IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Rendall
Wilson
January 13, 1931 – March 10, 2025
Obituary
Dr. Rendall Ray Wilson was born on January 13, 1931 in Perrysville, Indiana, and spent his childhood as a son of farming parents, Raymond and Grace Wilson. His loving parents instilled in him the ethic of hard work as well as the core values of compassion, commitment, dedication, and honor. He was encouraged and given the freedom and independence needed to strike out and lead a life that was self-determined and self-directed.
He studied Biological Science at Indiana State University after graduating from high school. He received a medical degree in 1955 in Chicago, and started a family practice in Mequon-Thiensville in Wisconsin, in 1956. On July 21, 1956, he married Carol McHugh of Milwaukee who became a source of inspiration and a loyal life's companion.
He found the general practice of Medicine to be his best way of serving and helping people and fulfilling the Christian mandate to help the poor and heal the sick. He loved his patients dearly and gave them the best that he had. He believed in giving generously to those causes and organizations that fulfill this mission as well as giving direct support to others in need of assistance. He helped to form the Northwest General Hospital and served as Chief of the Professional Staff and on numerous committees.
He loved to be with his grandchildren and hoped to instill in them honesty, truthfulness, and a burning curiosity about nature and the workings of the real world. He hoped that the persistent search for truth would catch on in their lives as well, and that they too would be directed to a productive and happy life.
He had a passion for Astronomy and has studied at most observatories in the country. He did field work in Paleontology and Archaeology in Wisconsin and with the Florida Museum of Natural History. He and his wife Carol enjoyed sailing and sailed the boat "Dreamer" throughout the US and the British Virgin Islands. They sailed their boat "Illusions" on Lake Winnebago and the Bay of Green Bay. He created many pieces of wood art and was a member of various carving clubs.
The greatest tragedy of his otherwise happy and fulfilling life was the death of his son, Michael. He is survived by his other children, Dennis and Susan, his brother Larry, as well as his grandchildren Lindsey, Jane, Michael Wilson, Steve Crowley, Nicholas Crowley, Danny Crowley, Joseph Crowley, and Amanda Jacobson, and great grandchildren, Lorena Kulbacki, Charlotte Kulbacki, Leo Decent, Ceci Decent, Vivienne Crowley, Maren Crowley, Grace Parish, and Sophia Parish.
A visitation for Ray and his wife Carol will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025, from 9:30am until 10:45am, with a Funeral Mass at 11:00am, at St. Peter Catholic Church, 200 E Washington St, Slinger, WI. Private burial to follow at St. Peter Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ray's memory can be made to the Kiwanis International Eliminate Project or St. Peter's Parish in Slinger.
He studied Biological Science at Indiana State University after graduating from high school. He received a medical degree in 1955 in Chicago, and started a family practice in Mequon-Thiensville in Wisconsin, in 1956. On July 21, 1956, he married Carol McHugh of Milwaukee who became a source of inspiration and a loyal life's companion.
He found the general practice of Medicine to be his best way of serving and helping people and fulfilling the Christian mandate to help the poor and heal the sick. He loved his patients dearly and gave them the best that he had. He believed in giving generously to those causes and organizations that fulfill this mission as well as giving direct support to others in need of assistance. He helped to form the Northwest General Hospital and served as Chief of the Professional Staff and on numerous committees.
He loved to be with his grandchildren and hoped to instill in them honesty, truthfulness, and a burning curiosity about nature and the workings of the real world. He hoped that the persistent search for truth would catch on in their lives as well, and that they too would be directed to a productive and happy life.
He had a passion for Astronomy and has studied at most observatories in the country. He did field work in Paleontology and Archaeology in Wisconsin and with the Florida Museum of Natural History. He and his wife Carol enjoyed sailing and sailed the boat "Dreamer" throughout the US and the British Virgin Islands. They sailed their boat "Illusions" on Lake Winnebago and the Bay of Green Bay. He created many pieces of wood art and was a member of various carving clubs.
The greatest tragedy of his otherwise happy and fulfilling life was the death of his son, Michael. He is survived by his other children, Dennis and Susan, his brother Larry, as well as his grandchildren Lindsey, Jane, Michael Wilson, Steve Crowley, Nicholas Crowley, Danny Crowley, Joseph Crowley, and Amanda Jacobson, and great grandchildren, Lorena Kulbacki, Charlotte Kulbacki, Leo Decent, Ceci Decent, Vivienne Crowley, Maren Crowley, Grace Parish, and Sophia Parish.
A visitation for Ray and his wife Carol will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025, from 9:30am until 10:45am, with a Funeral Mass at 11:00am, at St. Peter Catholic Church, 200 E Washington St, Slinger, WI. Private burial to follow at St. Peter Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ray's memory can be made to the Kiwanis International Eliminate Project or St. Peter's Parish in Slinger.
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21
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