Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Walt P. Risler

Nov. 4, 1923 - June 2, 1998

 

South Bend Tribune 6/5/1998

Mr. Walt P. Risler, 74, of Granger, Ind., passed away on Tuesday evening, June 2, in his home.

He was born on Nov. 4, 1923, in Scranton, Pa., to Edwin A. and Marie (Johnson) Risler. He was preceded in death by his son Rex; his parents; and by a sister, Louise Zenev.

 

He moved to South Bend in 1950 from Metuchen, N.J., and in 1953 he married the former Doris Stewart, who survives. He is also survived by two daughters, Noel Klopfenstein of Bloomington, Ind., and Amy Alley of Fort Wayne, Ind; three sons, Walt P., Jr., of Mishawaka, Ind., Daniel A. of Austin, Texas, and Matthew, at home; five grandchildren, Neil and Zoe Klopfenstein, Rex Alley, and Lena and Kira Risler; and by a brother, Edwin A. Risler of Metuchen, N.J.

 

Friends are invited to call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Welsheimer Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland Road. Private services by the family will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.