Surnames: Beisner, Gualbert, Pueschener, Boxrucker, Dunwo, Bartlett, Salzsieder, Plotz, Martin, Neibacher, Scidmore, Gayken, Gumz

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Beisner, Mildred M. (5 Aug. 1916 - 31 Mar. 2008)

Mildred M. Beisner

COLBY -- Mildred M. Beisner, 91, of Colby, Wisconsin died Monday, March 31, 2008, at her daughter's home in Owen under the of Ministry Home Care Hospice of Marshfield.

Funeral services tentatively are scheduled for Saturday, April 5, 2008. A complete obituary will be in Friday's edition of the Marshfield News-Herald.

The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home of Abbotsford is assisting the family with arrangements.

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----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) Friday, April 4, 2008

Mildred M. Beisner

COLBY -- Mildred M. Beisner, 91, of Colby, passed away Monday, March 31, 2008, at the home of her daughter, Judy, under the tender care of Ministry Home Care Hospice of Marshfield.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 5, 2008, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Colby, Wis. The Rev. John Gualbert will officiate. Private burial will be in Dorchester Memorial Cemetery at a later date.

Visitation for Mildred will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church in Colby, Wis.

Mildred was born Aug. 5, 1916, in Dorchester to Joseph and Hattie (Pueschner) Boxrucker. She attended the Lawndale Country School in Taylor County until the eighth grade. After school Mildred moved to Chicago where she worked as a nanny for a short time before returning to the Dorchester area. On Sept. 27, 1941, Mildred married Leo Beisner at St. Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester, Wis. There Mildred and Leo farmed and raised seven children. Following the death of her husband, Leo, in 1957, Mildred and her family moved to Colby, Wis.

In her spare time Mildred enjoyed sewing, playing guitar, crocheting and gardening. Playing solitaire, kismet and croquet when gathered with her family were some of Mildred's greatest joys.

Mildred was a past member of St. Louis Catholic Church and a current member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and St. Mary's PCCW both since 1961.

Mildred is survived by her children, Judy (the late Bill) Dunow of Owen, Myrna (Jerry) Bartlett of Oshkosh, Mary Ellen (the late Norbert) Salzsieder of Oshkosh, Ron (Gayle) Beisner of Colby, Betty (the late Rick) Plotz of Dale City, Va., and Laurie (Jim) Martin of Marshfield; 26 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson.

She is further survived by three sisters, Celie (the late Eddie) Neibacher of West Linn, Ore., Mamie (the late Fred) Scidmore of Holcombe and Josephine (the late Lee) Gayken of Happy Valley, Ore.

The Maurina/Schilling Funeral Home of Abbotsford is assisting Mildred's family with all arrangements.

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----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) Saturday, April 5, 2008

Mildred M. Beisner

COLBY -- Mildred M. Beisner of Colby, 91, passed away Monday, March 31, 2008, at the home of her daughter, Judy, under the tender care of Ministry Home Care Hospice of Marshfield.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Colby, Wis. The Rev. John Gualbert will officiate.

Private burial will be in Dorchester Memorial Cemetery at a later date.

Visitation for Mildred will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church in Colby, Wis.

Mildred was born Aug. 5, 1916, in Dorchester to Joseph and Hattie (Pueschner) Boxrucker. She attended the Lawndale Country School in Taylor County until the eighth grade. After school Mildred moved to Chicago where she worked as a nanny for a short time before returning to the Dorchester area. On Sept. 27, 1941, Mildred married Leo Beisner at St. Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester, Wis. There Mildred and Leo continued to farm and raise her seven children. Following the death of her husband, Leo, in 1957, Mildred and her family moved to Colby, Wis.

In her spare time Mildred enjoyed sewing, playing guitar, crocheting and gardening. Playing solitaire, kismet, and croquet when gathered with her family were some of Mildred's greatest joys.

Mildred was a past member of St. Louis Catholic Church and a current member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and St. Mary's PCCW both since 1961.

Mildred is survived by her children, Judy (the late Bill) Dunow of Owen, Myrna (Jerry) Bartlett of Oshkosh, Mary Ellen (the late Norbert) Salzsieder of Oshkosh, Ron (Gayle) Beisner of Colby, Betty (the late Rick) Plotz of Dale City, Va., and Laurie (Jim) Martin of Marshfield; 26 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

She is further survived by three sisters, Celie (the late Eddie) Neibacher of West Linn, Ore., Mamie (the late Fred) Scidmore of Holcombe, and Josephine (the late Lee) Gayken of Happy Valley, Ore., and one son-in-law, Ted Gumz of Omro.

A daughter, Jane Gumz, preceded Mildred in death.

The Maurina/Schilling Funeral Home of Abbotsford is assisting Mildred's family with all arrangements.