Jack Pingel

The Heavens are rejoicing as Jack T. Pingel, beloved husband, father and grandfather was taken by cancer just before sunrise at HospiceCare on February 23, 2010.   He is mercifully, peacefully and joyously reunited in dignity with our ancestors, friends and God.   Jack was a tremendous man that blessed thousands of people with his work as a music educator in McFarland and Madison schools and as the associate executive director of the Wisconsin School Music Association.   Words cannot describe the joy and humor that Jack brought to all that met him.   ""Jack Pingel Stories"" will live on in the hearts and minds of all that had the honor to know him and work with him.   The ""Jack Gene"" lives strong through his children and vibrant grandchildren He was an intense man that dedicated his life to helping others with his generosity, endless work ethic, kind spirit and crazy sense of humor.   He is survived by his wife Carole (Elwood) Pingel of Stoughton WI and his three children, Anne Pingel-Nichols (Bob Nichols) of McFarland, Greg Pingel of Blue Mounds, and Scott Pingel (Iris Lee Pingel) of San Francisco.   His spirit lives on through his five grandchildren, Ethan and Zach Nichols, Allie Rae and Alex Pingel, and Hannah Pingel.   Jack was born in Eau Claire, WI, on March 7, 1937; the son of Olga (Enger) Pingel and John T. Pingel, Jr.   Memorial services will be held on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 11:00 am at Christ the King Catholic Church, 5306 Main St., McFarland, with Fr. D. Stephen Smith officiating.   The family will greet friends on Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the Olson-Holzhuter-Cress Funeral Home in McFarland, and again at church on Friday from 10:00 am until; the time of service.   In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a scholarship fund, in care of the family