Henry Paul Wiskus

Henry Paul Wiskus Jr., 82, of Tipton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Simpson Memorial Home, West Liberty. Visitation will be held at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton, on Sunday, April 17th from 2:00-5:00 pm. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, April 18th, 10:30 am, also at Fry's. A memorial fund in Henry's honor has been established. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. Henry's journey began on December 12, 1933 in Rock Island, Illinois, where he was born to Henry and Eunice (Wagner) Wiskus. He attended and graduated from Tipton High School with the class of 1951 before serving his country in the Air Force from 1952-1956. In 1955, Henry married the love of his life, the late Vivian Florence Wiskus. Together they have lived in Tipton and raised their 4 children: Vickie, Jerry, Mark and Marlin. Henry's years of employment following his honorable discharge from the Air Force, were spent working in Tipton for the US Postal Service for 36 years. Henry had a passion for collecting various items, gardening, sitting in his garage on warm summer days and driving around visiting and sometimes pestering people on his golf cart. He was a member of the Tipton Volunteer Fire Department for several years, Tipton V.F.W. and First United Methodist Church. He was also a past member of the Moose Lodge. Henry is survived by his 4 children; Vickie (Rob) Byrd of Tipton; Jerry (Deb) Wiskus of Winter Park, FL, Mark (Shellby) Wiskus of Tipton, Marlin Wiskus of North Liberty; sisters, Bernice Jones, Pat (Harold) Husman, Terry (Jim) Jefferson; brother, Wes (Janet) Wiskus; 7 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Sandy Paulsen. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, brother, Larry; brother-in-law, Rod Jones.