Monday, March 30, 2015

CATHERINE “KAY” E. KRIEHN

NAME OF DECEASED: CATHERINE “KAY” E. KRIEHN

AGE: 85

ADDRESS: 740 McComb Avenue Rib Lake; Village of Rib Lake Resident

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 9:10 P.M. Saturday, March 28 at her residence surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Hope Hospice

TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 1:00 P.M. Saturday, April 11 at the Hemer Funeral Home, Medford

OFFICIATING: Rev. James Heffner

INTERMENT: Cremainal Inurnment will take place at a later date in Lakeview Cemetery, Rib Lake

VISITATION: 10:30 A.M. until 12:45 P.M. Saturday, April 11 at the Hemer Funeral Home, Medford

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: August 26, 1929 in Watertown

EDUCATION: Attended Emmaus Lutheran Grade School in Milwaukee and was a 1947 graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran High

MARRIAGE: in Milwaukee to Roland “Bemmy” Kriehn and he preceded her in death on April 5, 1988.

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: Kay was a realtor in West Bend and Rib Lake throughout her life. She also opened up the Rib Lake Music Centre and General Store where she owned and operated it until the time of her death. Kay enjoyed fishing, gardening, raising chickens, music, singing and playing piano.

PAST MEMBER OF: Rib Lake Chamber of Commerce and the Rib Lake Village Board

SURVIVING SIGNIFICANT OTHER: Aure “Ray” Liebl of Rib Lake

SURVIVING CHILDREN: Michael (Betty Radtke) Kriehn of Rib Lake, James (Mary) Kriehn of Helenville, Karen (Terry Lekie) Maus of Medford and Sharon (Jeff Schrubbe) Trautmann of Stetsonville

GRANDCHILDREN DECEASED: Jason Smith

10 GRANDCHILDREN

11 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN

SURVIVING BROTHERS: Ted (Inez) Schmidt of Westboro and Bill (Barb) Schmidt of Menomonee Falls

SISTER DECEASED: Dorothy Schiessel

DECEASED FATHER: Carl Schmidt

DECEASED MOTHER: Lena Schmidt (Maiden Name: Daemmrich)

OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Kay’s family to be designated at a later date
-For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com