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Birth:          7 Jan 1926 Milwaukee, Wis.
Death:          13 Aug 2015 Carefree, Ariz.

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obit of Wilbur Cady Webb
pub rec on ancestry 4829 Mueller Ln, West Bend, Wis.
pub rec on ancestry 1507 Indian Rock, Carefree, Ariz.
Karl August Ratzsch, Jr. died peacefully on Thursday, August 13, 2015 in Carefree, 
Arizona at the age of 89. 

 Karl is survived by his wife, Sally Webb Ratzsch; sister, Gloria Mitchelson; children, 
Josef Ratzsch (Jane); Lisa Braun (Tom); Andrew Ratzsch (Florence); and Carrie Collins 
(James); and was the beloved Grampy to 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. 
His parents, Karl and Helen Ratzsch, and his son, Karl "Kelly" Ratzsch III, preceded 
him in death. 

 Karl was born on January 7, 1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After graduating from St. 
John's Military Academy in 1943, he served in the Army from 1944-46 and was 
stationed in Europe. He then attended Cornell University where he studied Hotel and 
Restaurant Management and later became a restaurateur, operating Karl Ratzsch's in 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the Fox and Hounds in Hubertus, Wisconsin. Karl was 
actively involved in the restaurant industry, serving as the director of the National 
Restaurant Association and Vice President of the International HORECA Association, 
and in 1994 his contributions were honored with his induction into the DiRoNA Hall of 
Fame. In 1993, Karl and Sally retired to Carefree, Arizona. 

 Karl and Sally would have celebrated their 64th anniversary at the end of August. His 
family remembers him as a generous and tenacious person with an indefatigable work 
ethic, who regularly employed his quick wit for both political debates and terrible 
jokes. Karl was the consummate host, and his parties – especially his annual 
Thanksgiving gathering – will be missed. Those who knew him will remember him as a 
gregarious and jovial personality, who always made the people around him smile. Karl 
enjoyed golf, bridge, reading, hunting, meeting with his regular "lunch bunch," and 
yodeling when the opportunity beckoned. 
 Sonoran News (Cave Creek, AZ) - Friday, August 28, 2015 

Parents
RATZSCH Karl August ()
----- Helen ()

Siblings
RATZSCH Karl August (7 Jan 1926 - 13 Aug 2015)

Marriage To WEBB Sally ()

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Parents
WEBB Wilbur Hannahs (19 May 1891 - 26 Mar 1963)
CADY Helen Mary (31 Dec 1898 - 20 Jul 1971)

Children by WEBB Sally
RATZSCH Karl August (8 Oct 1952 - 6 Jul 1993)
RATZSCH Josef W. ()
RATZSCH Lisa ()
RATZSCH Andrew Perry ()
RATZSCH Carrie ()

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