Peter D. Albrecht

1961-2022

Peter D. Albrecht, 61, Athens, passed away after a long battle with cancer on Feb. 26, 2022 surrounded by his loving family under the care of Hope Hospice.

Visitation will be held at Peterson Kraemer Funeral Home in Athens on Friday, Mar. 4 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. The funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Mar. 5 at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Athens with visitation from 9 a.m. until time of services at the church. Rev. George Graham will preside. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Peter’s memory may be directed to the Athens FFA, Athens Acres 4-H and St. Jude.

He was born Feb. 6, 1961, with the most beautiful blue eyes, at St. Mary’s in Wausau, son of Nancy (Morse) Albrecht and the late Earl Albrecht.

Peter was a hardworking farmer and Vice President of Albrecht Family Farms. He also owned PBA Trucking and hauled milk from Double P Dairy. He always had a drive to innovate, invent and improve farming, a skill he learned from his Grandpa Sanford. A skill he worked hard to pass on to others. In his younger years, he worked hard to invent new equipment to improve the process of growing and harvesting ginseng. In the last few years, he worked with his son Willie on a process to grow corn under biodegradable film, a project he was involved in right to the end. One of his greatest achievements was getting a patent on a machine to lay film with his son Willie. When it comes to thinking outside the box, Peter was one that never knew the box existed.

He enjoyed being with family and friends, going on vacations, heading to Holcombe by his camper on the weekends, taking his Gator on UTV rides and was always the life of the party.

Survivors include his mother, Nancy Albrecht; children, Crystal (Mathew) Sebold, Willie (Carrie) Albrecht, Ashley (Connor) Gharrity, Lindsey Albrecht and fiancé Bryce Schilling, Emily Albrecht and fiancé Mason Halopka; grandchildren, Makenna and Ava Sebold, Lucy, Henry, Arlee, Natalie and Ellie Albrecht, and Charlie Gharrity; siblings, Louise (Jeff) Ellenbecker, Michael (Sandra) Albrecht, Karen (Alan) Schmitt, Norbert (Karen) Albrecht, Lisa (Andrew) Spahn, Denise (Steven) Balz, Dennis (Noreen) Albrecht; former spouses, Kelly Albrecht and Barb Albrecht.

The family would like to thank Hope Hospice in Medford; friend, Jody Baeseman, who helped care for Peter throughout his battle, all those of you that prayed, sent cards and well wishes. Many thanks to Dr. Ahuja and the staff from the Cancer Center and Oncology Unit at Aspirus.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com.

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