John D. Menne

Millis, MA passed away on June 12, 2013 at home after battling

pulmonary fibrosis and its complications.

Born on October 20, 1938 in Sheboygan, WI, he was the son of the late

Raymond and Viola (Uphoff) Menne. Raised in East Troy, WI he

graduated from East Troy High School in 1956. A graduate of the

University of Colorado, Boulder with a Bachelor of Science degree in

Business, John spent his entire career working in the insurance

industry – 28 years in the private sector and 14 years working for the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. His work took him and his family to

live in Denver, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and finally in Millis, MA. He

retired to Cape Cod in 1999.

John was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and maintained lifelong friendships

with his fraternity brothers. He loved talking to people and making

new friends. Throughout his life he kept in touch with and visited

friends from childhood, high school, college, neighbors, and work

colleagues. John cherished the time he spent with family especially

his grandchildren.

Active in the community, John was a member of Sertoma International

and the Lions Club. He served on the Millis town Personnel Committee

and the Finance Committee as well as the Millis Fund. He was a driver

for South Dennis Meals on Wheels.

In retirement John was an enthusiastic golfer and an avid traveler who

took trips all over the world. A dedicated Boston Red Sox fan, John

delighted in wearing his Red Sox cap on his travels to see what

conversations it would inevitably spark.

John leaves behind his loving wife Martha (Peffer) Menne; his

daughters Susan Riley and her husband Kenneth of Galesburg, IL;

Kathleen Livas and her husband Jeffrey of Millersville, MD; and

Japanese AFS exchange daughter Mariko Fukui and her husband Yoshikazu

of Nagoya, Japan; his grandchildren Emma and Julia Riley, Matthew,

Miranda, and Megan Livas, Yuta and Masahide Fukui; his sister Mary

Froelich and her husband Warren of Williston, ND; his brother David

Menne of Belle, MO; as well as several nieces and nephews. His

parents and his brother Theodore Menne of East Troy, WI preceded him

in death.

A Celebration of Life Mass will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, June

28, 2013 at Our Lady of the Cape Parish, 468 Stony Brook Road in

Brewster. Entombment at Holy Trinity Memorial Wall in West Harwich

will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in John’s memory may be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis

Foundation, 230 East Ohio Street, Suite 304, Chicago, IL 60611 or at

http://pulmonaryfibrosis.donorpages.com/Tribute/JohnMenne/ .