NAME OF DECEASED: VIOLET “VI” V. LISKE
AGE: 83
ADDRESS: 625 E. Broadway Medford City of Medford Resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 8:03 P.M. Wednesday, June 30 at Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield where she was taken earlier by Medi-Vac.
TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 3 at the Hemer Funeral Home, Medford
OFFICIATING: Father Gerard Willger
PLACE OF BURIAL: Medford Evergreen Cemetery, Medford
VISITATION AT: 4-8 P.M. Friday, July 2 at the Hemer Funeral Home, Medford and also from 10:00 A.M. until the time of services at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 3 at the Hemer Funeral Home, Medford
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: March 4, 1927 at Milwaukee, WI
EDUCATION: Attended Medford Area Schools
MARRIAGE INFORMATION: November 30, 1945 at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church, Medford to Raymond G. Liske and he preceded her in death on January 21, 2007.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: Violet and her husband owner and operated their own dairy farm in the Town of Deer Creek. They also used their station wagon as a school bus to transport 9 kids with 2 routes. In 1962 she started at the Taylor County Memorial Hospital as a Nurses Aide and then worked as a Seamstress in the laundry department until her retirement. She enjoyed fishing, rubber stamping, crocheting, quilting, and baking, especially pies and biscuits.
Ray and Violet were foster parents for 16 children over a six year period.
SURVIVING CHILDREN: 5 Children: Dany (Judith) Liske of Stanley, Janis Liske of Medford, Scott (Nancy) Liske of Appleton, JoLee (Lee) Sendelbach of Rochester, Minn., and Jillyn (Craig) Freeman of Boone, Iowa.
2 Foster Children: Shirley (Roger) Knight of Mazomanie and Cindy (Bob) Boss of Wisconsin Rapids
CHILDREN DECEASED: 1 Son in infancy
# OF GRANDCHILDREN: 15 GREAT -GRANDCHILDREN: 3
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: 1 Brother: William Bernitt of Owen
DECEASED BROTHERS/SISTERS: 2 Brothers: James and Robert Bernitt
DECEASED FATHER: William Bernitt DECEASED MOTHER: Elizabeth Hirsch
PALLBEARERS: Troy, Craig, Nicholas and Adam Liske, Cody Freeman, Steven, Philip, Nathan and Ryan Sendelbach
OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, memorial’s can be made to Vi’s family to be designated at a later date
-For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com
ADDRESS: 625 E. Broadway Medford City of Medford Resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 8:03 P.M. Wednesday, June 30 at Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield where she was taken earlier by Medi-Vac.
TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 3 at the Hemer Funeral Home, Medford
OFFICIATING: Father Gerard Willger
PLACE OF BURIAL: Medford Evergreen Cemetery, Medford
VISITATION AT: 4-8 P.M. Friday, July 2 at the Hemer Funeral Home, Medford and also from 10:00 A.M. until the time of services at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 3 at the Hemer Funeral Home, Medford
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: March 4, 1927 at Milwaukee, WI
EDUCATION: Attended Medford Area Schools
MARRIAGE INFORMATION: November 30, 1945 at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church, Medford to Raymond G. Liske and he preceded her in death on January 21, 2007.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: Violet and her husband owner and operated their own dairy farm in the Town of Deer Creek. They also used their station wagon as a school bus to transport 9 kids with 2 routes. In 1962 she started at the Taylor County Memorial Hospital as a Nurses Aide and then worked as a Seamstress in the laundry department until her retirement. She enjoyed fishing, rubber stamping, crocheting, quilting, and baking, especially pies and biscuits.
Ray and Violet were foster parents for 16 children over a six year period.
SURVIVING CHILDREN: 5 Children: Dany (Judith) Liske of Stanley, Janis Liske of Medford, Scott (Nancy) Liske of Appleton, JoLee (Lee) Sendelbach of Rochester, Minn., and Jillyn (Craig) Freeman of Boone, Iowa.
2 Foster Children: Shirley (Roger) Knight of Mazomanie and Cindy (Bob) Boss of Wisconsin Rapids
CHILDREN DECEASED: 1 Son in infancy
# OF GRANDCHILDREN: 15 GREAT -GRANDCHILDREN: 3
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: 1 Brother: William Bernitt of Owen
DECEASED BROTHERS/SISTERS: 2 Brothers: James and Robert Bernitt
DECEASED FATHER: William Bernitt DECEASED MOTHER: Elizabeth Hirsch
PALLBEARERS: Troy, Craig, Nicholas and Adam Liske, Cody Freeman, Steven, Philip, Nathan and Ryan Sendelbach
OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, memorial’s can be made to Vi’s family to be designated at a later date
-For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com
