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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Frances M.
Crone
Oct 31, 1919 — Oct 28, 2015
Obituary
Frances Crone, 95, Lake Mills, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Brook Gardens Place.
She was born on October 31, 1919 in Hadly, IL to the late Chauncy and Nellie (Lessig) McCleery. Frances grew up in Pittsfield, IL and graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1937. After high school she attended Gem City Business College in Quincy, IL and The Methodist School of Nursing in Peoria, IL.
Over the years she worked for The Pike County Extension Office, Fort Atkinson Hospital, The State of Wisconsin and Dr. Roland Liebenow in Lake Mills.
Frances married Wayne Crone on December 29, 1940 in Pittsfield, IL. They were married for 64 years.
Frances was a member of The Lake Mills Methodist Church, Eastern Star, American Legion Auxiliary, Young Mothers Homemakers, Daughters of the American Revolution, Lake Mills-Aztalan Historical Society. Frances was a past member of the Jefferson County Commission on Aging, Rock Lake Manor Board, Band Parents, 4-H Club leader, Cub Scout Den Mother, Sunday School Teacher. Frances served many years as Chairperson of the Committee for the Lake Mills Nutrition site Volunteers.
She and her husband were selected as Volunteers of the Year for Jefferson County in 1991.
Frances co-authored 50 Years of Lake Mills, Wisconsin 1936-1985 with Ethel Mae Seward Wagner.
Frances is survived by her daughters, Dee (Wayne) Elliott of Lake Mills, Margaret Wynn Fish of Lake Mills and Alice (Rick) Zeinemann of Huntersville, NC; her sisters Eloise Trimmer, Macomb, IL and Ruby Jean Wilson, Timewell, IL; grandchildren, Andy (Laura) Fish, DeAnna Fish, Kathleen Zeinemann, and Michael Zeinemann; step-grandchildren, Bonnie Elliott and Charles (Jessie) Elliott; great-grandchildren Taria Newell, Shelby and Cassidy Fish; step-great-grandchildren Corum Peterson, Sidney and Meagan Elliott; nieces and nephews and other relatives.
Frances was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Wayne in 2004, son, Thomas Wayne in 1965, and one brother, Floyd McCleery.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. at the Claussen Funeral Home, 416 West Lake Street, Lake Mills, WI on Saturday, October 31, 2015.
Burial will follow at Rock Lake Cemetery.
A visitation will be held from 9 a.m. at the funeral home on Saturday until the time of services.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations are made to Lake Mills EMS, 603 E. Lake Street, Lake Mills, WI 53551.
The family would like to thank Brook Gardens Place for their many years of kind and compassionate care and Heartland Hospice.
www.claussenfuneralhome.com
She was born on October 31, 1919 in Hadly, IL to the late Chauncy and Nellie (Lessig) McCleery. Frances grew up in Pittsfield, IL and graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1937. After high school she attended Gem City Business College in Quincy, IL and The Methodist School of Nursing in Peoria, IL.
Over the years she worked for The Pike County Extension Office, Fort Atkinson Hospital, The State of Wisconsin and Dr. Roland Liebenow in Lake Mills.
Frances married Wayne Crone on December 29, 1940 in Pittsfield, IL. They were married for 64 years.
Frances was a member of The Lake Mills Methodist Church, Eastern Star, American Legion Auxiliary, Young Mothers Homemakers, Daughters of the American Revolution, Lake Mills-Aztalan Historical Society. Frances was a past member of the Jefferson County Commission on Aging, Rock Lake Manor Board, Band Parents, 4-H Club leader, Cub Scout Den Mother, Sunday School Teacher. Frances served many years as Chairperson of the Committee for the Lake Mills Nutrition site Volunteers.
She and her husband were selected as Volunteers of the Year for Jefferson County in 1991.
Frances co-authored 50 Years of Lake Mills, Wisconsin 1936-1985 with Ethel Mae Seward Wagner.
Frances is survived by her daughters, Dee (Wayne) Elliott of Lake Mills, Margaret Wynn Fish of Lake Mills and Alice (Rick) Zeinemann of Huntersville, NC; her sisters Eloise Trimmer, Macomb, IL and Ruby Jean Wilson, Timewell, IL; grandchildren, Andy (Laura) Fish, DeAnna Fish, Kathleen Zeinemann, and Michael Zeinemann; step-grandchildren, Bonnie Elliott and Charles (Jessie) Elliott; great-grandchildren Taria Newell, Shelby and Cassidy Fish; step-great-grandchildren Corum Peterson, Sidney and Meagan Elliott; nieces and nephews and other relatives.
Frances was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Wayne in 2004, son, Thomas Wayne in 1965, and one brother, Floyd McCleery.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. at the Claussen Funeral Home, 416 West Lake Street, Lake Mills, WI on Saturday, October 31, 2015.
Burial will follow at Rock Lake Cemetery.
A visitation will be held from 9 a.m. at the funeral home on Saturday until the time of services.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations are made to Lake Mills EMS, 603 E. Lake Street, Lake Mills, WI 53551.
The family would like to thank Brook Gardens Place for their many years of kind and compassionate care and Heartland Hospice.
www.claussenfuneralhome.com
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