John Wichman Fenlon passed distant peacefully connected Sunday, November 27, successful Appleton astatine the property of 86. He was calved connected June 26, 1936 successful Clinton, Iowa, during the hottest summertime successful decades. He was the youngest of 3 brothers. While increasing up successful Iowa, the household spent their summers successful Northern Wisconsin. John was valedictorian of his precocious schoolhouse class, wherever helium earned a afloat assistance to Washington University successful St. Louis. He besides attended aesculapian schoolhouse astatine Washington University, aft which helium completed his internship and interior medicine studies astatine Georgetown University. John past joined the Air Force, and served successful Smyrna, Greece, and Izmir, Turkey. While successful Turkey, communal friends introduced helium and Sharon Greene, who was teaching English with the Foreign Service successful Izmir. They soon joined and spent 2 years exploring the Middle East earlier returning to St. Louis, wherever John completed his radiology residency astatine Washington University. John accepted a presumption successful radiology successful San Francisco, but they couldn’t defy the propulsion of Wisconsin. John accepted an opening with Radiology Associates successful 1973, joining his older member Charles, who had established a household signifier successful Appleton successful the aboriginal 1960’s. John retired from signifier successful 1996, aft which helium and Sharon continued to question the satellite and walk cherished household clip successful Northern Wisconsin. John was preceded successful decease by Sharon, who passed distant connected December 22, 2018. John is survived by his children, Jessica and Alex, daughter-in-law Melissa, granddaughters Calla and Poppy, and galore nieces, nephews and their families. There volition beryllium a memorial gathering astatine Wichmann Funeral Home successful Appleton connected Saturday, December 10, 2022. Visitation hours volition beryllium held from 9:00-11:00 a.m. For much accusation and to explicit condolences, delight sojourn www.wichmannfuneralhomes.com. In lieu of flowers, donations tin beryllium made to Camp Manito-wish by visiting https://manito-wish.org/ donate/ oregon by message to: Camp Manitowish POB 246 Boulder Junction 54512
Posted online connected December 03, 2022
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