Gerald 'Bud' Wieboldt

Gerald “Bud” Wieboldt died on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at Belle Reve Senior Living, Milford, Pa. He was 80.
Son of the late Ernest and Dorothy (Soudant) Wieboldt, he was born on May 30, 1936, in Greenville, N.Y. He was raised on his parents' dairy farm.
He worked for 38 years at Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative, where he worked his way up from a laborer and lineman to management. In the spring of 1995 he and his wife, Kathy, opened Twin Pines Country (“It’s a craft fair everyday”) on East Harford Street, Milford, where he made indoor and outdoor furniture and everything in between.
He was a life member and past Chief of the Greenville Township Fire Department, a member of The Buckhorn Hunting Club of Greenville, N.Y., and a past-president of the Sussex Kiwanis, Sussex, N.J. He loved to play softball, bowling, and was an avid hunter. The biggest fans of his life were his dogs and cats.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen (Boehm) Wieboldt; son, Donald Wieboldt and wife, Jo-Anne, of Greenville; two daughters, Sharon Babcock and husband, Ben, of Gardiner, N.Y., and Nancy McElroy of Milford; one brother, Robert Wieboldt of Greenville; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, at The Good Shepherd and the Saint John the Evangelist Church, Milford. Final interment was in Milford Cemetery, Dingman Township, Pa.
Memorial donations may be made to the Pike County Humane Society, P.O .Box 255, Milford, PA 18337; or Mountain View Fire & Rescue, 1495 Greenville Turnpike, Port Jervis, NY 12771.
Arrangements were made by Stroyan Funeral Home, Milford.