Emma L. Kasparek, 96, of Medford , died Sunday, July 4, 2021 at Care Partners Assisted Living in Medford.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 8 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford with the Rev. Rodger Prois officiating. Burial will follow at Medford Evergreen I Cemetery, Medford.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service Thursday, July 8 at the church.
Emma was born May 15, 1925 at home in the town of Molitor to
Freda (Clausnitzer) and Henry Luethy.
During WWII, Emma worked in Chicago assembling parachutes to aid in the war effort.
On June 22, 1946, she married Louis “Louie” Kasparek. They had a dairy farm in the town of Browning, where Emma worked alongside her husband every day. They farmed their entire married life until retirement. Emma enjoyed dancing, gardening, knitting, puzzles, word searches, polka music, needlepoint, and cooking. She was a wonderful cook and will be remembered for many delicious meals.
She is survived by her children, Velma Mann of Rib lake, Allen (Diane) Kasparek of Medford, Donna (fiancé Paul Jensen) Kasparek of Marshfield; grandchildren, Mark (Stefanie) Mann of Rib Lake, Todd (Jennilee) Mann, Roger (Carrie) Mann, Amanda (fiancé, James Kurth) Kasparek, all of Medford, Krista Fennell of Idaho; great-grandchildren, Andrew, Nicholas and Annilee Mann, Roger Paul and Colletta Mann, Jordan (fiancée Mari) Mann, Cole (girlfriend, Sydney) Mann, Kailee, Kenya, India, and Josiah Mann, Annika Drake and Dominic Fennell; and one great-great-granddaughter, Brooklyn Mann.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Louie in 1995; siblings, Frank, Paul, Emil, Herman, Otto, Fred, William and Carl Schmeiser, Lydia Kleutsch, Elsie Pask, Walter Luethy and Clara Emstrom; son-in-law, Lester Mann; and a son, Ronald Kasparek.
Emma’s family would like to express their sincere thanks and gratitude to the staff at Care Partners for the wonderful and loving care they gave Mom over the last six years.
Hemer Funeral Service of Medford and Rib Lake is serving the
family. Online condolences can be left at www.hemerfuneralservice.com.
