Orville E. Flater

July 22, 1929 - December 28, 2017

Orville E. Flater, age 88 of Minocqua passed away at the Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff on Thursday December 28, 2017. He was born in Oshkosh, WI on July 22, 1929 to Edwin and Theresa Flater. He served his country in the US-Navy. Orville was formerly of Omro, WI and moved to Brantwood, WI in 1974. He spent his time traveling to Tomahawk to meet his friends and wood carve or drink coffee with the mechanics at Calhoun's Auto. Orville was an accomplished wood carver, being featured in Ron Koch’s book “Winnebago Land Decoy Carvers”. He also attended many art and craft fairs as “Creative Avian Wood Carvings”, winning multiple ribbons and awards for his work over the years. He donated carvings to the Minocqua Wildlife Center for fund raising and enjoyed hearing about Hortense the vulture. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, feeding, watching the birds and playing with his little dog Basil. Orville is survived by his wife of 68 years, Joyce; a son Edwin of Fairbanks, AK and a daughter Tina (Bill) Shulfer of Minocqua; three grandchildren, Seth Flater, Kari Vis and Kelley Wagner and a sister Dolores “Tootie” Rhode of Oshkosh. A celebration of his life will be held at the Lakeshore Living Center, 12440 Warpath Ln. Minocqua, WI on Saturday January 6, 2017 at 1:30 P.M. Memorials may be directed to your local Alzheimers Association. Bolger Cremation and Funeral Service of Minocqua and Woodruff is serving the family.