Gene M. Weber, 70, of Marquette, WI, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on September 9, 2019 at his home after a long battle with cancer.

A memorial gathering for Gene will be held on Thursday, September 19 at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 181 S. Main St., Markesan, beginning at 5pm and ending at 7pm with a brief prayer service.

He was born in Jefferson, WI, son of the late LaVerne and Leona Weber. He is survived by his spouse, Jeanne (nee Jesowshek) Weber and his combined family of Michael (Marie) Weber, Jeanne (Russ) Boram and their children Cole, Lexi and Brett, Ronald (Amber) Parrish and their children Alexis, Hannah and Lydia and Jennifer (Cheryl) Parrish. He is also survived by his siblings Sherryl (Mark) Matusiewicz, Mary (Jeff) Seljan, Sue (nee Jesowshek) Fraiser and Ed Jesowshek and many nephews and nieces.

After serving in the US Army, Gene was employed by the city of Fort Atkinson, WI for over 30 years. Following his retirement, he moved to where he loved to vacation and permanently resided in Marquette, WI. There he became actively involved with the fish hatchery and also served as treasurer of the Lake Puckaway P&R District.

Gene's five passions in life were his wife, fishing, hunting, traveling and spending time with family. He was a proud member of the Jackass Club of Fort Atkinson, WI and loved family gatherings to watch Packer games. After retirement, Gene and his wife enjoyed traveling and collected magnets from 35 states and also had trips to Alaska and Canada.

Memorials for Gene will be directed to the Fish Hatchery on Lake Puckaway in Marquette, WI.

Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services in Markesan is honored to be serving the family.