Walter V. Monson

Walter V. Monson, age 94 of Amery, WI, formerly of Clear Lake, WI died early on  Monday, February 3, 2020 at the Willow Ridge Care Center in Amery, WI.

Walter Vernon Monson was born on December 29, 1925 in Clear Lake, WI the son of Arvid & Mary (Humphrey) Monson.  He grew up in the Clear Lake area, was baptized at the United Methodist Church there, and graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1944.   In addition to  growing up on the family farm, Walter earned a little extra money playing with the “Dana Yelle, Old Time Band” and continued to do so over the years.    In 1945, Walter was drafted into the US Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne at Ft. Benning, GA.  When WWII ended, he had the privilege of marching in the Victory parade in New York City.    After he was honorably discharged in 1946, Walter then went on to attend the University of WI at Madison to study forestry.    On September 10, 1948, he was united in marriage to Ardella A. Allram at West Akers Lutheran Church in Prairie Farm, WI and was later confirmed there.  Together they raised 6 children, Kimberly, Derry, Terry, Jan, Vaughn and Mark.  In 1951, Walter began working as a Rural Letter Carrier and was very active in his church and community.  While living south of Reeve,  he served as the president of the Reeve Community Club for many years, helping with fairs and parades.  Also during this time, Walter was leader of the Reeve 4-H Club and received his 25 year leadership pin.   In his spare time, Walter enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing and spending time at his cabin in Herbster, WI.  He also enjoyed playing golf and served as the president of the Clear Lake Golf club.   Walter was also very active at West Akers Church, serving on the church board and as president for many years.    Walter retired in 1984 from the post office and lived in Reeve until he moved with Ardella to Clear Lake in 2004.   He has been a resident of Amery for the past few years and will be sorely missed by his family and many friends.  

Proceeded in death by his parents,  Arvid & Mary Monson;    son, Vaughn Monson;   brothers, Veldon Monson,
Harvey (Shirley) Monson  & Alger Monson;    sister,  Edith (Dave) Paulson;  & brother in law,  Svend Jensen

Survived by
Wife
Ardella Monson  -  Amery, WI

Daughter & Sons
Kimberly (Ron) Chovan  -  Reedsburg, WI
Derry (Janet) Monson  -  Clear Lake, WI
Terry (Candyce) Monson  -  Clear Lake, WI
Jan (Trish) Monson  -  Clear Lake, WI
Mark (Lorna) Monson  -  Clear Lake, WI

Grandchildren
Robey (Penny) Chovan,  Jera Hughes,  Nicole (Darin) Anderson, Troy Monson, Jason (Erica) Monson,
Ryan (Emily) Monson, Garett (Amy) Monson, Amy (Ben) Wienke, Hilary (Shannon) Arcand, Andrew Monson,
Shawn (Cassandra Doolittle), Stefanie Vanderhoff,  Corey (Abbie) Monson, Brett (Kristie) Monson,
Dahkota Monson,  Derek (Briana) Scheps

36 Great Grandchildren

1 Great-Great Grandchild

Sister
Helen Netta Jensen

Sisters in Law
Mary Monson   &  Lorraine Monson

Funeral Services
1 PM  on  Saturday, February 8, 2020 at West Akers Lutheran Church in rural Prairie Farm, WI

Visitation
on Friday, February 7, 2020 from 4 - 7 PM at the Scheuermann-Hammer  Funeral Home in Clear Lake and
one hour before the service on Saturday at the church.

Interment at the West Akers Lutheran Cemetery

Clergy  -  Rev. Mark Woltge          Music  -  Karen Karlstad

Honorary Casketbearers  -  Ryan Monson, Garett Monson, Brett Monson,  Dahkota Monson

Casket Beareres  -  Robey Chovan, Jason Monson, Shawn Monson, Troy Monson, Andrew Monson, Corey Monson

Scheuermann-Hammer Funeral Home of Clear Lake, WI  is handled the arrangements
www.clearalkefuneralhome.com

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