ADDRESS: Serenity House, Tomah, WI; A former Medford area resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 9:00 AM Monday, March 23 at Serenity House, Tomah where she had resided for the past 1 ½ years
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 11:00 AM Friday, March 27 at the United Methodist Church, 287 E. Allman, Medford
OFFICIATING: Rev. Kyochul Shin & Rev. Irv Case
INTERMENT: 11:45 AM on Saturday, March 28 at Forest Cemetery, Township of Forest, Vernon County, WI
VISITATION: Hemer Funeral Home, Medford from 4-7 PM on Thursday, March 26; Medford United Methodist Church from 10 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on Friday, March 27; Burr Wesleyan Church, S1728 County Road V, Hillsboro from 10:30 to 11:30 AM on Saturday, March 28
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: March 10, 1954 at Plum City, WI
EDUCATION: 1972 graduate of Central High School, La Crosse; 1986 graduate of UW-La Crosse with a Bachelor of Science degree in mass communications & a minor in photography
MARRIAGE: 1st: to Fred Meyer at Frederic, WI in 1975 and they were later divorced; 2nd: To Roland Sacho at Medford in 2000 and he preceded her in death in 2004
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After her education she started employment as a reporter/photographer with The Star New in Medford in 1987. In 2005 she joined Hope Hospice & Palliative Care in Medford as a Manager of Volunteers until ill health forced her retirement in 2008. She was active in the Medford Reads program & one of the founding members of the Taylor County Volunteer Recognition Council.
MEMBER OF: Medford United Methodist Church and past member of the church council; Medford VFW Ladies Auxiliary; Past President of the Medford Kiwanis Club & past Lieutenant Governor for the WI-Upper Michigan Kiwanis District; Past president of the Medford Area Performing Arts Assn., the Medford Business & Professional Women’s organization, and United Way of Taylor County.
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Son – Anthony Meyer of Chippewa Falls
Grandson – Michael Meyer of Chippewa Falls
DECEASED CHILDREN: infant son - Michael
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Brothers – Dennis Davison of Fall River & Mark Davison of Hillsboro
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Sister - Ann
SURVIVING PARENTS: Father – Keith Davison of Sparta; Mother – Marjorie Davison of La Crosse
PALLBEARERS: Anthony Meyer, Mark, Dennis, Matthew & Keith Davison, Bill Breneman, Terry Teed
OTHER INFORMATION: Further survived by Nieces – Corina (Erik) Anderson, La Rue Davison & Katrina Davison; Nephews – Matthew “BJ” Davison & Keith (Jacqui) Davison and their children
-In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to one of the following: Hope Hospice of Medford, Serenity House of Tomah, Medford Kiwanis Club youth projects, Medford United Methodist Church, the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Marshfield
-For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com
