Earl was born July 28, 1939 at Sault Ste. Marie, MI, the son of the late Armer and Marion Maleport. Earl was a self-employed truck driver for much of his life. He recently moved here from Florida to be closer to his family, due to illness. Surviving are a son Jerry (Linda), DePere; three daughters, Cindy (Lee) Hockers, Annette (Gary) Thome, and Teresa (Jeff) Bartlett, all of Oconto; two brothers, Carl (Ramona) and Dwaine (Janet), Green Bay; a sister Eileen (Gary) Anderson, Waterford; seven grandchildren.
Earl was further preceded in death by a sister, Mary Maleport. The family will receive relatives and friends at Rhodes-Charapata Funeral Home, 121 Chicago Street, Oconto from 11 a.m. until I p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 1999. Service of Christian Burial I p.m. Wednesday at the, Funeral Home. The Rev. David Ruby officiating. Raymond B. Ackerman, Jr., Funeral Director