Hiram E. White

Hiram “Whitey” E. White, a resident at the Lincoln House, Fond du Lac, died Thursday, February 1, 2007. He was 93 years young.He was born on March 20, 1913, on the family farm north of Rosendale, one of fourteen children to John and Carrie Klas White.Hiram attended Dodd School and Rosendale High School.On April 30, 1938, he married Dorothy E. Nehring in Fond du Lac.He farmed in Columbia County in his early years. For the next 36 years he drove semi tractor for Boulay Bros., Steffke Freight and then Spector Freight Lines, retiring from the union on October 10, 1973. After retiring, he worked another 16 years for Fond du Lac County driving a van that transported the handicapped and elderly throughout the county.Mr. White was a charter member of Luther Memorial Church and a former church council member. He was also a member of the Ten Million Mile Club, a select group of professional drivers who logged ten million accident free miles. He was an avid gardener.Hiram had an excellent sense of humor and loved to tell stories, especially with the Tuesday Morning Club, a group of retired county workers. He loved going out to eat on Friday nights. He specifically enjoyed Friar Tuck’s while being served by his favorite waitress, Chris.He is survived by a daughter: Judy (Wade) Ellingson of Fond du Lac; a daughter-in-law: Janet White of Fond du Lac; six grandchildren: Jeff (Darla) White of Oshkosh, Joel (Vicki) White of Fond du Lac, Julie (Gordy) Vaughan of Fond du Lac, Derek Ellingson of Fond du Lac, Laural (Wayne) Wilson of Fond du Lac, and Kent (Melisa) Ellingson of Green Bay; 15 great-grandchildren: Megan and Matthew White, Mitchell White, Amy, Rachel and Wade Vaughan, Taylor and Kassandra Ellingson, Alexandria, Zachary, Ellie and Hannah Wilson, Simon, Maddox and Tatum Ellingson; three sisters-in-law: Ruth White of Eldorado, Viola White of North Fond du Lac and Gertrude (Vern) Haupt of Arlington, Wisconsin.He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Dorothy, on January 28, 1991; a son, Gerald “Jerry” White, on December 23, 1997; eight brothers and five sisters.The funeral service will be at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 4, 2007, at Luther Memorial Church, 134 21st Street, Fond du Lac, with Rev. David Naumann officiating. Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday at Ledgeview Memorial Park. The visitation will be on Sunday at church from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Luther Memorial Church, Lincoln House or Agnesian Hospice Hope.The family of Mr. White would like to thank Pastor David Naumann, the entire staff at the Lincoln House, and Hospice for the compassion and care they gave him.When I was born, everyone was smiling and I was the only one crying. When I was dying, everyone around me was crying and I was the only one smiling. Anonymous

Hiram E. White

March 20, 1913 - February 1, 2007