NAME OF DECEASED: VALERIA “VALERIE” V. MEZICH
AGE: 89
ADDRESS: current resident of Stevens Point former resident of Rib Lake
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 9:15 P.M. Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield where she had been a patient for the past 2 ½ weeks.
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 12:00 P.M. Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Hemer Funeral Home in Rib Lake
OFFICIATING: Otto Bucher
INTERMENT: Lakeview Cemetery in Rib Lake
VISITATION: 11:00 A.M. until time of services at 12:00 P.M. Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Hemer Funeral Home in Rib Lake
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: April 6, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois
EDUCATION: Valerie attended Milwaukee Area Schools and graduated from Stevens Point High School
MARRIAGE: January 18, 1949 in Waukegan, Illinois to Louis J. Mezich and he preceded her in death on September 22, 1983
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After her marriage, they moved to Burlington for a period of time before moving to Rib Lake in 1972. In 1993, she moved to Plover where she resided until her death. Valerie enjoyed traveling, gardening, shopping, cooking, spending time with her family and friends and was an avid doll collector.
MEMBER OF: Former member of St. Bronislava Catholic Church in Plover
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Linda (Fiance: Frank Laskowski) Mezich of Stevens Point, JoAnn (Joe) Mertens of Medford, John (Significant Other: Chris Bopp) Mezich of Plover and Ron (Vicki) Mezich of Tallahassee, Florida
# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN: 6: Deanna, Matt, Michael, Katherine, Joey and Jacob GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 5
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Robert and Clifford Edelburg
DECEASED FATHER: Arthur C. Edelburg
DECEASED MOTHER: Clara C. Schultz
PALLBEARERS: Frank Laskowski, Joe Mertens, Matt Mezich, Dick Richveis and Doug Steele
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