WAUKESHA - Retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel Delos B. Bishop died peacefully at his town of Waukesha home Monday evening, Dec. 4, 2000, at age 84. He was born Oct. 23, 1916, in Cobb, the son of Ross and Shirley (nee White) Bishop.

Mr. Bishop is a retired livestock broker for the Milwaukee Stockyards. He was a graduate of Marquette University. As an outdoorsman, he loved to hunt and fish.

He is the dear father of Shirley Ann Bishop of Healdsburg, Calif., Dee (Donald) Jans of Mukwonago, Forrest (Ann) Bishop of Waukesha, Peggy (Robert) Homburg of Cottage Grove, Susan L. Bishop of Waukesha, Rosalie (Bob) Wiedeman of Waukesha and Edyth (Ron) Bishop-Morgan of Healdsburg. He is the grandfather of Shawn Anderson, Noel Anderson, Christopher Delos Anderson, Carolyn Ross Anderson, Jessica Ruth Anderson, Tracie and Darin Stein, Jody Merryfield, Lisa Bishop, Maggie Bishop, Kelly and Megan Homburg and Jeremy and Jason Wiedeman. He is the great-grandfather of Brandon Stein and the brother of Betsy Lord of Florida. Also surviving are other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jessica, in October of 1997.

Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Cesarz, Charapata & Zinnecker Funeral Home on Moreland Boulevard.

Memorials to the Waukesha Salvation Army are appreciated.

For further information, please call Cesarz, Charapata & Zinnecker Funeral Home, 542-6609.

(Freeman - Dec. 7, 2000)