ADDRESS: 604 S. Webb St., Wittenberg, WI; A former Rib Lake area resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 2:37 AM Tuesday, July 8 at Homme Home in Wittenberg where she had resided for the past 4 months
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 11:00 AM Friday, July 11 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Rib Lake
OFFICIATING: Father Otto Bucher
INTERMENT: Lakeview Cemetery, Rib Lake
VISITATION: Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Rib Lake from 10 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on Friday, July 11
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: March 20, 1919 at Thorp, WI
EDUCATION: St. Bernard’s Catholic Church School, Thorp, WI
MARRIAGE: May 3, 1939 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Thorp to Manford William Nye & he preceded her in death 1-20-96
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After their marriage, they farmed in the Thorp area until moving to the Rib Lake area in 1947. They farmed there until moving into the Village of Rib Lake. She worked as a gluer for Gem Products Shoe Factory in Rib Lake for 20 years. Then she worked 2 years at the Rib Lake Health Care Center. She has resided in Antigo since 2008. She enjoyed walking.
MEMBER OF: Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Rib Lake and was a past member of its Christian Mothers
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Ronald (Myra) Nye of Antigo & Lois (Roman) Lamberty of Jasper, TX
Granddaughter – Nikki Lamberty of TX
Special God-Daughter: Bernadine Nitz of Neenah
CHILDREN DECEASED: Grandson – Shannon Lamberty
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Brothers – Bernard (Mary Ann) Mertens of Thorp, Robert (Rosaile) Mertens of Thorp & Father Michael Mertens of La Crosse
Sisters – Margaret Slowiak of Stanley, Delores Techmeir of Stanley & Theresa Westberg of Altoona
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Catherine Hazuga, Helen Koenig, Ruth Weix, Marie Weix, Francis & Hugo Mertens
DECEASED FATHER: Oscar Mertens DECEASED MOTHER: Catherine Heiman
OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be given to either Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Rib Lake or the Rib Lake Fire Department
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