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I'm not sure how many racers are left who would remember Clyde Wiseman, founder of the Wiseco Piston Company. Back in the early days of outboard racing Clyde was a pioneer in our sport. Not only in the piston fabrication, but also outboard racing gearcases. Clyde's widow Jannette, passed away a few days back. She was a resident in an assisted living home where my wife is a caregiver.
I have heard stories from my Dad (Bob Wagner) and my cousin (Lamont Munson). They tell of Jannette working in the machine shop right along with her husband, to meet production demands when the business was getting started. I was also told that Jannette raced outboard utility in local Cleveland, Ohio Boat Club Regattas. My mother and grandmother raced in these Ladies Chance Regattas as well. I am posting her obituary from the local paper and a link to the online page. After reading her obituary, I think I can proclaim that she in addition to her husband Clyde were pioneers of our sport.
Rick Wagner Sr.
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Jannette Wiseman, age 93, died June 21, 2010, in Mentor.
She was born Nov. 23, 1916, to Katherine and Fred Kreeger in Cleveland.
She married Clyde H. Wiseman in Cleveland in 1939, and together they founded Wiseco Piston Company, Inc. in 1942. In 1948, they moved their small Cleveland company to Wickliffe, and in 1972, expanded and moved to Mentor.
Wiseco became a leading supplier of pistons to the racing industry. Mrs. Wiseman was the leading force that enabled the company to grow and become one of the most respected employers in Lake County.
Jannette loved tennis, won many tournaments, and played competitively into her mid-eighties. She and her husband were avid boaters and traveled extensively in the Great Lakes and the Southeastern Atlantic Ocean region on their yacht, A'Bientot. They were members of the Mentor Harbor Yachting Club, the Lighthouse Point Yacht Club in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Fla. Mrs. Wiseman actively supported the Kevin P. Clinton Wildlife Center at Lake Metroparks and the Humane Society of Lake County.
Survivors are her daughters, Doris (Matt) Gobec, Kathy (Tom) Kipp and Joanne (Bob) Anderson; grandchildren, Karen (David) Evans, Cynthia Anderson, Lisa (John) Stopp, Doug (Nancy) Anderson, Thomas Jr. (Catherine) Kipp, and Scott (Erin) Kipp; and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 57 years, Clyde, who died in 1996; her grandson, Kevin P. Clinton; and her parents.
There will be no calling hours. Thomas H. Kipp will officiate at private family services.
The family would like to acknowledge the loving care Jannette received from the staff at Governor's Pointe, Hospice of the Western Reserve, and Comfort Keepers.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Western Reserve, 5786 Heisley Road, Mentor, OH 44060, or to the Kevin P. Clinton Wildlife Center, 11211 Spear Road, Concord Township, OH 44077.
I have heard stories from my Dad (Bob Wagner) and my cousin (Lamont Munson). They tell of Jannette working in the machine shop right along with her husband, to meet production demands when the business was getting started. I was also told that Jannette raced outboard utility in local Cleveland, Ohio Boat Club Regattas. My mother and grandmother raced in these Ladies Chance Regattas as well. I am posting her obituary from the local paper and a link to the online page. After reading her obituary, I think I can proclaim that she in addition to her husband Clyde were pioneers of our sport.
Rick Wagner Sr.
http://www.news-herald.com/articles/.../nh2679739.txt
Jannette Wiseman, age 93, died June 21, 2010, in Mentor.
She was born Nov. 23, 1916, to Katherine and Fred Kreeger in Cleveland.
She married Clyde H. Wiseman in Cleveland in 1939, and together they founded Wiseco Piston Company, Inc. in 1942. In 1948, they moved their small Cleveland company to Wickliffe, and in 1972, expanded and moved to Mentor.
Wiseco became a leading supplier of pistons to the racing industry. Mrs. Wiseman was the leading force that enabled the company to grow and become one of the most respected employers in Lake County.
Jannette loved tennis, won many tournaments, and played competitively into her mid-eighties. She and her husband were avid boaters and traveled extensively in the Great Lakes and the Southeastern Atlantic Ocean region on their yacht, A'Bientot. They were members of the Mentor Harbor Yachting Club, the Lighthouse Point Yacht Club in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Fla. Mrs. Wiseman actively supported the Kevin P. Clinton Wildlife Center at Lake Metroparks and the Humane Society of Lake County.
Survivors are her daughters, Doris (Matt) Gobec, Kathy (Tom) Kipp and Joanne (Bob) Anderson; grandchildren, Karen (David) Evans, Cynthia Anderson, Lisa (John) Stopp, Doug (Nancy) Anderson, Thomas Jr. (Catherine) Kipp, and Scott (Erin) Kipp; and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 57 years, Clyde, who died in 1996; her grandson, Kevin P. Clinton; and her parents.
There will be no calling hours. Thomas H. Kipp will officiate at private family services.
The family would like to acknowledge the loving care Jannette received from the staff at Governor's Pointe, Hospice of the Western Reserve, and Comfort Keepers.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Western Reserve, 5786 Heisley Road, Mentor, OH 44060, or to the Kevin P. Clinton Wildlife Center, 11211 Spear Road, Concord Township, OH 44077.