Ralph was born on November 13, 1937 in the Town of Grant to the late Clarence and Esther (Malueg) Wuske.  He attended the Weasel Dam Grade School & graduated from Tigerton High School with the class of 1956. He served in the U.S. Army stateside, driving patients to Walter Reed Medical facility during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Caroline American Legion Post.   On September 17, 1966 he was united in marriage to Arlene A. Genskow at Zion Lutheran Church Caroline Wisconsin. She preceded him in death on Saturday November 21, 2020. Ralph began working at Boldig Construction with his brother Floyd and then went on to Mosinee Heavy Equipment School.  Ralph then worked for Bloomer Construction and Dave Nero Construction. He could tell you about every road he worked on and was an asset to any company because of his attention to detail. He was a proud member of the Operating Engineers Local 139. Ralph retired from Pagel Construction in the mid 1990s. In his free time he loved to be in the outdoors hunting, fishing or doing his favorite thing…making firewood. The best times of his life were spent in his woods cutting trees or hunting deer or squirrels with his children & grandchildren. In his younger days he also hunted coyotes & rabbits with many friends and family members. He was a hard worker and always kept busy with yard work or enjoying the outdoors. He & Arlene enjoyed fishing year round for bluegills & perch in the local area & up north at his brothers cottage on Pickerel Lake until they were unable to get out to do it. They often shared their bounty giving friends and family members meals of fish to eat. He also enjoyed playing cards like sheepshead & smear with friends & family and at local card parties.

Survivors include 2 children Kay (Craig) Weinig of Clintonville & Chad (Heather) Wuske of Caroline. There are 5 grandchildren Morgan and Madisyn Weinig, Justin (Bryanna) Wuske, Braylen & Tristan Wuske. Ralph is also survived by 3 sisters Betty Patrikus, Sharon Breitenfeldt, & Marilyn (David) Goers; and one brother Floyd Wuske. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends.

Ralph was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Arlene, a brother Gerald (LaVonne) Wuske, bothers-in-law Roger Patrikus & John Breitenfeldt, Milton “Jim” Genskow, sisters in law Luella Wuske, Elda (Lorenzo) Balke, Anita (Anthony) Schecklman, Edna (Fred) Henselin, Betty (Ernest) Hirt, Ruby (Sylvester) Schmidt, Gladys (Joseph) Wenner, June (Edward) Schecklman, Carol (Richard) Hauser; and several nieces & nephews.

Ralph’s funeral service will be held on Monday December 23, 2024 at 11am at Zion Lutheran Church in Caroline with Rev. Jim Folz officiating. Interment will follow at the parish Cemetery with military honors conducted by members of the Caroline American Legion Post #456. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday from 9am until the time of service. In lieu of flowers memorials would be appreciated for the Caroline American Legion and the Zion Lutheran Cemetery Fund.

The Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home & Crematory of Clintonville is assisting with the arrangements.

We wish to thank all the nurses & staff at Aster Assisted Living & Bristol Hospice for the care given to Dad.