Carl Hall
September 13, 1946 - May 02, 2018
Obituary
Carl F. Hall, 71, of Platteville died on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 7, 2018 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville. A celebration of Carl's life will follow at the VFW, Platteville. Friends may call from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, or after 10:00 a.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to the Carl F. Hall Memorial Fund. Online condolences can be made at www.melbyfh.com.
Carl was born on September 13, 1946 at home at Boyce Creek, Grant County son of Doris and Mary (Marque) Hall. He was united in marriage to Katherine “Katie” Morris on March 7, 1970 at the United Methodist Church, Platteville. As a young man Carl worked for Bob and Shirley Raisbeck, where he showed registered Shorthorn cattle. He then worked construction where he helped build the Karrmann Library at UW-Platteville, and also working for Joe Lawinger Construction. One day while working for Lawinger's, George Wilson talked to Carl about an opening with the city of Platteville Water Department, where Carl applied and got hired. He worked then for the City of Platteville in the water department from 1972 until his retirement in 2010. Carl was an active volunteer for Badger Camp for 30 years. He enjoyed the outdoors, catfish fishing, hunting rabbits, deer and morel's. He always enjoyed making his famous horse radish, a good conversation and humor. He loved raising his shelties and beagles over the years.
Carl is survived by his wife, Katherine “Katie” of Platteville; two sons, David Hall of Dodgeville; Dennis (Jennie) Hall of Potosi; five grandchildren, Cody, Parker, Brandon, Hunter and Tate; nieces, and nephews, special friends, Mark and Connie Moody and Kevin “Beetle” Bailey. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Charles and Doris, Jr., and one sister, Phyllis French.