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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Marian E
Manske
Feb 28, 1922 — Oct 27, 2013
Obituary
Marian E. Manske, 91, formerly of Lake Mills died on Sunday, October 27, 2013, at The Laurels of Carson City, Michigan.
She was born on February 28, 1922 in the Town of Aztalan, the daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Henke) Retzlaff.
Marian married William Bock of Lake Mills in August of 1946. He died in September of 1949. She later married Carl A. Manske of Lake Mills on April 6, 1951. He died on February 14, 1994.
Marian had lived most of her life in Lake Mills, moving to live with her daughter in Michigan in 2008.
She had been employed by the former Lake Mills Shoe factory and later worked at Creekwood Farms for 26 years, retiring in 1985.
Survivors include two daughters, Trudy (Gerald) Shoemaker of Lake Mills and Susan (Frank) Lehman of Fenwick, MI; 3 granddaughters, Marian Lehman, Stephanie Lehman, and Heather Genson; 4 great-grandchildren, Sophia Lehman, Brandon Kohn, Tristen and Bryce Genson; other relatives and friends.
Marian was the last member of her immediate family, being preceded in death by a brother, Walter Retzlaff and 6 sisters, Elsie Raymond, Alma Brumm, Irene Laatsch, Viola Braatz, Bernice Heiking, and Adela Schloesser.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Claussen Funeral Home in Lake Mills with Pastor Bruce A. McKenney officiating.
Burial will be in the Rock Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home until the time of service.
She was born on February 28, 1922 in the Town of Aztalan, the daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Henke) Retzlaff.
Marian married William Bock of Lake Mills in August of 1946. He died in September of 1949. She later married Carl A. Manske of Lake Mills on April 6, 1951. He died on February 14, 1994.
Marian had lived most of her life in Lake Mills, moving to live with her daughter in Michigan in 2008.
She had been employed by the former Lake Mills Shoe factory and later worked at Creekwood Farms for 26 years, retiring in 1985.
Survivors include two daughters, Trudy (Gerald) Shoemaker of Lake Mills and Susan (Frank) Lehman of Fenwick, MI; 3 granddaughters, Marian Lehman, Stephanie Lehman, and Heather Genson; 4 great-grandchildren, Sophia Lehman, Brandon Kohn, Tristen and Bryce Genson; other relatives and friends.
Marian was the last member of her immediate family, being preceded in death by a brother, Walter Retzlaff and 6 sisters, Elsie Raymond, Alma Brumm, Irene Laatsch, Viola Braatz, Bernice Heiking, and Adela Schloesser.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Claussen Funeral Home in Lake Mills with Pastor Bruce A. McKenney officiating.
Burial will be in the Rock Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home until the time of service.
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