John Anton Pohl

John Anton Pohl, age 88, passed away at his home on Monday, February 13, 2012. He was born May 16, 1923, the oldest son of Anton and Mary Bettendorf Pohl. He was born on the Pohl homestead in the town of Belgium. John married Lucy Weiler on October 8, 1952 at St. Francis Catholic Church, Hollandtown in Brown County, Wisconsin. They were dairy and crop farmers on the land John had purchased in 1944, also in the town of Belgium. He was a good farmer, and excellent mechanic, capable of repairing his tractors and farm machinery. John especially loved to travel with his family, visiting most of the lower 48 states. He planned his travels to be educational and fun. He was an avid reader, interested since youth in nature, science and electrical power. John's first language at the Pohl homestead was Luxembourgish and he loved to converse with friends and neighbors who also spoke the language. He was a member of the Wisconsin Luxembourg Society. John and Lucy were honored as the Duke and Duchess of the Luxembourg Festival in 1992. A yellow rose bush brought to America by his great grandmother, Catherine Kaiser Pohl who immigrated from Filsdorf, Luxembourg, still blooms alongside the ...[more]

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iliy's dairy barn. John was a patient, kind and devoted husband and father; even tempered and sweet spirited. He loved to share a joke or funny story. He laughed and smiled more often than not. He was thankful for God's abundant daily gifts and remembered with gratitude the hard earned legacy of his parents and ancestors. Above all, John was a great blessing to his family and everyone he met. John is survived by his wife of 59 years, Lucy and their children: Anthony (Susan) Pohl of Glendale and Mary Burns (David) Shaw of Belgium. He is further survived by five grandchildren: Aerndoren "Aernie" Burns, Karolynn (Olumide) Faulkner, Shannon (Douglas) Williams, William Shaw and Isabel Shaw; brother Joseph Pohl of Belgium, sisters-in-law Julia Hoelzel of Neenah and Celia (Francis) Hoelzel of Kaukauna, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, infant daughter Helen, son-in-law Richard Burns, brother Wilmer Pohl, father and mother-in-law Peter and Margaret Ott Weiler, sisters-in-law Mary (Peter) Kirk and Margaret (Cyril) Thiel, brothers-in-law Theodore Weiler, John Weiler and Edward Hoelzel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, February 18 at Our Lady of the Lakes, St. Nicholas Chapel, 4274 Hwy K, Dacada. He will be laid to rest at the parish cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Nicholas Chapel for restoration of the stained glass window of the Holy Family. The Pohl family will receive visitors at the church on Saturday morning from 9:30AM-12 noon. The Eernisse Funeral Home, Belgium is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.eernissefuneralhome.com .