Obit: Wald, Florence "Babe" (1930 – 2019)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Wald, Pagel, Dudansky, Graski

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 24 Apr 2019

Wald, Florence "Babe" (12 JUL 1930 – 16 APR 2019)

Florence "Babe" Wald, 88, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Lexington Estate at Buchanan County Health Center, from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.

She was born July 12, 1930, in the Township of Reseburg, near Thorp, Wisconsin, daughter of William and Leora (Pagel) Dudansky. She married Adolph "Dutch" Wald Jr. on May 6, 1950, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Thorp. He preceded her in death on November 21,2016.

She graduated from Thorp High School in 1948 and worked at the Thorp Farmers Store. She later co-owned and managed Walnut Grove Mobile Home Park in Cedar Falls with her husband, prior to retiring. She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls.

Survived by her daughter, Jacqueline Wald of Colorado Springs, CO; and two sisters, Leora Graski of Owen, WI, and Geraldine Dudansky of Thorp, WI.

Preceded in death by her parents; her son, Jeffrey Wald; and a sister, Betty Calcote.

Services were held Saturday, April 20th at Richardson Funeral Service with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, both in Cedar Falls.

In retirement, Dutch and Babe traveled a lot. They spent many winters in Arizona and Florida, making many good friends along the way. She liked working in the yard, fishing, visiting Presidential libraries, playing bingo, and of course, dancing.