Vollrath, Wilbur Raymond

1933 - 2020  (86 years)

• Name	Vollrath, Wilbur Raymond  [1]
  Birth	18 Dec 1933	St Joseph Hospital (Demolished), Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	24 Dec 1933	St Martin Catholic Church (Destroyed), Martinsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
  Confirmation	10 Mar 1943	St Martin Catholic Church (Destroyed), Martinsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
  Occupation	Carpenter and Farmer in Pilot Grove
  Religion	Roman Catholic  [2]
  Death	8 Jan 2020	Katy Manor Care Center, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Burial	11 Jan 2020	St Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA
  Person ID	I19402	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Vollrath, Joseph Cletus "Joe" Sr,   b. 3 Mar 1908, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 24 Dec 1985, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Stoecklein, Mary LORENE,   b. 26 Oct 1909, Pilot Grove Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 8 Feb 1975, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Jan 1933	St Martin Catholic Church (Destroyed), Martinsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
  Family ID	F6890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Knipp, Eunice Mae
  Children	1. Vollrath, Stephen Wayne   2. Vollrath, Mark Allen   3. Vollrath, Sherry Lynn   4. Vollrath, Mary Ann
  Family ID	F1645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Dec 1933 - St Joseph Hospital (Demolished), Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Baptism - 24 Dec 1933 - St Martin Catholic Church (Destroyed), Martinsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Confirmation - 10 Mar 1943 - St Martin Catholic Church (Destroyed), Martinsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Death - 8 Jan 2020 - Katy Manor Care Center, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA Burial - 11 Jan 2020 - St Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Wilbur Raymond Vollrath, 86, of Pilot Grove, Missouri passed away peacefully at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove on January 8, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Wilbur was born December 18, 1933 to Joe and Lorene Stoecklein Vollrath. He married Eunice Mae Knipp on January 11, 1955 at St. Andrew's in Tipton, Missouri. Wilbur attended grade school at St. Martins at Martinsville and graduated from Pilot Grove High School in 1952. He loved to share stories about his life experiences. He spent most of his working career as a carpenter and enjoyed working on his farm. Wood working and restoring tractors were his passions. He was a Pilot Grove volunteer fireman for many years, active in the Pilot Grove Lions Club, was a member of the Pilot Grove City Council and other various church and community organizations. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He enjoyed visits from his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Wilbur and Eunice enjoyed traveling and one of the highlights of his travels was his trip to Germany in 2014 to meet his family from his German heritage and to see where his Grandpa Stoecklein was born. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Pete Vollrath; in-laws Oscar and Margaret Knipp, Ken Knipp, Elmer and Sara Miller, Jerry and Charlie Young. Wilbur is survived by his loving wife, Eunice of the home; children Steve (Susie) Vollrath of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, Mark (Linda) Vollrath, Sherry (Mike) Barry, Mary (Gregg) Triebsch all of Pilot Grove. He was blessed with 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by sisters Joyce Knipp, Janet Young, Barbara Young; brothers James (Joyce), David (Jean), and Donald Vollrath; sister-in-law Johnnie Vollrath; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pilot Grove with burial immediately following in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday evening at the church with Rosary beginning at 5 p.m.. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Catholic Church. Published in Boonville Daily News from Jan. 9 to Jan. 18, 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] USA: MO: COOPER: Boonville Daily News: Obituary. https://www.boonvilledailynews.com/ [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:. Vollrath, Shandy nee Hix: svollrath@sfths.sft434.k12.ks.us