Contact:stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Ratsch, Armitage, Schummel, Weinfurtner, Krier, Nigon
----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, WI) 10/19/2011
Ratsch, Dorothy J. (28 AUG 1917 - 17 OCT 2011)
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at St. John's
Lutheran Church in Christie.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at
Buchanan Funeral Home in Neillsville, and at the church on Friday
from 10 a.m. until time of service. Interment will follow in the
Neillsville City Cemetery.
Dorothy J. Armitage was born Aug. 28, 1917, in the town of Weston,
the daughter of Robert "Bruce" and Eleanor (Schummel) Armitage. She
graduated in 1935 from Neillsville High School. Following her
education, she worked at the Clark County Courthouse for a short
time. She also worked seasonally at Figi's in Marshfield for many
years.
Dorothy was united in marriage on Nov. 22, 1938, to Clarence "Jack"
Ratsch. Together they farmed on Owen Avenue in the town of Weston
until moving to Neillsville in 1998.
Dorothy enjoyed being a homemaker, quilting, socializing with
family, friends and neighbors and spending time with her
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by a son, Stanley (Sharon) Ratsch of Greenwood;
three granddaughters, Lisa (Geoff) Weinfurtner of Greenwood,
Rebecca (Kurt) Krier of Somerset, and Rachel (Ben) Nigon of Eau
Claire; and five great-grandchildren, Caitlyn and Ethan
Weinfurtner, Jack Krier, and Grant and Cora Nigon.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; a son, Bruce;
and a daughter, Charlotte.
The Buchanan Funeral Home is assisting the family with
arrangements.
© Every submission is protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.
Show your appreciation of this freely provided information by not copying it to any other site without our permission.
Become a Clark County History Buff
|
|
A site created and
maintained by the Clark County History Buffs
Webmasters: Leon Konieczny, Tanya Paschke, Janet & Stan Schwarze, James W. Sternitzky,
|