Paul Jacob Bollenbach
September 16, 1947 - April 08, 2016
Obituary
Paul Jacob Bollenbach, age 68, passed away April 8, 2016, after nine years of life with cancer. Paul was born September 16, 1947, to Orvin and Vanita (Voss) Bollenbach and grew up on the home farm in the township of Middleton. He graduated from Middleton High School, obtained an Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering from Herzing College and served six years in the Air National Guard. Paul spent his professional career in the electrical industry selling electrical products for numerous manufacturers and managing sales regionally and nationally.He was united in marriage to Joan Quimby on September 23, 1967, and they have celebrated 48 years of marriage. Paul enjoyed traveling extensively with his wife and family to places across the world, across the country, and up north to his much-loved cabin in Minocqua. Paul's interests were wide-ranging from alpine ski racing to fishing with his friends to playing guitar. He could fix, engineer or build most anything. He took great pride in the fact that he was the only one to ever work on his '65 Corvette that he owned for forty -eight years. Paul is survived by his wife Joan; his children, Julie (Paul) Svendsen and Brent (Julie) Bollenbach; two grandchildren Sam and Nora; three brothers; Gary (Robie), Lee (Kathy), and Charles (Bev); and 7 nieces and nephews. He is also survived by a close extended family and many wonderful friends.Funeral services will be held at ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 7337 Hubbard Ave, Middleton at 11 a.m., on Saturday, April 23, 2016, with Pastor Heather Hayward presiding. Visitation will be held at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church c/o Bruce Michaelis, 19 S. Owen Drive, Madison, WI 53705. Paul's ancestors helped to build this historic church that sits on what was his family's farmland. The family would like to give a very special thank you to Dr. Greg Hartig for giving us 9 more wonderful years of life with him after his diagnosis. Dr. Aaron Wieland and Dr. Toby Campbell, thank you for your compassionate care of Paul. Paul's favorite quote was "Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway" – John Wayne. We will all keep saddling up. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
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Service
Sat Apr 23, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM CDT
St. Luke's Lutheran Church • 7337 Hubbard Avenue, Middleton, WI 53562
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Rev. Dr. George R. Qualley
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Dear Friends,
My prayers are with you as your grieve at the loss of Paul. We can rejoice that he is now at peace with God and all the physical challenges are past. I have fond memories of Paul from our years together in school. Never forget that you have the loving presence of Jesus with now and forever.
Blessings,
George Qualley - Pastor, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Taylor, TX
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Nancy Gerber Speth
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Jim and I were deeply saddened to hear of Paul's passing this week. I am grateful to have seen Paul at our high school reunion last August after so many years. Please accept our most sincere condolences for your loss. May the Lord sustain you and your family during this difficult time and shower you with grace upon grace. You and he remain in our prayers and thoughts.
God Bless,
Nancy (Gerber) Speth and Jim Speth
Murrieta, California
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Jim Voss
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Paul was a caring, thoughtful and gentle soul giant who will be greatly missed. I am thankful for having had the opportunity to reconnect a bit with him over the past several years of his valiant battle with cancer. His family ancestry research was amazing and Paul was generous in sharing his discoveries, hopefully inspiring others in the family to continue his work.
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Sharon (Smith) Janovsky
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Fond memories of Paul from Middleton High School. Paul was a Gentle Giant, a friend to all. Please accept my deepest sympathy to family and friends. With loving thoughts and prayers. May HIS light sustain you now and through the coming months and years.
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John S. Voss
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John S. Voss
Many fond memories of Paul. In the 1980's Paul and Joan lived in Minneapolis; only Voss/Bollenbach relatives to join us in MN, but he remained a Packer fan. More recently, enjoyed sharing online jokes, political commentary and old car photos. Paul had a unique quieting manner, similar to his father, Orvin. He also demonstrated an unusual ability in recent years to deal with cancer in a very courageous and stoic manner, which serves as an inspiration to all.
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Megan
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I grew up with Paul as our next-door neighbor and I have wonderful memories of him. He was a great neighbor and a wonderful friend to my Dad. We love him very much.