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Lena Conger
Lena Conger, age 97, of Oxford, Wisconsin, died Thursday, February 20, 2003 at her sons residence in Madison, Wisconsin.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 22, 2003 at 2:00 P.M. at the Oxford Bible Church in Oxford, with Reverend Donald Wedel officiating. Burial will be at the Oxford Village Cemetery.
Lena was born November 16, 1905 in rural Oxford, Wisconsin, the daughter of Herman and Louise (Klutz) Groskreutz. In 1924, she married Henry Conger and lived in Oxford all her life. Lena operated a bait business in Oxford, for many years, taking over from her son. She lived her life to the fullest everyday, was a hard worker and stayed active up to the end. She cared for her own home, did her own housework and important things to her were faith, family, sharing food with others and plants and flowers.
Lena is survived by her sons, Duane (Joanne) Conger of Madison and Allan (Carol) Conger of Shakopee, Minnesota; a sister, Lillian Thome of Oxford; a grandson, Dennis Conger; a granddaughter, Mary Cohen; great-grandchildren, Satya and Lance Conger and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Henry; and brothers, Harry, Clarence, Alvin and Walter.
Visitation will be held at the Oxford Bible Church on Saturday from 1 P.M. until the time of service at 2 P.M.
Evelyn Michaels
Evelyn Michaels, age 81, of Oxford, Wisconsin, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at the Hess Memorial Hospital in Mauston, Wisconsin.
Funeral services will be held Friday, June 1, 2007 at 7:00 P.M. at the Oxford Funeral Home in Oxford. Visitation will be held at Oxford Funeral Home on Friday from 5 P.M. until the time of service at 7 P.M.
Evelyn was born September 30, 1925 in Oak Park, Illinois, the daughter of Alfonso and Ella (Barschow) Meisner. In June of 1947, she married Allan Michaels in Chicago, and lived and worked there until retiring from Western Electric, to the Oxford area 29 years ago. Evelyn stayed busy with sewing, outdoor projects and gardening and she had an artistic talent for painting. She also grew to be very fond of cats.
Evelyn is survived by her husband, Allan and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Arlene Luger
Arlene Luger, age 77, of Oxford, Wisconsin, died peacefully Saturday, May 26, 2007 at the Beverly Living Center in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. at the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oxford with Reverend Brian Rohde officiating. Cremation will follow the traditional services and interment will be in the Briggsville Village Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at the church on Tuesday from 4 to 7 P.M. and on Wednesday from 10 A.M. until the time of service at 11 A.M.
Arlene was born April 20, 1930 in Briggsville, Wisconsin, the daughter of Edward and Emma (Labrenz) Gerbitz. In June of 1949, she married Faye Luger in Madison, Wisconsin. Arlene led a full life that consisted of being a farm wife and raising a family. She enjoyed gardening and canning the produce; sewing and crocheting items such as Christmas ornaments and blankets; being a member of the Marquette County Homemakers Club and Oxford Record Makers 4H Club with her children; bowling, playing cards and bingo; deer and turkey hunting; and traveling overseas with her husband to Europe, South America, Africa, Central America, Australia, China, Japan, Hong Kong and throughout the United States and Canada.
Arlene will be missed dearly by her husband, Faye; sons, David (Shirley Huber) Luger of Endeavor, Wisconsin, and Robert Luger of Oxford; daughters, Diane Phillips of Lyndon Station, Wisconsin, and Barbara (Robert) Furlano of LaCrosse, Wisconsin; brothers, Alfred (Lorena) Gerbitz of Verona, Wisconsin, Raymond (Phyllis) Gerbits of Endeavor and Gordon “Skip” (Dolores) Gerbitz of Briggsville; sister, Lucille (Darrell) Trapp of Delavan, Wisconsin; 10 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Willard and sisters, Evelyn Rabado and Eleanor who passed at the age of 10.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the church.
Robert McIntyre
Robert McIntyre, age 66, of Oxford, Wisconsin, died Monday, May 21, 2007 at his residence.
Memorial funeral services will be held at 7 P.M. on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at the Oxford Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 5 P.M. until the time of service at 7 P.M.
Robert was born August 4, 1940 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, the son of Joseph and Iva (Cobbledick) McIntyre.
Robert is survived by his wife of 42 years, Judith (nee, Stellick); son, Derek; daughter, Crystal (Ken) Sampson; grandson, Kyle Sampson; sisters, Mary (Wayne) Pertzborn and Karen Young; many friends and relatives. He was
Gerald Rynearson
Gerald S. Rynearson, age 76, of Huntley, Illinois, and of rural Oxford, Wisconsin, at the Bulldog Ranch, died Saturday, June 23, 2007 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Ann Catholic Church in Brooks, Wisconsin, with Father Daniel Kelly celebrating. Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Brooks. Visitation will be held at the church on Tuesday from 9:30 A.M. until the time of service at 11 A.M.
Gerald was born June 28, 1930 in Hastings, Nebraska, to Lauretta Rynearson Read Schmidt and he was raised by his grandparents, Anna and Herbert Rynearson. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in the China Marines and on Admiral’s Staff until he was sent to fight in the Korean Conflict, where he was awarded the Purple Heart with one star. After an honorable discharge, from the Marine Corps at Great Lakes, Illinois, in 1951 he remained in the Chicago area where he worked, built and ran seven executive search firms until his retirement in 1998.
In 1952, he married Lorraine Weber, also of Hastings, Nebraska, and their daughter, Rene’ was born in 1956.
Gerald enjoyed flying, fishing, boating, golfing and taking care of his bulldogs. For the last 30 years, his major enjoyment has been improving and caring for his beloved Bulldog Ranch.
Gerald is survived by his wife, Lorraine; daughter, Rene’ (Kevyn) Miller of Thorntown, Indiana; granddaughters, Jessica and Kasey Miller; sister, Eileen (Vern) Eastman of Giltner, Nebraska; brother, Laurence Read of Walnut Creek, California; and many nieces and nephews as well as countless friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, that memorial donations be made to the Have a Heart Pet Shelter of Oxford, or the Budda Box Cancer Fund.
John Rodger
John Rodger, age 85, of Oxford, Wisconsin, died Thursday, July 12, 2007 in Montello, Wisconsin.
Funeral services will be held Monday, July 16, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. at Oxford Funeral Home in Oxford with Reverend Steven Keller celebrating. Burial with military rites will be at Oxford Village Cemetery in Oxford.
Visitation will be held at Oxford Funeral Home on Sunday July 15, 2007 from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. and on Monday from 10:00 A.M. until the time of service at 11:00 A.M.
John was born November 20, 1921 in Jackson Township, Adams County, Wisconsin, the son of John and Stella (Foat) Rodger. He enlisted in the army in 1942 and was honorably discharged in 1946. He married Frances Wilson in 1953. He spent most of his life as a farmer and a truck driver and was a charter member of the Neenah Valley Memorial V.F.W. Post of Oxford, Wisconsin post #6003.
He is survived by his daughter, Aneta Rodger (Jake Huber) of Oxford; a brother, Lester (Lorraine) Rodger of Oxford; sisters, Marjorie (Don) Lester of Occonomowoc, Wisconsin, Margaret (Don) McMillie of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, and Wilma Hilliard of Briggsville, Wisconsin; his grand-children Kevin of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, John of Madison, Wisconsin, Samantha of Oxford, Wisconsin and Aaron Jr. of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin and son-in-law Aaron cook of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Frances; brothers, Art, Lyle, Raymond, Clayton (Squeak), Darwin, Hollis and Arnold; sister Illa and an infant sister Beatrice.
Kenneth Schehr
Kenneth Schehr, age 84, of Oxford, Wisconsin, died peacefully Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at the Wm. S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.
Funeral services with military rites will be held Saturday, July 14, 2007 at 1:00 P.M. at the Oxford Funeral Home in Oxford, with Pastor Barbara Bolz officiating. Cremation will follow the traditional services.
Visitation will be held at the Oxford Funeral Home on Saturday from 11 A.M. until the time of service at 1 P.M.
Kenneth was born May 23, 1923 in Champlin, Minnesota, the son of Jake and Hannah (Klabunde) Schehr. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943 and was honorably discharged in 1945 and received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. In 1947, he was united in marriage to Lillian Weishoff in Portage, Wisconsin. Ken worked as a machine operator on the Milwaukee Railroad for many years.
Ken is survived by daughters, Barbara Schehr of Wisconsin Rapids, Patricia (Albert) Gavinski of Portage, Wisconsin, and daughter-in-law, Gloria Schehr of Pardeeville, Wisconsin; 9 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; son, James; sisters, Sylvia Jacobson and Virginia Kuhn; brothers, Eugene, Floyd and Clifford; and 2 great-grandchildren, Michael Thome and Brittany Baek.
