Thursday, September 19, 2013

ELAINE L. DAEKE

NAME OF DECEASED: ELAINE L. DAEKE AGE: 82

ADDRESS: Medford

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 10:25 PM, Wednesday, September 18 at Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center, Medford where she had resided for the past 3 months

TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: Memorial services will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 12 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford

OFFICIATING: Rev. Kelly Taylor-Schaus & Rev. Nancy Amacher

VISITATION: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford from 10 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on Saturday, October 12

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: December 22, 1930 at the Township of Lenark, Portage County, WI

EDUCATION: Milan elementary schools, and attended Abbotsford High School

MARRIAGE: April 17, 1948 at Milan, WI to La Verne Norman Daeke who preceded her in death in August of 1985

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After their marriage, they farmed in the Town of Wein, Marathon Co., for a period of time. They moved to Milwaukee in 1955 where she worked as a waitress in a restaurant, worked on the assembly line at Inland Container & M.A. Garett for periods of time. She moved to the Medford area in 1995. She enjoyed square dancing, bowling, reading, embroidery, traveling, crocheting & knitting.

MEMBER OF: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford

SURVIVING CHILDREN: Rev. Duane Daeke of Paonia, CO, Calvin Daeke of Beaumont, TX, Linda (Jimmy) Lemke of Eau Claire, Dale (Diane) Daeke of Beaumont, TX

# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN: 10 GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 8

SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Sister – Margaret Holbach of Medford

BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Joyce Krueger, Irene Dahlke & Beverly Huhn in childhood

DECEASED FATHER: Ferdinand Huhn DECEASED MOTHER: Magda Peterson

OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to either St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, building fund or to your favorite charity in her name
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