
it didnt look like him dad
and he was very cold
he wasnt very old dad
he was still a baby
seeing him lie there lifeless scared me half to death
I loved josh so much, dad
and seeing him was hard
he was lying there daddy
in his fox racing shirt
he was holding a feather daddy
I remember it very well
I will always miss him daddy
and I will never forget him
but for now lets let him rest in peace
in loving memory of
Joshua Thomas Quelle
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