Zachariah Michael-Gerald McDougal, age 16, of Friendship Wisconsin, passed away on April 19, 2010 at Moundview Memorial Hospital& Clinics in Friendship, Wisconsin.
Funeral services will be 12:00 Noon on Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Roseberry’s Funeral Home in Friendship, Wisconsin. Pastor Drue Erdmann will officiate. Interment will be at the Mt. Repose Cemetery, Friendship, Wisconsin.
Visitation will be 4:00p.m – 8:00p.m. on Sunday at Roseberry’s Funeral Home and again on Monday from 10:00a.m. until the time of service. Following services on Monday there will be a gathering for friends and family at the VFW hall in Adams.
Zachariah was born December 22, 1993 in Madison, Wisconsin to Bryan and Gail McDougal. He was a Sophomore at Adams-Friendship High School where he enjoyed canoeing, shop class and hanging out with his friends.
Zach loved fishing, the outdoors, and animals. He liked playing video games and spending time with his nephew, friends, and family. Always the avid fisherman, he continuously attempted to make his own bait containers and fishing shanties. Zach had a unique sense of humor and always marched to the beat of his own drum. Zach is dearly loved and will be missed by all that knew him.
He was preceded in death by his uncle: Alex Chambers; grandfather: Frederick Chambers; great-grandfather: Opie Chambers; great-grandfather: Walter Clark; great-grandfather: Tom Miller; great-grandmother: Isabelle Miller; and cousin: Lee Guiser.
Survivors:
Mother: Gail (Josh Hentges) McDougal of Friendship, Wisconsin
Father: Bryan (Kelly) McDougal of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Brother: Shawn Sanford of Friendship, Wisconsin
Sister: Diana McDougal of Russell, Kansas
Sister: Karissa Sanford of Friendship, Wisconsin
Sister: Amanda (Tyler) Zindars of Friendship, Wisconsin
Brother: Adam Reinke of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Brother: Jeff Reinke of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Brother: Kyle Reinke of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Nephew: Mason Ewald of Friendship, Wisconsin
Brother: Jacob Hentges of Friendship, Wisconsin
Sister: Autumn McNair of Friendship, Wisconsin
Grandmother: Gwenda Chambers of Ponca City, Oklahoma.
Great Grandmother: Betty Clark of Ponca City, Oklahoma
Great Grandfather: Albert Walters of Ponca City, Oklahoma
Grandmother: Kathy (Keith) Ruttledge of North Huntington, PA
Grandfather: Dood (Norma) McDougal of Lane, Oklahoma
Grandmother: Patricia Hentges of Friendship, Wisconsin
Grandmother: Maryann Chambers of Monroe, Wisconsin
Uncle: Thom Rozelle of Friendship, Wisconsin
Further survived by numerous aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends
I miss you Zach soooo much. I would do anything to her your voice one more time. I love you soo much bro. I keep having these dreams of you. Is it you saying hi or telling me you miss us. I have alot to tell you when I get up there with you. Zach I cry all the time for you. Your birthday is coming up soon your going to be 18 years old. I cant believe it. I wish I could hug you right now I wish you could tell me everything is going to be okay. But everything is not okay anymore. Alot of things have been going on. I wish I could talk to you about those things. Zach I love you and I miss you. Everyone does. I love you bro dont ever forget that. There is never a day I go without thinking about you. I miss you with all my heart. XOXO, Love Autumn
I am so sorry for your loss. Zach was such a handsome young man. I am sure you all miss him terribly. Please know that your family is in my prayers. God bless you all!
i know i couldnt make it to the wake or funeral, and im very sorry. going to school with zach has been so amazing and we all miss and love him so very much. we lost a friend and a dear family member. so R.I.P. zachariah McDougal
To Gail and family,
I am so sorry for your lose. I know the pain you are fealing at this time.
I didn’t know Zach except to see him around town from time to time. Zach seemed to be a good, and happy kid.Who knows why things like this happen. It helps me just to think that God had sumthing he needed help with.
I will keep you in my prayers…
Stu
Gail and family;
We are so sorry to hear about your loss. I can’t even imagine the pain you are going through. Please know that there are tons of people that care and love you all. Please know we are praying for your whole family. Our deepest sympathy.
Sue & Marshall
Gail and family;
We are so sorry to hear about your loss. I can’t even imagine the pain you are going through. Please know that there are tons of people that care and love you all. Please know we are prayer for your whole family. Our deepest sympathy.
Sue & Marshall
I will forever remember Zach as one of my first grade reading students. I have never forgotten him even though he was only at Mead School one year.He loved to try telling me stories about shark fishing in Australia. Sending love and prayers to all of Zach’s family and friends.
Our prayers are with you.
Gail Josh & Families
I am so deeply sorry for Your loss.
The passing of one’s child has to be the the most unbearable emotion one has to ever experience. I met Zack A few times at Jacobs birthday parties May the years You had with him, bring you some solace, along with the memories you hold of Zach.
My sincere condolences to all of you.
JACOB, REMEMBER, PLEASE, BUMPA & I ARE ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU.
I just wanted to say how sorry I am for the loss of Zach. I work with Shawn and would like to give my condolences to the whole family. I am so sorry for you loss.
Prayer gently lifts me to Highest Heaven. From Earth’s confusion to Jesus’s breast. My sin and weakness, my doubt and sorrow are lost forever in sweetest rest. May we truly know God’s peace. We will miss you Zach. Love Uncle Terry and Aunt Sue
May God, in the tenderness of His mercy, hold you close to His heart.
gail and family we are so sorry for your loss ,couldnt imagine the grief and sadness this would bring. our hearts and prayers are with you all in this very difficult time . Tonya (who knew Zach says he was a pretty cool kid)god bless you all . steve annie tonya and kelly be strong guys!
Gail, you and your family are in my thoughts, heart, and prayers. I am so very sorry for your loss. I pray you find peace and love in the memories you cherish.
Zach…I keep asking myself why this happned..but there is no anwser. I keep thinking I will turn around in Mr. Wares class and see you laughing or cracking a joke. I will never forget you or all your jokes. You made freshmen year a little easier. I still cant belive your gone…these past days have been un real. you will be in my heart until we meet again..until then i hope those angels are taking good care of you.
Zach i will never for get you and the times that we have together. The stories of you and Luke fishing when you tipped the canoe. And the adventures that you have had with Luke and the adventures that you had planned. No one knows what to say in a time like this but I’m sorry that it had to go that far. I wish that you would have talked to me like you used to about what was going on in your life, with friends and anything that was on your mind. I will never for get you and the times that we have had. So many people misee you.
Love your friend.
China Applebee
i’m so sorry for your loss and i hope that you know that your son was loved by so many and that he is going to be in everyone’s heart. he’ll be missed but never forgotten. he would make people smile and laugh when they were in a bad mood. he always had a smile on his face no matter where he was. his jokes that he told were so funny people would bust a gut just laughing. and if you need to talk for any reason feel free to write me at Chelsea.zimmerman@yahoo.com. i have lost so many people close to me in my life time and i know how it feels. and like i said before he’ll be missed but never forgotten!
You were never my friend but mere acquaintances. Even though you are missed we all know that now you are away from all the pain and confusion this world brings to all our lives. I wish you could see all the people that cry everyday because they can’t hear your voice anymore. your free now. RIP
Me and zach had not talked in a while but we used to be the best of friends at the beginning of the year and he was one of my first friends here in seventh grade i am going to miss him deeply and so will my mom. i’m sorry about zach but now he is in a better place
Hey Zach, its me Tylor. I i would do anything if we could just go back down to the lake and cast a few lines and hang out. I love your sense of humor. You used to make everyone laugh no matter what the joke. Gail and family, im so sorry for your loss. Zach was such a good young man, im sorry he had to go. RIP Zach my buddy.
Dear Zach,
i know i didnt talk to u that much or anything but u were a cool kid to hang out with. in class you would make jokes and we would all laugh and every one misses you in clas and i want to say is its shocking thing…..
Dear Zach,
i know i didnt talk to u that much or anything but u were a cool kid to hang out with. in class you would make jokes and we would all laugh and every one misses you in clas and i want to say is its shocking thing…..
Gail, Bryan, Shawn, Karssia and Amanda,
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Our thoughts are with you all. Zach came with his grandma Gwenda to visit a couple of years ago and he was a very nice funny young man. We wish you all the very best and take care.
The chambers family – Mchenry IL & Cotulla Tx
Gail,Bryan, Shawn,Karssia and Amanda,
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Our thoughts are with you all. Zach came with his grandma Gwenda to visit a couple of years ago and he was a very nice funny young man. We wish you all the very best and take care.
The chambers family – Mchenry IL & Cotulla Tx
Gail, Josh, and Family, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Thoughts and prayers for Zach and his family in this time of need. God Bless.
We are so very sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family.
Gail,
I am so sorry to hear of Zach’s passing. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Love Linda
Josh, we were saddened to hear about what happened and wanted to let you know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!!!
Shawn & family,
My prayers of strength and healing go out to you and your family during this difficult time.
Gail, we are sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are will you.
dear Zach i know that i dont know you but i have seen you in the high school all the time but you always had a smile on your face everytime that i have seen you well you know that everyone of us is going to miss you n we all still care about you. an for your family i hope that yous all taking things ok i mean i know how it is to lose a love one in your family i had a daughter that i have lost my baby when i was 5 mouths but like i said i hope everything is going ok but i am sooooo sorry that had happen if yous need to talk please email at mean_hard_love@hotmail.com again i am so sorry
Man, Zach I can’t believe you’re gone. You’re such a great kid and you knew exactly what to do to make someone smile. Back in Heintz’ class, you were the heart of the class. You and Victoria always crackin jokes, makin faces, sayin the most stupid phrases you could possibly think of, just because it was too quiet. You helped me get thru my depression stage making sure I was smiling and laughing when you were around. I’m so sorry that no one could see what was going on in your life that made you choose this outcome. So many people miss and love you dearly!! No one, will ever be able to have your sense of humor, your personality, or take the place of what you were. We all miss you dearly man. R.I.P Zachariah.
To Zachariahs family i am sorry that this happen.i know this is hard on yous i just hope that yous are ok. just think god has another one to take care of. as you know he is in good hands nothing is going to happen to him. again i am sorry that this happen
Man you know you never really know how much you care about someone until their gone, and now your gone, and now i know… I miss you man it feels so weird without you in class its so quiet we all talk about the good times. and now when we go to play football your teams gonna get crushed without you, lol, because atleast you could catch. Well i miss ya man R.I.P.
Gail,Josh and family. In your deepest sorrow I want you to know that we are thinking of you and are here for you if you need anything. Take care and God Bless.
To our Dearest Best Friend Zach and all of His Family
We Love You So Much, yet know you are with God and All his Angels looking down on us, we would do anything to have you here again, to hear you laugh, see you smile….God knows we will meet again, and go ice fishing! We send our love to your Family, all our hugs too. God Bless and keep you Zach until we all walk in Gods Light together…..Love Nykolle, Neil and Dawn Marre your BFF’S!
RIP – Zach McDougal – We wish heaven had a phone so we could hear your voice again. We thought of you today but that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday and days before that too. All we have are memories and a picture in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake from which we will never part. God has you in his arms. We have you in our hearts.
I didn’t no Zach for a long time like most people but with in the short time I Knew him he was great. I just want to wish the best of luck to his family and friends. Zach will always be in our hearts.
we are very sorry about your loss, we both adored Zach very much he was a great friend and could always make people laugh, he was always smiling, always had a joke to crack about anything, we will both miss him so much we give you our sympathy, we can just imagine what you are all going through right now, and we want to give a shout to Ashley it must be very hard for you after being as close as you were with him, it has to be the hardest on you and his family including yours as well, you know that you have your friends and family that will back you and support you when n you need us most, don’t forget that you and everyone will always have the memories of him, and no matter what you will always have those memories they last forever and you know that he will always be in your heart along with everyone else. We love you Ash, Luke and everyone else that knew him.
I was Zach’s first grade teacher at Mead Elementary in Wisconsin Rapids. When I heard the news of Zach’s passing from a fellow teacher, I was saddened and wanted to express my condolences. I fondly remember the year I spent with Zach. He did indeed "beat to his own drum" and often shared stories of his adventures in Australia shark fishing with his Dad. Although we questioned the validity of these stories, they nonetheless showed the creativity and imagination that Zach had. He was a one-of-a-kind kid who always brought a smile to my face. I know you will miss him dearly.
Zach was always a joker. My condolences go out to the family. Zach was loved by many and will be missed greatly. ILY ZACHARIAH! I will miss you dearly. All I know is that you would want us to stay strong in your memory. Zach will be missed dearly by all who knew him. ILY ZACH see you later bud.
Zach i miss u buddy I would do anything to have you back for atleast a day. I just wanted to say that you will always be in my heart an in the hearts of your friends. I hope the angels are hot an they are taking real good care of you.I’ll see you again some day.
R.I.P Zach
You’ll be missed forever and always
Our heartfelt condolences go out to Zachs family. Zach youre an awesome guy. You were a good friend to all that knew you and Thanks for the help with my PSP. You will be forever loved and missed by so many people. Take care buddy.RIP
I’m sorry Gail. Your lose is so tremendose I don’t know how to express the words to you. Please be safe.
So very very sorry to hear about Zack, He will stay in our hearts forever. Love to you and Amanda
Let me first extend my heartfelt sympathy to you and your family. The loss
must be very difficult for you as you face these first numbing days of
grief. Though I knew your son when he was a student at Adams-Friendship Middle School. His sense of humor and friendliness were two things that I always admired about Zach. Our school district is filled with people who care about you and are thinking about you in your sorrow. With Heartfelt Condolences Derek Curless
Gail & Family, there aren’t words strong enough to express our sympathies to you. My prayer for you is for strength, peace & comfort in this tremendously sad time. He may have been here for a short while but he has touched & in some way changed the lives of those he met. God loves him & Zach is with him now.
Dear Family of Zach,
Our hearts go out to you all. The fond and loving memories of this fine young boy will always remain in your hearts and mind. May God Bless all of you!
Sincerely,
The Munro Family
Gail and Family I am so sorry for your lose. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you all in your time of need.
Even though Zach wasn’t a best friend to me he still cared when I wasn’t happy and he tried to cheer me up he really cared about how others felt he would take my brother fishing with him when my brother needed a fishing buddy and for his kindness he will be missed.
zachs sense of humor will be missed by all. i love you and your family you are the one always taking care of everyone else and now we need to be there for you
God Bless you and be strong. Zack will be truly missed.
dear zach its me cody i want to tell you that im sorry for anything i ever did to make me a bad friend i miss you alot you left me a problem i cant figure out how could a person like you that gave soo much life to everything and everyone around how could you take your life i guess that is somthing i might never know till the day i join you and meet our maker i want you to konw that everyone misses you alot i never new how much you impacted my bad days and made them better until you were gone now i finaly relize what a true friend i have lost i love you zach r.i.p
from cody patterson nick jahnz, chris caldwell, cory peters, mr stellman. mr erskine, allen lamont, harlene applebee, tim chase, dear zach we all miss you alot yesterday was very diferent without you the computer that you always used was left alone, no jokes were being cracked, leaving the room feeling very empty and lonely we all wish you were still here today the memories you left will always be in our hearts and in our mind. R.I.P.zach
I’m so sorry about Zach. He was a great kid and had an even greater sense of humor. The few times that I did get to meet him alls he and Jake did was make me laugh. My heart goes out to you Byan and Gail. Love, Caitlin Hentges
A-F HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LOST A WARM SMILE, A FRIENDLY HELLO, AND AN EMBRASSING HUG TODAY. ZACH, WHY DID YOU HAVE TO GO? I WISH YOU KNEW HOW MUCH WE LOVED YOU. I’M SO SORRY. OUR PRAYERS TO YOUR FAMILY. GOD SPEED MY FRIEND UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN.