During his lifetime he worked as a dairy farmer. He attended St. John's Lutheran Church in Hayes, WI.
Survivors include one daughter, Jane LaRue Hansen, Hartford, WI; one son, Ralph Trudy Marcheske, Sheboygan, WI; two sisters, Martha Sommer and Sophie Lorier, both of Sheboygan; two brothers, Clarence Marcheske, Sheboygan; Walter Marcheske, Menasha, WI; five grandchildren and spouses; other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 3, 2000 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Suring from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Church, Rev. Russell Kampfer officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Suring.