July 16, 2020 at 2:06 p.m.
Eric H. Voss
Eric H. Voss
Eric was born June 13, 1979, in Rhinelander, and was a 1997 graduate of Rhinelander High School. He played football and hockey at RHS. He was an avid sports fan all of his life and was proud to see his son become a member of the Hodag football team. Shortly after graduation, he entered the Army and was trained in Field Artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He won over 13 medals for tactical missile launching and was the only soldier at an E-4 rank that would be called to help secure targets if a major war broke out. After his first four years were completed, he returned to Rhinelander and attended Nicolet College for two years while serving in the Plymouth National Guard Unit. During this time he married Lucy and his son Eugene was born. He rejoined the active, full-time Army and served for another eight years, and was deployed to Iraq for three tours. Upon completion of this enlistment, he joined the National Guard in Tomah and then in Stevens Point, where he finished his 20 years of service. He worked various jobs after completing his Army career, but the stresses of PTSD made full-time employment difficult. He loved fishing at his grandmother's lake, or anywhere else in the world he could find water with fish in it. He also began serious study of the Bible and enjoyed hearing God's word. His last gift to his father was a computerized device which recited Bible passages and verses. He will be missed by all who had the good fortune to know him. Due to COVID-19, funeral arrangements are pending.
Eric is survived by his son Eugene Voss, wife Lucy Voss, his parents Vickie and Richard Voss, his grandmother Delores Voss, sister Greta (Voss) Knowles and husband John, and sister Heidi Voss, as well as his nieces Olivia and Eliza Knowles, and his nephew Alexander Knowles, and his aunt and uncle Jean Voss and Steve Doll. He was predeceased by his uncle Fred Voss.
Any memorial gifts will be used for his son Eugene's higher education.
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