NAME OF DECEASED: ETHEL
L. ZIEMKE AGE:
86
ADDRESS: Oakwood Village, Madison, WI; A former
Township of Rib Lake resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 10:30 PM
Saturday, May 11 at University Hospital, Madison where she had been a patient
for the past 5 days
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 11:00 AM Thursday, May 16 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rib Lake
OFFICIATING: Rev. James Heffner
INTERMENT: Lakeview Cemetery, Rib Lake
VISITATION: 9:00 AM until the time of services at 11:00 AM
on Thursday, May 16 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rib Lake
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: February 17, 1927 in the Township of Greenwood,
Taylor Co.
EDUCATION: Rib
Lake public elementary schools
MARRIAGE: May
3, 1947 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rib Lake to Edward Ziemke and he
preceded her in death April 24, 1993
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: They farmed in the Town of Rib Lake for many
years. While farming, she also cooked at
Fawn Valley School and the Rib Lake school district for over 30 years until
retirement. She enjoyed baking, cooking,
polka music, dancing, playing cribbage and spending time with her family
MEMBER OF: St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rib Lake
SURVIVING CHILDREN:
Daughter – Janice (Larry)
Walters of Rib Lake; Son – Dean (Paul Grossberg) Ziemke of Madison; Grandsons –
Brian (Karen) Walters of Brooklyn, NY, Sean Grossberg of New York, NY, Jacob Ziemke of Madison;
Great-Granddaughter : Lauren Walters of
Brooklyn, NY
CHILDREN DECEASED:
Grandson – Robert Walters
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Sister - Arlene (Steen) Wiensch of Glendale, AZ
Sister-in-law: Marlene Steen of Tripoli, WI
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Sister – Hazel Steen; Brother – Gilbert Steen
Brothers-in-law: Richard & Harry Klug, Donald Taylor,
Charles Winter, John Blaha, Herb Wiensch
Sisters-in-law: Clara & Minnie Klug, Emma (Taylor)
Winter, Ella Blaha
DECEASED FATHER: John Steen DECEASED
MOTHER: Leona Jarchow
PALLBEARERS: John, Adam & Shane Czarnezki, Gene Polacek, Sean Grossberg, Brian Walters
OTHER INFORMATION: She is further survived by nieces and nephews
In lieu of flowers, the
family requests that memorial contributions be given to the family for a future
Rib Lake High School scholarship
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