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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Edith Mae
Yelk
Feb 3, 1916 — Dec 7, 2012
Obituary
Edith M. Yelk, 96, Lake Mills, died on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at her residence.
She was born on Feb. 3, 1916, the daughter of the late Wesley and Susan (Mepham) Wright.
She married Lester Yelk in 1960. He died on April 10, 1973.
Edith had been a Lake Mills resident since 1963 and Fort Atkinson since 1936, moving from Winter, WI.
She had been employed by and subsequently retired from Hamlin, Inc.
She was a member of St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church in Lake Mills.
Survivors include her sister, Vida Greene of Lake Mills; nieces; nephews; other relatives or friends.
She was preceded in death by her siblings, Ben Wright, Bill Wright, James Wright, and Anna Wright Iverson.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at the Claussen Funeral Home in Lake Mills with Pastor Bruce McKenney officiating.
Friends may call after 12 noon on Saturday at the funeral home until the time of service.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Marshall.
She was born on Feb. 3, 1916, the daughter of the late Wesley and Susan (Mepham) Wright.
She married Lester Yelk in 1960. He died on April 10, 1973.
Edith had been a Lake Mills resident since 1963 and Fort Atkinson since 1936, moving from Winter, WI.
She had been employed by and subsequently retired from Hamlin, Inc.
She was a member of St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church in Lake Mills.
Survivors include her sister, Vida Greene of Lake Mills; nieces; nephews; other relatives or friends.
She was preceded in death by her siblings, Ben Wright, Bill Wright, James Wright, and Anna Wright Iverson.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at the Claussen Funeral Home in Lake Mills with Pastor Bruce McKenney officiating.
Friends may call after 12 noon on Saturday at the funeral home until the time of service.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Marshall.
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