Albert Deans

Albert R Deans, age 80, of Dane died on Friday June 27, 2014 at his home in Dane. He was born to Albert and Regina (Bollig) Deans on Sept. 27, 1933. He married Joan Meffert on February 19, 1955 at St. John's Catholic Church, Waunakee WI. They lived on the family farm for the past 59 years. He was very active in the community. Punk was on the Board of Directors for the State Bank of Lodi, the Dane Village Board and was the church Trustee for Blessed Trinity Catholic Parish. He was very active in the community and enjoyed volunteering at Blessed Trinity Parish by doing odd jobs. He was known to tour the country roads visiting area farmers and checking out the farm crops and activities. Punk loved farming and received the most enjoyment in raising tobacco with his family, nieces, nephews and any nearby neighbor or friend who wanted to help. He loved to laugh, tell jokes and work together. Of course at the end of a long day working in the tobacco field planting, cultivating, harvesting or stripping tobacco, he loved enjoying a cold beer with all.
Survivors include: his wife Joan; his children Denise (Lance) Graf, Dan (Kara),Dave (Lynn), Danita (Joe) Zelenak, Doug (Julie) and Deanna (Leon) Gilles; grandchildren: Damian, Lindsey, Noah, Dorothy, Brooke, Aaron, Carl, Gabriel, Jackson, Evan, Anthony, Michaela, Isaac, Bridget, Ann Marie, Celeste, Isabel Deans; Brad (Katie) Zelenak, Blake, Chandler and Alana Gilles; 2 great grandsons and his sister Geraldine Kutz and brothers and sisters-in-laws; Don (Marilyn) Zeman, Joe (Pidge) Meffert, Jack (Marilyn) Meffert, Jim (Linda) Meffert, Pete (Sue) Meffert, Cheryl (Russ) Wipperfurth , Carol Deans and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother Gene, his sister and brother-in-laws, Pat & Mary Boyle, Frank Kutz and Bernice Zeman.
Funeral services will be held on Tues. July 1, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Blessed Trinity Parish- St Michaels Church, Dane. Rev Chad Droessler will officiate. Friends may call at the church on Monday June 30, 2014 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. A Rosary will be prayed at 3:30 p.m. A reception will follow mass on Tuesday in the church hall. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to: Blessed Trinity School Endowment Fund.
Punk was a very good role model. He was positive and had a great sense of humor. He asked his children to write down his thoughts to be shared, "I, Albert R. Deans, am truly blessed in my life. I met and married the girl of my dreams, Joanie. God blessed me with 6 great kids and allowed me to raise and work with them doing what I loved. I have a wonderful wife and family- I am one of the luckiest men alive."