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Stevens Point Daily Journal - Stevens Point, Wisconsin August 10, 1977
Mrs. Dora E. Sherman
 
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Plainfield United Methodist Church for Mrs. Dora E. Sherman, 86, Plainfield, who died Monday at St. Michael's Hospital here after a long illness.
The Rev. Edward Ketcham will officiate and burial will take place in the Plainfield Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the Goult-Gasperic Funeral Home in Plainfield.
Mrs. Sherman was the daughter of the late Benager and Hattie Chalker. She was born in Phillips Sept. 15, 1890, and had lived in Plainfield 60 years.
She was married Sept. 3, 1910, in Brantwood to John Sherman, who preceded her in death.
Surviving are three sons, Dennis, Wautoma, Delos, Sheboygan Falls, and Laurel, Minneapolis: three daughters, Mrs. Edward (Mirilla) Bertotto, Plainfield, Mrs. Randall (Leta) Erickson, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Donald {Elizabeth) Nelson, Plainfield; 22 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Leta Quimby, Montebello, Calif,
Two brothers, three sisters and a son preceded her in death.

Stevens Point Daily Journal - Stevens Point, Wisconsin - July 22, 1977
 Mrs. Beulah Lant
 
Mrs. Beulah Lant, 77, Plainfield, died Wednesday at Wild Rose Nursing Home, Wild Rose.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Goult-Gasperic Funeral Home, Plainfield, and burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Coloma.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 9 p.m. today and a Rebekah Lodge service will be held at 7:30 p.m. The Hamilton Funeral Home, Hancock is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Lant was born Sept. 7, 1899, in Adams County, a daughter of William and Florence Gray . She married Sanford Lant on Sept. 19, 1920.
She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, a 50-year member of Harmony Rebekah Lodge, Plainfield, and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Patriarch's Militant Unit of Stevens Point.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Glennis Home, Janesville; and a son, Carroll, Milwaukee.

The Sheboygan Times - Sheboygan, Wisconsin - Saturday, May 7 1898 Page 8
Wautoma, Wis., May 5. (Special)-John Carpenter, an old resident of this town is dead. Deceased was born in New York state June 7, 1817. He moved to Wisconsin and settled in Waushara county in 1860. He was 81 years of age and is survived by five children.

The Sheboygan Times - Sheboygan, Wisconsin - Saturday, May 7 1898 Page 8
Mrs. William Straw, who resided three miles west of this village, died Wednesday morning after a short illness. Deceased was 40 years of age, and leaves a husband and six children.

Submitted by M. Felckowski
Portage County Gazette  - Stevens Point, Wisconsin –  July 28, 2006 (p24)
Albert A. (Al) Miller
 
Albert A. "Al" Miller Sr., 86, Wautoma, father of a Milladore man and a former owner of a Plainfield service station, died Sunday, July 23, 2006 at the Wild Rose Manor in Wild Rose.
 
Services will be at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Leikness Funeral Home in Wautoma. Burial will be in the Marion Cemetery in the town of Marion in Waushara County.
 
Visitation will be at the funeral home from noon Wednesday until the services.
 
Mr. Miller was born April 8, 1920, in Evanston, Ill., a son of the late John and Alvine (Bergman) Miller.  
He was married to Edna Borland on Sept. 16, 1944, in Evanston, Ill. She died on Aug. 18, 1999. He served in the United States Army. After service, he returned to Evanston, Ill., were he managed a gas station for a number of years. He later moved to Plainfield were he owned a dairy farm until 1965. He then managed the Skelly Truck Stop in Plainfield from 1965 until 1970. In 1970 he and his wife purchased Miller's Moose Inn in Wautoma and operated it until his retirement in 1990.
 
He was a past president of the Special Deputy Association and Waushara Tavern League. He was currently a member of the Special Deputy Association.
 
Survivors include two sons, Albert (Linda), Milladore, and William "Bill," Wautoma; one daughter, Debra (William) Schmitz, Redgranite; and three grandchildren.

Submitted by M. Felckowski
Portage County Gazette  - Stevens Point, Wisconsin –  August 18, 2006 (p6)
Amanda Lee Hansen

Amanda Lee Hansen, 18, Plainfield, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, as the result of a car accident in the town of Plainfield in Waushara County.
 
Burial services will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Leikness & Stahl Funeral Home in Plainfield, with a procession to Plainfield Village Cemetery.
 
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 p.m. Wednesday until the services. A time of remembrance service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday. A memorial has been established.
 
Ms. Hansen was born Dec. 18, 1987, in Stevens Point, a daughter of David and Shellie (Downey) Hansen. She was a 2006 graduate of Tri-County High School. She worked as a customer service representative at the Plainfield Truck Stop.
 
Survivors include her parents, Shellie Downey Hansen and David and Sarah Hansen; three sisters, Danielle Downey, Julianna Hansen and Abigail Hansen; one brother, Dillon DeFord; her fiancé, Josh DeGand; her grandparents, Tom Downey, Barbara Downey, Jerry and Virginia Hansen and John and Doris Hobson; and her great-grandmother, Tressie Courtier.

Submitted by M. Felckowski
Portage County Gazette  - Stevens Point, Wisconsin –  September 8, 2006 (p6)
Kaylene A. Smiley Peterson 

Kaylene A. Peterson, 45, Plainfield, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, at St. Michael's Hospital.
 
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Leikness & Stahl Funeral Home in Plainfield. Burial will be in the Hancock Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and again from 9 a.m. Saturday until the services.
 
Mrs. Peterson was born Nov. 5, 1960, in Woodstock, Ill., a daughter of the late Frank and JoAnn (Storlie) Smiley Sr. She attended Hoover High School in Glendale, Calif., before moving to Plainfield, where she graduated from Tri-County High School in 1978. She was married to Michael J. Peterson on April 15, 1983, in Wautoma. She was an avid collector of angel figurines, as well as an avid watcher of the Jerry Lewis Telethon for muscular dystrophy, which she had been battling for many years.
 
Survivors include her husband; one son, Joshua Czlapinski, Portage; four brothers, Frank "Gus" Smiley Jr., Wautoma, Mark (Susan) Smiley, Hancock, Bruce Smiley, Plainfield, Chris (Michelle) Smiley, Rochester, Minn.; one sister, Lee Ann (Tom) McCauley, Plainfield; and four grandchildren.
 
She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Christine and Cynthia; and one brother, Lyle David.

Submitted by M. Felckowski
Portage County Gazette  - Stevens Point, Wisconsin –  November 3, 2006 (p22)
Valerie A. Goodwin Wilkins

Valerie Ann 'Val' Wilkins, 51, Plainfield, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006, at St. Michael's Hospital in Stevens Point.
 
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Hancock Wesleyan Church, with Pastor Al Spitler officiating. Burial will be in Plainfield Cemetery.
 
Visitation will be at Leikness and Stahl Funeral Home in Plainfield from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, and at the church from 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, until the services. A celebration of life will be held at the Hancock Community Center from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, with Pastor Gary Zacharias sharing during dinner.
 
A memorial in her name has been established at the Plainfield Community Bank. Condolences may be offered online at www.plainfieldfuneralhome.com.
 
Mrs. Wilkins was born Aug. 30, 1955, in Del Rio, Texas, a daughter of the late Byron and Marcella (Kortas) Goodwin. She was married to David H. Wilkins on May 29, 1977, in Plainfield.
 
Survivors include her husband; four sons, Ian (Jennifer Willfahrt), Adam (Kasie Stroik), Rory and Tyler; one daughter, Brooke (Daniel) Barker; two sisters, Reinie (Gregg) Ruffalo and Wendy (John) Caves; six brothers, Ron Goodwin, Terry Goodwin, Hal Goodwin, Tim (Donica) Goodwin, Tom (Mariah) Goodwin and Pat (Julie) Goodwin; and one granddaughter.

Submitted by M. Felckowski
Portage County Gazette  - Stevens Point, Wisconsin –  January 5, 2007 (p28)
Gladys C Indermuehle

Gladys C. Indermuehle, 94, Plainfield, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, at St. Michael's Hospital.
 
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Leikness & Stahl Funeral Home in Plainfield, with the Rev. Richard Fite of the Plainfield Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Plainfield Village Cemetery.
 
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 11 a.m. Thursday until the services.
 
Mrs. Indermuehle was born May 24, 1912, in Orfordville, a daughter of the late Chris and Gina Sorenson.  She was married to William J. Indermuehle on September 5, 1930. He died on April 1, 1946. She was employed at the Union Telephone Co. for 58 years, until her retirement in 1995. She was a member of the Plainfield Methodist Church.
 
Survivors include one daughter, Carol Zettelmeier, Plainfield; three grandchildren, Debbie (Larry) Monroe, Hancock, Randy (Mary) Zettelmeier, Jefferson, and Darlene (Randy) Thurley, Plainfield; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandson.
 
She was also preceded in death by one brother, Alvin.

Submitted by M. Felckowski
Portage County Gazette  - Stevens Point, Wisconsin –  January 5, 2007 (p28)
Donald H. Glaske Sr.

Donald H. Glaske Sr., 68, Hancock, a retired vice president of operations for Plainfield Trucking, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, at St. Michael's Hospital in Stevens Point.
 
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Catholic Church in Plainfield. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in Coloma, with full military honors.
 
Visitation will be at the Leikness & Stahl Funeral Home in Plainfield from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and at the church from 10 a.m. Thursday until the Mass. A prayer service will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A memorial in his name has been established in lieu of flowers. Condolences may be offered online at www.plainfieldfuneralhome.com.
 
Mr. Glaske was born Jan. 26, 1938, in Coloma, a son of the late Emil H. and Margaret L. (Hensel) Glaske. He was a 1956 graduate of Westfield High School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was married to Myra K. Hartman on June 13, 1964, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Plainfield. He was employed by Plainfield Trucking for 40 years, where he started as one of their first truck drivers and later retired as vice president of operations. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Plainfield.
 
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Debbie (Jeff) Ginzl, Pulaski, and Terri (Chad) Gillen, Appleton; one son, Don (Sheila), Mackville; two sisters, Louella (Hank) Pomplun, Richford, and Doris House, Menomonee Falls; and six grandchildren.
 
He was also preceded in death by three sisters, Loretta, Vivian and Margaret.

Submitted by M. Felckowski
Portage County Gazette  - Stevens Point, Wisconsin –  February 23, 2007 (p6)
Isabel M. Koslowski

Isabel M. Koslowski, 84, New Berlin, a former owner of K's Bakery in Hancock, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, at the Wisconsin Heart Hospital in Milwaukee.
 
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Catholic Church in Plainfield. Burial will be in the Hancock Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church from 9 a.m. Tuesday until the Mass. The Leikness & Stahl Funeral Home of Plainfield is assisting the family with arrangements.
 
Mrs. Koslowski was born April 12, 1922, in Maplewood, Wis., a daughter of the late Arthur and Clara Holtz. She was married to John P. Koslowski on June 28, 1947, in Manitowoc. He died Dec. 27, 2001. She and her husband owned and operated K's Bakery in Hancock for 10 years.

Survivors include three daughters, Joanne (John) Kovac, Nekoosa, and twins, Rita and Ruth Koslowski, both of New Berlin; one brother, Leonard (Mary Ann) Holtz, Manitowoc; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Submitted by M. Felckowski
Portage County Gazette  - Stevens Point, Wisconsin –  February 23, 2007 (p34)
Margaret M. Splitt

Margaret Mary Splitt, 90, Redgranite, mother of a Stevens Point man, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, at her home.
 
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mark Catholic Church in Redgranite, with the Rev. Philip Dinh-Van-Thiep officiating. Burial will be in St. Mark Parish Cemetery in Redgranite. Visitation will be at the church from 9 a.m. Thursday until the Mass. The Ruminski Funeral Home of Redgranite is assisting the family with arrangements.
 
Mrs. Splitt was born July 5, 1916, in Redgranite, a daughter of the late Albion and Clara (Gonyo) Chipman. She was raised in Redgranite and was a 1934 graduate of Redgranite High School. She was married to Edward P. Splitt on July 29, 1944, at St. Mark Catholic Church in Redgranite. He died Aug. 31, 1974.
 
She lived in Milwaukee and Chicago prior to returning to Redgranite in 1963. She was employed in a munitions plant in Milwaukee during World War II. She was a clerk at Burman's Pharmacy in Redgranite for 20 years. She collected angels, baskets, refrigerator magnets, pictures and pencil sharpeners.
 
She was an active member of St. Mark Catholic Church in Redgranite and the C.C.W. (Sodality) and Mission Society of the Church. She also was a member of the Redgranite AMVETS Auxiliary, and the Redgranite Golden Alumni Association. She was elected Golden Alumni Queen at the annual Labor Day Reunion in 2005.
 
Survivors include two sons, Michael (Ellen), Stevens Point, and Patrick (Deidre), Berlin; one daughter, Deborah (John) Hughes, Lebanon, Ore.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
 
She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Catherine and Florence; and five brothers, Dexter, Don, Jack, Robert and Albion.

Submitted by M. Felckowski
Portage County Gazette  - Stevens Point, Wisconsin –  March 23, 2007 (p28)
Robert L. Rumpel

Robert L. "Bob" Rumpel, 80, Plainfield, a former longtime member of the Plainfield Village Board died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at his home.
 
Memorial services with full military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the United Methodist Church in Plainfield, with the Rev. Richard R. Fite officiating. Inurnment will be in the Plainfield Village Cemetery at a later date. A memorial visitation will be held at the Leikness & Stahl Funeral Home in Plainfield from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and at the church from 10 a.m. Saturday until the services. Condolences may be offered online at www.plainfieldfuneralhome.com.
 
Mr. Rumpel was born Jan. 24, 1927, in West Allis, a son of the late Matthew H. and Lillian (Woodward) Rumpel. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was married to Elizabeth "Betty" Weldon on July 28, 1947. He was a manager of the former Woodward Implement Company of Plainfield and was also employed at James Burns & Sons Farms in Almond. He served on the Plainfield Village Board for many years. He was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Plainfield.
 
Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Susan Rumpel, Waupun, Kathryn (Anthony) Ristau, Oshkosh, Mary (friend Wayne) Saleska, Fond du Lac, and LeeAnne Gaschk, Oshkosh; two sons, Tim D. (special friend, Debra), Panama City, Fla., and Matthew (Kaye), Sheffield, England; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
 
He was also preceded in death by one brother, Donald; and one great-granddaughter.

Submitted by M. Felckowski
Portage County Gazette  - Stevens Point, Wisconsin –  March 16, 2007 (p6)
Margaret I. Ingalls Parker

Margaret I. Parker, 92, Fireside Apartments, Whiting, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at St. Michael's Hospital.
 
A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at The Highland Church in Plover, with the Rev. Dan Winkelman officiating. Cremation will follow, and her ashes will be buried later in Hancock Cemetery.
 
Visitation will be at the Boston Funeral Home in Stevens Point from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and at the church from 10 a.m. Saturday until the celebration.
 
Mrs. Parker was born June 16, 1914, in Coloma, a daughter of the late Edmund and Leafie (Hall) Ingalls. She grew up and attended schools in that area. She was married to Ora Parker on Nov. 17, 1930, in Hancock. He died Feb. 14, 1965. She worked for a time at Hannon-Bach drug store in Stevens Point, but was mostly a homemaker.
 
In 1950 she and her husband moved to Grand Rapids, Minn., where they helped to pioneer a Full Gospel Church. She was active in the Women's Missionary program there and taught Sunday School.
 
Following her husband's death, she returned to Stevens Point in 1967. She worked as a nurse's aide for a time, then moved to Waupaca where she worked in the Assembly of Good Bookstore. Following retirement in 1978 she returned to the Stevens Point area, where she has resided since.
 
She was a member of The Highland Church and the Women's Missionary group. She also taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School.
 
Survivors include two daughters, Donna (Richard) Moss, Stevens Point, and Millie Meyer, Cohassett, Minn.; one son, Richard (Gayle), Cohassett, Minn.; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
 
She was also preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters and three grandchildren.

Submitted by M. Felckowski
Portage County Gazette  - Stevens Point, Wisconsin –  April 13, 2007 (p6)
Marjorie M. Storzbach Martin

Marjorie M. Martin, 92, Plainfield, a former restaurant owner in the Almond and Plainfield areas, died Monday, April 9, 2007, at the Stevens Point Care Center in Whiting.
 
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Leikness & Stahl Funeral Home in Plainfield, with the Rev. Richard R. Fite officiating. Inurnment will be in the Plainfield Cemetery.
 
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 9 a.m. Saturday until the services. Memorials would be appreciated for the United Methodist Church or the Plainfield Senior Center. Condolences may be offered at www.plainfieldfuneralhome.com.

Mrs. Martin was born Jan. 30, 1915, in the town of Oasis in Waushara County, a daughter of the late Fred and Stella (Starks) Storzbach. She graduated from Plainfield High School. She was married to Carol Martin on Oct. 21, 1934. He preceded her in death.
 
She and her husband were well known in the Plainfield and Almond areas for the food they served at various restaurants they owned. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Plainfield.
 
Survivors include one daughter-in-law, Renee Martin, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; one grandson, Michael, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; and two sisters-in-law, Virginia Storzbach, Sandwich, Ill., and Darlene Martin, Clinton, Iowa.
 
She was also preceded in death by one son, Robert; one brother, Bernard Storzbach; and one sister, Ethelyn Elliott.

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