06/18/2021
Greetings Friends and Family,
It has been several months since the event that took my father from us so suddenly and so tragically. I write to you today to announce that after careful consideration, my family and I have decided that the public health situation has evolved enough at this point that we feel comfortable to celebrate the life of Ray Engelking in a more public setting. What this means is that, given the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic, we believe a significant amount of the public has been vaccinated and we no longer feel that a memorial celebrating his life in person poses a significant health threat to those who might attend.
I must apologize ahead of time if the delay has caused any scheduling conflicts. We have been taking things day by day and considering what we feel ready for and how we can prove the most joyful celebration of my father's life possible. That being said, we now have a date, time and venue to announce so that hopefully you can join us.
Date: August 7, 2021
Place: St. Michael Church 8883 Forest View Rd. Kewaskum, WI 53040
Time(s):
10:00 Greeting
10:30 Memorial Service
12:00 Reception in St. Michael Parish Center
We are reaching out to you because we know my father would have wanted you to be present. For those who are present at the event, our plan is to follow the most up to date recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control for such events which may include masks for unvaccinated individuals and/or other hygiene protocols. As the event approaches I will provide an update of what protocols we expect during that time. We understand that circumstances might make that difficult, so we are exploring steps to record and/or make the service available via livestream for individuals who are unable to be physically present.
We also understand that many of you might be traveling from a considerable distance to attend. Unfortunately, after calling ahead to the local hotels, we became aware that many of the hotels in the West Bend/Kewaskum area are already fully booked for summer activities on August 7th. Of those that are not fully booked, we were unable to find a hotel that would block off rooms, but we were able to find several that have indicated available rooms for August 7th. I have listed these below by proximity to the church and indicated (in parenthesis) approximately how many rooms are currently available on August 7th.
Please RSVP using the form below if you intend to be present for this event as we will need to monitor the attendance so as to cater appropriately . We will continue to provide any relevant updates via email and post them on the page that we have established for relaying information pertinent to the Ray L. Engelking Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Thank you in advance for all that you have meant to my father and we hope to see you in August!
Rhett Alexander Engelking
Suggested Local Accomodations:
Hidden Serenity Bed and Breakfast (4) 1876 Shalom Dr, West Bend, WI 53090•(262) 623-0148 https://hiddenserenity.com/guest-rooms/
AmericInn by Wyndham West Bend (49) 2424 W Washington St, West Bend, WI 53095•(262) 208-5209. https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/americinn/west-bend-wisconsin/americinn-west-bend/overview?CID=LC:AA::GGL:RIO:National:52074&iata=00093796
The Audobon Inn (9) 45 North Main Street, Mayville, Wisconsin • 920-485-9472 https://hotelonthemarsh.com
