Julian O. Rhiner, age 87, of Verona passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016 at St. Mary's Care Center in Madison. He was born on September 11, 1928 on the family farm outside Verona to his parents Otto and Elda (Thieler) Rhiner. Julian graduated from Verona High School and then entered the United States Army serving in a construction battalion in Korea. On July 24, 1954 he was united in marriage to Anna May Herrington at the Salem United Church of Christ in Verona. Julian served on the Valley View School Board where he had attended. Farming and Agriculture was important to Julian, it was the common thread that tied his circle of Army buddies together and lead to their biannual reunions. He was a 4H Leader and lifetime member of the Farm Bureau and served as director. Julian was lifelong member of the Salem United Church of Christ. He was also a member of the Verona American Legion Post #385 and had served as quartermaster for the Verona VFW. Julian enjoyed bowling and baseball. He was an avid fan of the Brewers, Swiss music, and the Mollie B Polka Party.

Julian is survived by his wife Anna May Rhiner, children Craig (Bonnie) Rhiner, Jayne (Jim Larson) Jermier, and Elizabeth (Scott) Putney, grandchildren Aaron (Elizabeth) Jermier, Kitt (Paul) Schaller, Jarek (Kelly) Jermier, Jacie (Charlie) Jermier, and Anna Putney, great-grandchildren Owen, Lyndon, and Amelia Jermier, and Edward Schaller. He is further survived by his sister Shirley (Lloyd) Lueschow, sister-in-law Helen Rhiner, and brother-in-law Sheldon Herrington, and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Kenneth Rhiner, sister-in-law Irma Herrington, and a niece Garnett Richardson.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 15, 2016 at the Salem United Church of Christ, 502 Mark Dr., Verona, WI with the Rev. Mark Yurs officiating with military honors. Burial will follow in the Verona Cemetery.

Relatives and friends may call from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Salem United Church of Christ in Verona.

A memorial fund has been established.

The Becker-Beal Funeral Home of Belleville is assisting the family.