NAME OF DECEASED: JANE M. MESCHEFSKE
AGE: 89
ADDRESS: Medford, WI
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Aspirus Nursing and Rehab in Medford, surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Hope Hospice
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in the Township of Holway
OFFICIATING: Rev. Kris Bjerke-Ulliman
INTERMENT: Cremainal Inurnment will take place at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Cemetery in the Township of Holway
VISITATION: 9:00 A.M. until time of services at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in the Township of Holway
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: March 27, 1926 in the Township of Holway
EDUCATION: Jane attended Medford Area Schools and was a 1944 graduate of Medford Area High School
MARRIAGE: 1st: October 10, 1945 to Leroy Hanson and they were later divorced. 2nd: October 27, 1979 in Holway to John Meschefske and he preceded her in death on January 23, 2013
PRINCIPLE EVENTS IN LIFE: After high school, Jane moved to Milwaukee for a period of time before being called home to help raise her brothers and sisters after the untimely death of her mother. She then owned and operated a dairy farm for 25 years while raising her 8 children. When her children reached adulthood, Jane went back to school to become a Certified Nurse’s Assistant. She worked at Medford Memorial Hospital as a CNA for a number of years until going to work at the Clark County Health Center in Owen until her retirement. Jane loved gardening, sewing, baking, listening to concertina and country music, dancing, playing cards with her church ladies and spending time with her family and friends.
MEMBER OF: Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in the Township of Holway
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Sharon (Mike) Gilles of Wausau, Dennis Hanson and Donald (Gail) Hanson of Owen, Sandra (Dick) Simonson of Colby, Nancy (Dan) Sova of Hewitt, Debra (Pete White) Gaffney and Rick Hanson of Medford
Son-in-Law: Robin Neuenfeldt of Dorchester
Step-Children: Nancy (Daniel) Biersack of Oconomowoc, Larry Meschefske of Loyal, Daniel (Linda) Meschefske of Wausau, Merilee Meschefske of Columbia, Tenn. and Carolyn (Brad) Tenhoff of Bradenton, Fla.
CHILDREN DECEASED: Daughter: Tammy (Hanson) Neuenfeldt, Son-in-Law: Gary Gaffney, Granddaughters: Crystal & Casy Hanson
# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN: 18 & 3 Step GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 27 & 6 Step
GR. GR. GRANDCHILDREN: 2
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Anna Boxrucker of Owen, Sam Nelson of Willard, Dale (Gloria) Nelson of Cudahy, Sisters-in-Law: Joyce Chmielewski of Mequon and Marge Nelson of Chilton
BROTHER/SISTER DECEASED: Roger Nelson and Grace Nelson
DECEASED FATHER: Arnold L. Nelson
DECEASED MOTHER: Alma Olson
URNBEARER: Rick Hanson
OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to Jane’s family to be designated at a later date to Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in the Township of Holway
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