ADDRESS: 144 N. State Highway 13, Stetsonville, WI 54480
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 2:59 AM Monday, August 21, 2017 at Care Partners Assister Living, Medford where she had resided for the past 10 months, most recently under the care of Hope Hospice
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 11:00 AM Friday, August 25 at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Stetsonville
OFFICIATING: Rev. Richard Russow
INTERMENT: Medford Evergreen Cemetery
VISITATION: Hemer Funeral Home, Medford from 4-7 PM on Thursday, August 24; also at church from 10 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on Friday, August 25
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: November 20, 1917 in the Town of Mayville, Clark County
EDUCATION: Township of Mayville, Clark County elementary schools
MARRIAGE: December 7, 1938 in Valparaiso, IN to Edwin R. Blasel and he preceded her in death January 13, 1991
PRINCIPLE EVENTS IN LIFE: Leona worked most of her life as a housewife & mother while residing in Stetsonville. She volunteered at the Centennial Community Center, Stetsonville for 24 years and delivered ‘meals on wheels’ for many years. She enjoyed driving the Amish people around along with polka dancing, knitting, card playing, gardening (especially raspberries), watching the Brewers & Packers, and spending winters in Florida.
MEMBER OF: Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Stetsonville; Zion Mission Circle; Boxrucker-Berry American Legion Auxiliary, Stetsonville;
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Alice Nelson of Stevens Point, Doris (Bruce) Dietze of Medford, Allen (Susan) Blasel of Plymouth; Step-Children: Edna Porter of Plover, Florence Jarvis of Brookfield & Arlene (Harvey) Dassow of Wauwatosa
Step Daughter-in-law: Ilaine Blasel of Stetsonville
STEP-CHILDREN DECEASED: Elmer Blasel & Norma Lake
# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN: 6 & 15 step GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 15 & 32 step
GR. GR. GRANDCHILDREN: 2 & 25 step
DECEASED GRANDDAUGHTER: Beth Schield DECEASED STEP GRANDDAUGHTERS: Sandra Stanley, Debra Porter
DECEASED SON IN LAW: Don Nelson DECEASED STEP SON IN LAWS: Will Lake, Harry Porter, Gene Jarvis
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Clarence (Marjorie) Boxrucker of Stetsonville & Edward Boxrucker of Medford
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Al (Agnes) Boxrucker, Delores (Adolph) Dums, Raymond (Arlene) Boxrucker & Sister-in-law: Jean Boxrucker
DECEASED FATHER: Jacob Boxrucker DECEASED MOTHER: Elizabeth (Schumacher) Boxrucker
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons
