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Portage County Gazette - Date unknown
Raymond 'Bud' J. O'Keefe

Raymond "Bud" J. O'Keefe, 73, King, formerly of Almond and Iola, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Holly Funeral Home in Waupaca, with the Rev. Steve Hulke officiating. Interment will be in the Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in King.

Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Waupaca.

Mr. O'Keefe was born Feb. 2, 1928, in Almond, a son of the late Raymond and Opal (Bennett) O'Keefe.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He worked as a technician for Midwest Breeders for 15 years and later worked as a foreman for Faldet Farms in Iola.

Survivors include four daughters, Jeanne O'Keefe, Iola, Suzan O'Keefe and Mary (Robert) Berard, both of Stevens Point, and Patty (Tom) Barden, Almond; two sisters, Kathryn (Gerald) Lea, Amherst, and Jean Boelter, Almond; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by one son, Michael; two brothers, Neal and Dale; and two sisters, Myrna Holtz and Helen Olkiewicz.

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Portage County Gazette - Date unknown
Marie Ann Young

Marie Ann Young, 95, formerly of Stevens Point, died Monday, April 22, 2002, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, where she had been a resident for 12 years.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 3, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, with Chaplain Tracy Hamelink officiating. Burial will be at the Wisconsin Veterans Cemetery in King.

Memorials may be made to the Foster Grandparent Program and the Salvation Army.

Mrs. Young was born May 11, 1906, in Pilzen, Czech Republic, a daughter of the late Jacob and Katerine (Zenisek) Sobehrad. She moved with her family in 1912 to the United States, settling in Cicero, Ill. She attended Chicago area schools.

She was married to Fernald Young on June 8, 1935, in Waukegan, Ill. He died May 1, 1992.

They moved to Stevens Point in 1939. After his service in World War II, they went into the grocery business, running a store at Grand Marsh and later the Blaine Store. They moved to Arkansas in 1971 and returned to Stevens Point in 1978.

Mrs. Young worked at the Western Electric Co. in Cicero, Ill., and later at the Portage County Home.

She was a foster grandparent for 10 years, a recycling program volunteer, a Special Olympics volunteer for nine years and a YMCA exercise program volunteer at the Lincoln Center. She served as a delegate to the state Coalition on Aging Convention in Stevens Point in 1989.

Survivors include two daughters, Donna Furuta, San Jose, Calif., and Karen (Peter) Leahy, Stevens Point; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Jerry Sobehrad, Kaz Sobehrad and Sidney Castle; and three sisters, Antonette Pelich, Josephine Petranek and Ann Skoumal.

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Portage County Gazette - Date Unknown
Evelyn M. Kluball

Evelyn M. Kluball, 82, Wisconsin Veterans Home, King, a town of Stockton native, died Saturday, July 19, 2003.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Main Chapel at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, with Chaplain Wayne Schwanke officiating. Burial will be in the Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in King.

Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel until the services.

The Holly Funeral Home in Waupaca assisted the family with arrangements.

Mrs. Kluball was born May 5, 1921, in the town of Stockton, a daughter of the late George and Caroline Anne (Lutz) Hoffman.

She was married to George John Walter on Sept. 14, 1946, in Milwaukee. He died April 8, 1982.

She was married to Donald Kluball on Oct. 7, 1986, in Waupaca. He died Nov. 22, 2002.

Survivors include two sisters, Mabel Gustafson, King, and Caroline (Erwin) Maves, Amherst.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Georgie and Clarence Hoffman.

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Stevens Point Ddaily Journal - August 15, 1959
Max K. Huey

Max E. Huey of 346 Plover St., a retired mail carrier, died Friday at 9:40 p. m. at St. Michael's Hospital. He entered the hospital as a patient on Aug. 6 and underwent surgery last Saturday.

The body is at the Boston Funeral Home where friends may call at the west entrance after 1:30 p. in. on Sunday.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 2 p. m. Monday and burial will be made in the Veterans Cemetery at King.

Mr. Huey was born at Overton, Neb,, on Feb. 4, 1895, son of Mr. and Mrs, John B. Huey. After he completed high school at Overton, he moved
with his parents to Portland. Ore. From Portland, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy and served four years. He was discharged from the Navy and a
short time later he came here and worked for a short time on the Soo Line .Railroad, Then he enlisted in the Army for service In World War I. He was at El Paso, Tex., preparing to go overseas when the war ended.

He then returned to Stevens Point and went to work in train service on the Soo Line, continuing until 1938. By that time, he had experience as a substitute mail carrier and he started as full time carrier at the local Post Office. He retired from the postal service on Aug. 1, 1957. On June 4. 1918. he married Leone Viertel and the couple resided in Stevens Point continuously since.

He was a member of Berens-Scribner Post No. 6, American Legion, the local Odd Fellows Lodge, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Peace
United Church of Christ.

Mr. Huey is survived by his wife; two daughters. Mrs. Tony (Maxine) Klein, Waukesha. and Mrs. Joseph (Mary Jane) Jensen, Wauwatosa, and three grandsons and three granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister. The Odd Fellows ritual will be conducted at the funeral home at 7 p. m. Sunday, and the American Legion ritual at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

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Stevens Point Daily Journal - July 14, 1973
Mrs. Leone Huey

Mrs. Leone Huey, Route J, Waupaca (McCrossen Lake), died early this morning at St. Michael's Hospital. Mrs. Huey had suffered a stroke earlier this year and had entered the hospital in June.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. Sunday at the Boston Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. S. D. Birkner officiating. Burial will follow in the Veterans Memorial Cemetery at King. The Rev. Earl Allen will conduct the graveside committal services.

Mrs. Huey was born in Stevens Point, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Viertel. She attended local schools and the Stevens Point Normal School.

On June 4, 1918, she married Max E. Huey. He died on Aug. 14, 1959. Mrs. Huey was a Stevens Point resident until seven years ago when she moved to Waupaca.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Anthony P. (Maxine) Klein, Waukesha, and Mrs. Joseph (Mary Jane) Jensen, Wauwatosa; one brother, Ferdinand Viertel, 2040 McCulloch St., and one sister, Mrs. Merrill (Valerie) Baldwin, 1423 Wyatt Ave.; six grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and four brothers.

Mrs. Huey was a member of Peace United Church of Christ, Barbara Rebekah Lodge No. 9, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Ladies Auxiliary of Berens-Scribner American Legion Post No. 6.

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Stevens Point Daily Journal - December 18, 1961
Anthony P. Klein

Anthony P. Klein, 40, Waukesha. a former Stevens Point and Park Falls resident died suddenly Sunday morning.

He suffered a heart attack at his home and died at a Waukesha Hospital. He had also had a heart attack in 1957.

Mr. Klein was a fire engineer for Hardware Mutuals in the Milwaukee area.

Born in Stevens Point on April 13, 1921, he was a son of Mr and Mrs Walter Klein.

He graduated from the Stevens Point High School and attended Central State College here.

During World War II, Mr. Klein was a Navy Air Corps pilot and saw extensive service in the Pacific Theater. He entered the Navy Sept. 9, 1942, and was discharged as a lieutenant junior grade on Nov. 6, 1945. He became an employee of Hardware in May 1946. He was with the firm in Stevens Point until 1952, in Appleton until 1955, in Eau Claire until 1959,and in Waukesha since then.

Mr. Klein is survived by his wife the former Maxine Huey of Stevens Point, a daughter, Sandra, at home, two sons David and Scott at home, his mother, Mrs. Joseph Gray, Fairchild and a brother Walter Klein, Sumter, S.C. An infant son died in 1950.

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Stevens Point Daily Journal - Date unknown
Maxine 'Moxie' Huey Klein

Maxine "Moxie" Huey Klein, 82, a Stevens Point native, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002, at the Weyauwega Health Care Center in Weyauwega.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at the Parfreyville United Methodist Church of Waupaca, with Pastor John Christianson officiating. Interment will be in the Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery at King.

No visitation is scheduled.

A memorial has been established in her name.

The Holly Funeral Home of Waupaca is assisting the family with arrangements.

Mrs. Klein was born on Feb. 8, 1920, in Stevens Point, a daughter of the late Max and Leone (Viertel) Huey.

She was married to Anthony Klein in October 1943 in Pensacola, Fla. He died Dec. 17, 1961.

She was a volunteer at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King for 25 years through her affiliation with the American Legion Auxiliary. She also did volunteer work with other various county, church and civic groups. She attended Parfreyville United Methodist Church for many years.

She also served as a pollworker during the 1990s for the town of Farmington (Waupaca County) Elections Board.

Survivors include one daughter, Sharon Klein Reumpel, Waupaca; two sons, Scott, Gulf Shores, Ala., and David, Clearwater, Fla.; one sister, Mary Jane Jensen, Waupaca; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by an infant son, Greg.

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Newspaper and date unknown
Irene E. Dobbe

Irene E. Dobbe, 77, a town of Alban native, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003, at Waupaca Eldercare Home in Waupaca.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waupaca, with the Rev. James Bump officiating. Burial will be in the Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in King.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Voie Funeral Home in Iola.

Mrs. Dobbe was born Oct. 27, 1925, in the town of Alban, a daughter of the late Hans and Julia (Lee) Hagen.

She was married to Earl O. Dobbe on Oct. 25, 1947, at Alban Lutheran Church. He died Nov. 11, 2000.

She was a bookkeeper at several area financial institutions.

She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary at King and a former organist at Alban and Concordia Lutheran churches at Rosholt.

Survivors include four sons, Roger (Lucille) Dobbe and Dale Dobbe, both of Waupaca, Glenn (Linda) Dobbe, Custer, and Dean (Kay) Dobbe, Eagle River; three brothers, Arthur (Nona) Hagen and Glen (Prudie) Hagen, both of Waupaca, and Robert (Carol) Hagen, Mount Horeb; six sisters, Hattie Haroldson and Delores Wilson, both of Waupaca, Vivian (Patrick) Christensen, Aurora, Ill., V. June Spehn, Mount Prospect, Ill., Ruth (Robert) Pierce, Tucson, Ariz., and Burnell (John) Morton of Verona; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

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Newspaper and date unknown
Earl O. Dobbe

Earl O. Dobbe, 79, Waupaca, formerly of Rosholt, died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2000, at his residence. He had lived in Waupaca since 1968.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waupaca, with the Rev. Charles Tews officiating. Burial will be in Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery at King.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Voie Funeral Home in Iola and after noon Tuesday at the church until the services.

Mr. Dobbe was born June 25, 1921, in the town of Alban, a son of the late G. Oliver and Mabel (Anderson) Dobbe.

He was married to Irene Hagen on Oct. 25, 1947, at the Alban Lutheran Church in the town of Alban.

He was a carpenter for Ellis Stone Construction and then a carpenter at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King for 16 years. After his retirement, he was a cabinetmaker.

He was a life member of VFW Post 1037 of Waupaca, a 50-year member of American Legion Post 161 of King and a former member of the Carpenters Union.

Survivors include his wife; four sons, Roger (Lucille) and Dale, both of Waupaca, Glenn (Linda), Custer, Dean (Kay), Eagle River; two sisters, Harriet Young, Orlando, Fla., and Ruby Forseth, Waupaca; one brother, Albert Dobbe, Waupaca; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by one sister, Marion Paris.

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Portage County Gazette - Date unknown
Justine M. Uteg

Justine M. Uteg, 83, Hancock, mother of a Bancroft man and a former Wisconsin state commander of the Disabled American Veterans, died Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at St. Michael's Hospital in Stevens Point.

Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Leikness and Stahl Funeral Home in Plainfield. Inurnment will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Wisconsin Veterans Cemetery in King.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. Friday at the funeral home until the services.

A memorial has been established in lieu of flowers.

Mrs. Uteg was born March 18, 1921, in Chicago, Ill., a daughter of the late Elmer and Mildred Marvin.

She was married to Herbert E. Uteg on May 15, 1938, in Chicago, Ill. He died Sept. 2, 1997.

They moved to Hancock in 1968.

She and her husband volunteered for Disabled American Veterans for 25 years, and she served as the Wisconsin state commander. She spent many years organizing benefits, meals and drives to help the residents at the veterans home in King and elsewhere.

Survivors include three daughters, Joan (Robert) Lucas, Dorothy (David) Smith and Corine (Ed) Japczyk, all of Hancock; one son, Jim (Kathy), Bancroft; 19 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was also preceded in death by one son, Donald; and three great-grandchildren.

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The Portage Gazette - Date unknown
Norman R. Prell

Norman R. Prell, 78, Waupaca, a Stevens Point native, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca.

Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Shepherd of The Lakes Lutheran Church in Waupaca, with the Rev. Dean Wheeler officiating. Interment will be in the Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in King.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday at the church. A memorial has been established in his name in lieu of flowers. The Holly Funeral Home of Waupaca is assisting the family with arrangements.

Mr. Prell was born Dec. 23,1923, in Stevens Point, a son of the late Gerhardt and Charlotte (Keiling) Prell. He graduated from P.J. Jacobs High School in Stevens Point in 1943.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was married to Betty Charlesworth on June 10, 1945, in Stevens Point.

He worked for the Soo Line Railroad for 38 years, retiring as a yardmaster in 1984. He also owned and operated Prell's Boat Livery on the Chain O' Lakes in Waupaca for 30 years, retiring from the boat business in 1978.

He was a member of the "Sippers," Friends of Camp Cleghorn, the Retired Yardmasters Association, Berens-Scribner American Legion Post 6 in Stevens Point and the Shepherd of The Lakes Lutheran Church in Waupaca.

Survivors include his wife; one son, Gary (Cheryl), Waupaca; two daughters, Carol (Gerry) Jordan, Eau Claire, and Trudy (Ron) Pankow, Stevens Point; two sisters, Selma Prell, Waupaca, and Ida Mae (Arlan) Knutson, Janesville; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by one brother, Raymond, and one sister, Irene Wiederhoft.

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Waupaca Republican Post, Waupaca, Wis. Vol. 8, No. 35 - Sept 7, 1916

Loren Hollis passed away at his room in Marston Hall on Sunday evening at the age of 86 years. The old gentleman had been confined to his bed for the past nine months. With his wife he came to the home about seventeen years ago. Prior to this time he resided at Tripp, Wis. Mr. Hollis enlisted in 1861, serving in the 7th Wis. Battery. After a years service he was taken ill and was discharged. In 1863, he re-enlisted in the 23rd N.Y. Light Artillery, serving until the close of the war. He had the honor of being with Custer, as lieutenant for six years. When a lad of but fifteen years of age he carried mail on a route in Texas by mule. Besides his wife, the veteran is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Julia Duranso of Winchester, and Mrs. Clara Stafford of Minnesota, one son, John Loren, of this place, also a sister anf brother of Tripp, Wis. Funeral services were held at the Home chapel at one thirty on Tuesday, Rev. Peterson of Waupaca officiating. Interment in the Home cemetery.

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Waupaca County Post, Waupaca, Wisconsin - January 27, 1938
Mrs. Henrietta Hollis

Funeral services were for Mrs. Henrietta Hollis, Civil War widow were held in the Chapel Friday, January 14, 1:30 p.m. The Rev. E. B. Earle officiated. Mrs. Hollis was born in Baltimore, Maryland, Nov. 28, 1845 and died after a brief illness Jan. 12, 1938, in the Grand Army Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hollis came to the Home from Marathon county on Sept 26, 1898, and Mr. Hollis died here in 1916. Interment for his widow was made in the Home cemetery beside his grave. Except for two other Civil War windows here who came in 1895 and 1896 respectively, her years of residence in the Home exceeded all other members. Survivors are a son, Loren of Superior, and several grandchildren. Two daughters preceded her in death. Her cheery personality, quick wit and friendly interest made her popular in Marston Hall where she had resided since her widowhood, and she seldom left the building in recent years. A beautiful floral piece from that Hall betokened their regard for her.

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Stevens Point Daily Journal - Stevens Point, WI - December 16, 1925
James King

Death of Old Soldier

James King, a Civil veteran who made his home with the Dell King family i this city much of the time for a number of years, going to the Wisconsin Veterans Home near Waupaca a month ago passed from life at the hospital connected with that institution on Tuesday, aged 82 years. He had been in poor health for a long time and his death was not wholly unexpected. Burial will take place in the Home cemetery tomorrow, when the mourners will include Dell, Ed. and Frank King of this city, nephews of the deceased. Mr. King was a widower, his wife having preceded him in death, as did an only son.

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Asbury Lloyd Nix

Asbury Lloyd Nix - wife Hazel Elaine Sievwright - Parents Edna and Byrd D Nix (nickname Rock)

Asbury Nix a former Stevens Point alderman and ex-prisoner of war (POW) passed away at St Michaels Hospital. He had been a patient there for five days.

He remained active throughout his life as a spokesman for veterans and POW's. Funeral services were at Shuda Funeral Chapel and burial at the Veterans Cemetery, King, Wis.

He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936. In 1938 he enlisted in the US Army, serving in the Phillippine Islands. He was captured on the island of Corregidor in 1942 and was a prisoner of the Japanese Army for 3 1/2 years.

He received the Bronze Star, Prisoner of War Medal, American Defense Ribbon, American Campaign Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater with one Bronze Star, Phillippine Defense Ribbon with a Bronze Star. Presidential Unit citation with oak leaf clusters, Good Conduct Medal with three knots, Occupation Ribbon for Europe, Victory medal and seven overseas bars.

He retired from active duty in 1962. He moved to Stevens Point.

He was employed by Trade Winds Campers of Manawa until purchasing the DuBay Marina which he operated until his retirement. He was a member of the Stevens Point Common Council as a city alderman from 1979 to 1981. He served as a jury commissioner and circuit court bailiff.

Mr. Nix was Wisconsin commander of the American Ex-Prisoners of War, past commander of Disabled American Veterans Chapter 30, a member of the Central Wisconsin Chapter of American Ex-POWS, past commander of
American Legion Post 6 and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Ward.

He served on the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Finance Council, Council of Commanders, Council of Veterans Programs and the King Veterans Home Committee.

He recently completed and published "Corregidor, Oasis of Hope," a book he authored as an historical account of his experiences as a Japanase POW.

He returned from a recent excursion to the Phillippines to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fall of Corregidor.

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Portage County Gazette - Stevens Point, WI
Hazel E. Nix

Hazel E. Nix, 78, Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, formerly of Stevens Point, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001, in Appleton.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Main Chapel at Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, with the Rev. Paul Vanden Hogen and Deacon Don Lobdell officiating. Burial will be in the Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in King.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Holly Funeral Home in Waupaca and from 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Main Chapel until the services.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established at a later date.

Mrs. Nix was born Nov. 12, 1922, in Stevens Point, a daughter of the late Harry and Ruth (Fulton) Sievwright. She graduated from St. Stephen Elementary School in 1936, P.J. Jacobs High School in 1940 and St. Mary Nursing School in Wausau.

She was married to Asbury "Rock" Nix on Aug. 10, 1946, at St. Stephen Rectory in Stevens Point. He died April 5, 1993.

She served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps where she met her husband while he was recovering after being released from a Japanese prisoner of war camp. She lived in many states and foreign countries while he served in the military. They returned to Stevens Point in 1961.

She retired from the nursing staff at River Pines Center in 1984.

She was actively involved in many veterans organizations, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ex-POWs and Disabled American Veterans.

She was a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters of America.

Survivors include five daughters, Mary (Armando) Guzman, Holland, Mich., Jan (Peter) Lutz, Plover, Kathy Nix, Phoenix, Ariz., Carole (David) Olson, Stevens Point, and Elaine (Aubrey) Nelson, Tucson, Ariz.; three sons, Dennis (Debbie), Dothan, Ala., David (MaryAnn), Phoenix, Ariz., and James (Linda), Portsmouth, Va.; two sisters, Marjorie Sievwright and Ruth Sievwright, both of Stevens Point; three brothers, Harry Sievwright, King, Robert (Adeline) Sievwright, Fremont, Calif., and Earle (Elizabeth) Sievwright, Stevens Point; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by one sisters, Eleanor Day Hubbard, and three brothers, Jerry, James and John Sievwright.

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Portage County Gazette - Stevens Point, WI
Nancy Z. 'Nan' Mackaben

Nancy Z. "Nan" (Turrish) Mackaben, 89, Wisconsin Rapids, a town of Buena Vista native and mother of a Stevens Point man, died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at her home following a long battle with cancer.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Wisconsin Rapids, with the Rev. Andrew K. Karoblis officiating. Burial will be in Veterans Cemetery in King.

Visitation will be at the church from 10 a.m. Saturday until the services.

The family requests that memorials in her honor be sent to the Franciscan Mission Associates, PO Box 598, Mt. Vernon, NY 10551-0598.

Higgins Funeral Home of Wisconsin Rapids is assisting with arrangements.

Mrs. Mackaben was born June 27, 1915, in the town of Buena Vista, a daughter of the late George and Zita (Bowden) Turrish. She moved with her family to Stevens Point in 1922.

She attended Central State Teachers College (now the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point).

She was married to Claude Louis Mackaben on March 2, 1946, at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Stevens Point. He died Jan. 17, 1996.

They were avid travelers, visiting Hawaii, throughout the United States, Europe and Bermuda.

Survivors include two daughters, Margaret H. Mackaben, West Columbia, S.C., and Kay (Terry) Rieman, Cheshire, Conn.; one son, Thomas T. (Barbara), Stevens Point; two sisters, Catherine (Francis L.) Roman, Stevens Point, and Elinor (Raymond) Frankow, West Bend; and three grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by one son, James Claude; two brothers, George Turrish Jr. and James Turrish; and two sisters, Margaret Leahy and Alice Kaye.