Albert D. "Al" Ploof,
Albert D. “Al” Ploof SKANDIA – Albert D. “Al” Ploof, age 84, of 153 Carlshend Road, Skandia, entered eternal life Sunday morning, January 15, 2012, at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans. Born March 6, 1927 in Hancock, a son of David and Evelyn (Luke) Ploof, Al was raised in Hancock until age 14 when the family moved to Prentice, Wisconsin. Al served in the US Navy during World War II, aboard the USS Thuban, and was honorably discharged in April 1946 with the rank of Seaman Second Class. On June 21, 1947, Al married the former Marie A. Lasee in Catawba, Wisconsin. The couple established their first home in Hancock before moving to the Marquette area in 1951. Al was employed by the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic Railroad and then the Soo Line Railroad for over 39 years, serving as bridge and building foreman, retiring in 1987. He loved spending time at camp with family and friends, feeding the chipmunks, and playing cribbage. Al was also a member of St. Louis the King Catholic Church in Harvey, Richard Jopling Post #44 of the American Legion, and a member of the former Marquette Moose Lodge. Survivors include his sons, Keith Ploof of Rapid River and Terrance (Patti) Ploof of Skandia; his grandchildren, Jamie (Amy) Ploof, Daina (Eric) Norden, Joshua, and Derrick Ploof; great-grandchildren, Darren Ploof, Alex and Vivian Norden; his sisters, Vivian Frazier of Superior, WI, Joyce Messner of Hubble, and Barbara (Clayton) Kempen of Neenah, WI; a sister-in-law, Julia Ploof of Phillips, WI; many (over eighty) nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Al was preceded in death by his wife, Marie, in 1998; twin infant sons, Jack and John Ploof; sisters, Mary Lou and her husband, Chet Olocki, and Sheila and her husband, Bert Alm; brothers, Raymond Ploof and George and his wife, Dolores Ploof; brothers-in-law, Bob Messner and Ray Frazier. Friends may call at St. Louis the King Catholic Church, Harvey, on Thursday, January 19 from 10:00 am until 11:00 am. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am Thursday with Rev. Ben Paris, pastor, as celebrant. A reception will follow in Father Gauthier Hall. Interment will be made in the Holy Cross Cemetery in the spring. The Fassbender Funeral Home is serving the family, where condolences may be expressed online at www.fassbenderfuneralhome.com