GERTRUDE
“GERTIE” S. VETTER
AGE: 100
ADDRESS: Country Gardens 635 W. Cedar Street Medford; City of Medford
Resident; Former Fond du Lac area resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 8:35 A.M. Saturday, June 27 at Country Gardens
Assisted Living, Medford and under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice
Services
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 11:00 A.M. Thursday, July 2 at the Immanuel Lutheran
Church, Medford
OFFICIATING: Rev. James Krueger, Rev. Joshua Krieger and
Rev. James Babler
INTERMENT: 5:00 P.M. Thursday, July 2 at the Town of
Forest Cemetery, Fond du Lac
VISITATION: 10:00 A.M. until the time of services at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, July 2 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Medford
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: November 2, 1914 in Freedom, Wisconsin
EDUCATION: Gertie
attended schools where her father was a Lutheran Elementary School teacher in
Freedom, then Kenosha and finally rural Fond du Lac. She attended Winnebago
Lutheran Academy during her high school years.
MARRIAGE: May
27, 1933 to Wilbur J. Vetter and he preceded her in death on September 10, 1988
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: The couple farmed with Wilbur’s parents. Later they
sold the farm and moved to Fond du Lac where Gertrude began a career at Sears
in Management where she remained until her retirement. Much of Gertie’s life
was devoted to family. In addition to working full time, she enjoyed sewing
nearly all her own clothes and those of her family, knitting and crocheting.
She enjoyed cooking, especially for large family gatherings. After Wilbur’s
retirement they traveled extensively, including four trips to Germany and five
to Hawaii. She was also an extensive letter writer.
MEMBER OF: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Medford
Past Member: St. Peter’s
Lutheran Church, Fond du Lac and Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Appleton
SURVIVING SON-IN-LAW: LaWellyn (Yolanda) Tesch of Appleton
DECEASED
DAUGHTER: Janet V. Tesch on October
29, 2001
GRANDSON: Dean(Debra)
Tesch of Stetsonville
SURVIVING SISTER: Lorraine LaRonge of Fond du Lac
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Gerhardt Rolloff, Earl Rolloff and Elda Ruth Kopitzke
DECEASED FATHER: Emil D. Rolloff
DECEASED MOTHER: Rose Rolloff (Maiden Name: Plamann)
OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the family that will be designated to Winnebago Lutheran Academy, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Martin Luther College, New Ulm, Minnesota, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Medford, Wisconsin and Zion Lutheran Church, Stetsonville, Wisconsin
Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake is assisting the family with arrangements
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