ADDRESS: 600 E. Elm Street, Abbotsford, WI; Former longtime Medford resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 2:30 AM Sunday, November 3 at House of the Dove Hospice House in Marshfield where she had resided for the past 4 days
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 1:00 PM Saturday, November 9 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford
OFFICIATING: Pastor Nancy Amacher
INTERMENT: Medford Evergreen Cemetery
VISITATION: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford from 12 noon until the time of services at 1:00 PM on Saturday, November 9
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: March 30, 1914 at Westboro
EDUCATION: Attended Westboro grade school and Westboro High School
MARRIAGE: January 3, 1933 at Medford to Hilbert J. Mc Lees and he preceded her in death March 9, 1990
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: She worked for Conan Doyle Studio in Medford for a period of years. In 1954 she moved to the Town of Medford where they owned a mink ranch and later dairy farmed until retirement. She moved to Continental Manor Nursing Home in 2009. She enjoyed gardening, crafts, weaving, quilting, flowers and reading.
MEMBER OF: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford; St. Paul’s Ladies Aid; Peace Maker’s Quilting Group of St. Paul’s
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Delores (Don) Pernsteiner of Stratford & Herbert (Cheryl) Mc Lees of Cottage Grove, MN
7 Grandchildren – Sandra Guldan of Chili, Debra (Joel) Kuenzli of Oshkosh, Susan (Dennis) Bredemann of Madison, Brian (Cora) Mc Lees of Farmington, MN, Todd Mc Lees of Cottage Grove, MN, Craig (Alicia) Mc Lees of Beldenville, WI, Carrie (Mike) Kissner of St. Paul Park, MN
CHILDREN DECEASED: Son - Harold Mc Lees in infancy; Granddaughter – Karen Pernsteiner in 1993
GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 7 GR. GR. GRANDCHILDREN: 1
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Sisters – Beda Olson & Elsie Chute; Brothers – Adolph, Arthur & Robert Carlson
DECEASED FATHER: John Carlson DECEASED MOTHER: Alvida Olson
PALLBEARERS: Grandchildren
OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to be given to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford
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