Dane County WI Archives Photo Tombstone.....GRETEBECK, John Paul (J.P.) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Erin Proctor Proctor37@charter.net February 24, 2007, 12:19 am Cemetery: Sweet Cemetery, Albion, Dane Co., Wi. Name: John Paul (J.P.) GRETEBECK Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/dane/photos/tombstones/sweet/gretebec232ph.jpg Image file size: 91.1 Kb GRETEBECK, John Paul (J.P.) 22 Nov 1978-05 Aug 2003 Gretebeck, John JANESVILLE/EDGERTON - John P. "J.P." Gretebeck, age 24, died on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003, at a Madison hospital as a result of injuries in a recent accident. He was born Nov. 22, 1978, in Mauston, Wis., a son of Thomas and Sharon (Laguff) Gretebeck. He was raised in the Edgerton area, attended the Edgerton schools and graduated from Edgerton High School. Following graduation, he attended Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville. J.P. was presently employed as a realtor with Century 21 in Janesville. He was known to everyone as a people person, enjoying his year in 4H at the Maple Grove 4H Club, showing cattle from his home farm in the town of Albion. He recently showed the top bred cow that he bred and owned at the World Dairy Expo in Madison. He had a passion for the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and golfing. J.P. had trained as an area volunteer fire fighter and had been employed as a skiing instructor. He is survived by his daughter, Stephany Jones of Janesville; his parents, Thomas and Sharon of Edgerton; his paternal grandmother, Isabelle Gretebeck of Edgerton; and his maternal grandparents, John and Joanne Laguff of New Lisbon. He is further survived by aunts, uncles, cousins and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Joseph Gretebeck. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. at CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, 848 E. Main St., Stoughton. The Rev. Dick Halom of First Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Sweet Cemetery, town of Albion. Following the committal service, friends are invited to a luncheon to be served at Christ Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Friends may call from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, 2003, at OLSON-HOLZHUTER-CRESS, Stoughton. God's Child I'll lend you for a little while a child of mine," God said. "For you to love the while he lives and mourn for when he's gone. It may be one or seven years - or twenty-two or three. But will you, till I call him back, take care of him for me? He'll bring his charms to gladden you and should his stay be brief. You'll have his lovely memories as solace for your grief. I cannot promise he will stay since all from earth return. But there are lessons taught down there I want this child to learn. I've looked the wide world over in my search for teachers true, and from the throngs that crown life's lanes, I have selected you. Now will you give him all your love and not think the labor vain. Nor hate me as I come to call to take him back again? I fancied that I head you say, "Dear God, Thy will be done. For all the joy this child shall bring. The risk of grief I'll run. I'll shelter him with tenderness. I'll love him while I may. And for the happiness I've known. Forever grateful stay. But should the angels call for him much sooner than I'd planned. I'll brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand." Author unknown Olson- Holzhuter-Cress 206 W. Prospect Ave. Stoughton (608) 873-9244 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/dane/photos/tombstones/sweet/gretebec232ph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/wifiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb