Clarence R. "Cal" Pritzl, 86, of Kiel died Monday morning January 23, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay. He was born February 1, 1930 in Clarks Mills, son of the late Joseph & Renata (Fischer) Pritzl.
Cal attended grade school in Clarks Mills and was the first in his family to attend and graduate from St. Norberts High School, DePere.
He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army serving his country in Germany during the Korean War working as a cook.
On June 30, 1951 he was united in marriage to Marilyn Schroeder at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Cal and Marilyn owned and operated Cal's Coffee Shop in Kiel from 1953 until 1986.
Cal's Coffee Shop was a very popular stop for the young and old and frequently had members of the Green Bay Packers stop by for a meal. Always a very giving individual, Cal supplied food to the Kiel Fire Department during fire calls or any other community club as well as the football team and other sports teams. Marilyn preceded him in death on August 16, 1986. On December 28, 1996 Cal was united in marriage to Beatrice (Kretsch) Dietrich at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. Cal continued to stay active after selling the coffee shop. He worked as a cook and mentor to students at Lakeland College for the past 20 years at the Muskie Lounge.
He was a member of St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. He also was a member of the Kiel VFW, Post #6707 and the Kiel Kiwanis. He had been a member of bowling and golf leagues throughout his years.
Survivors include his wife; Beatie, his children; Mike (Kathy) Pritzl, Elkhart Lake, Mary Van Asten, Dallas, TX, Jean (Marty) McDole, Fort Myers, FL, Terri Brocker, Fort Myers, FL, Cathy (Larry) Fliss, Plymouth, Ann (Mike) Frintner, Fond du Lac and stepsons; Dan Dietrich (Diana McGrath), Dean (Kaye) Dietrich both of Kiel, step son-in-law; John Schmitt, 33 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren.
Cal is further survived by his sister; Geri Bellamy, brothers; Gordie (Alice) Pritzl, Frank (Jean) Pritzl, brothers-in-law; Roger Janssen and George (Rita) Pautz and sisters-in-law, Imogene (Donald) Fictum and Betty Kretsch, other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn, step daughter; Melody Schmitt, brother; Ray (Edith & Mary) Pritzl, sister; Joan Janssen and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Vince Bellamy, Edward Kretsch, Carol Pautz and Margaret (Paul) Kurth.
Funeral Mass for Cal will be held at 5:00 pm Thursday, January 26, 2017 at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church (413 Fremont St. Kiel). Burial will follow at a later date in the parish cemetery. The family has requested that people gather for the Mass at 4:45 pm. There will be no visitation prior to the Mass.
In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established in his name.
Full military honors by Kiel VFW Post 6707 will take place following the Mass.
Cal's family would like to extend a special thank you to the nurses and staff at St. Nicholas Hospital emergency room and St. Vincent Hospital for the care he received.