- Date Of Birth: May 20, 1945
- Date Of Death: November 4, 2022
- State: Massachusetts
METHUEN – Walter “Skip” Mannke, 77, of Methuen, MA passed away Friday, November 4, 2022 at Nevins Nursing Home from prostate cancer.
Born May 20, 1945 in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Albert Mannke and Mary Mannke and an older brother to Glenn Mannke and Donna Flynn (Mannke). He graduated from Mission High School in 1963. While there, he spent his sophomore year of high school in Redemptorist Seminary. After high school he joined the Marine Corps Reserve where he was a Sergeant from 1965-1971. He then went on to work as a Chemical Processor at Polaroid Corporation and later as a HVAC technician. He operated his own business as a plumber/HVAC specialist for many years.
He is survived by his daughters Skye Mannke and fiancé Curtis Matthews of Beverly, MA and Melissa Mannke and husband Christopher Ward of Portland OR in addition to 4 grandchildren Joshua, Jack, Sienna, and Emmett, his brother Glenn Mannke and wife Margaret Mannke, sister Donna Flynn (Mannke) and husband Paul Flynn, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and infant daughter Jennifer Mannke.
Skip worked hard but still found time for his passion- golf!
“I’d have to make up my own language to have the words to say how lucky I am. I got to know where I stand in life, and it’s better than I ever knew” Skip Mannke.
