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Phyllis Mather
Residence: Waupaca, WI formerly of Madelia, MN
September 4, 1922 - September 10, 2008
Services: First Baptist Church-Waupaca
1500 Roman Road
Waupaca, WI
715-258-3535
Phyllis L. Mather, age 86, of Waupaca, WI,
formerly of Madelia, MN passed away Wednesday,
September 10th, 2008 at Riverside Medical Center
in Waupaca. She was born in Town of Avery, Iowa
on September 4, 1922, the daughter of Peter and
Martha (Nelson) Sorensen. After Phyllis graduated
high school in 1942, she married
her sweetheart,
Clement Mather on June 14, 1942. She loved and
cared for him until his death in 2005. Phyllis
lovingly read to her children and encouraged them
to keep learning. Her interests included cooking,
collecting recipes, serving as Deaconess in her
local church. She also enjoyed collecting
postcards, hearing from her children, and giving
smiles and encouragement to those she met. We
know you are at peace with your Lord.
Phyllis is survived by Children: Gary (Etta)
Mather, Eagan, MN; Phillip (Jill) Mather, Butte,
MT; Gloria Mather, Waupaca, WI; John (RuthAnna)
Mather, Japan; Stephen (Patty) Mather, Belleville,
IL. Grandchildren: Mark Mather; Laurie (Kelly)
Barr; Megan (Cliff) Sturgeon, Amy (David) Lord,
Craig, Michael, Andrew, Joshua, David, Hannah,
Sarah, and Timothy Mather; and a Great
Granddaughter: Shannon Barr. She was preceded in
death by her Parents; Husband, Clement; Brother,
Glenn; and a Sister, Joyce.
A Funeral Service will be held at 2 PM on
Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the First Baptist
Church in Waupaca, with Reverend John Mather
officiating. Interment will be held in Riverside
cemetery in Madelia, MN. A visitation will be
held at the church on Saturday from 1 PM until the
time of the service.
Basil Folan Jr.
Residence: Almond, WI
May 11, 1923 - September 10, 2008
Services:
Funeral Mass will be on Sat. Sept. 13 at 2 PM at the
Main Chapel, King, WI with Father Paul Vanden Hogen,
officiating. Interment will be in the St. Martin's
Catholic cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday
from 1 to 2 PM at the Main Chapel.
Rev. Basil Folan, OP, age 85, of the Wisconsin
Veterans Home, formerly of Plainfield, passed away
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at the Veterans
Home. Brother Basil was born in Maywood, Illinois
on May 11, 1923, the son of the late James L and
Katherine M Folan. He was a former member of St.
Paul's Catholic Church in Plainfield. He served
in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946. After the
service, he entered the Dominican Order of the
Priesthood at St. Rose Priory in Dubuque, Iowa.
He then went to St. Pius Catholic Church in
Chicago until returning to Plainfield. Brother
Basil is survived by his nieces & nephews: Pat
(Bud) Leary of Almond; Kay (Paul) Hoffmann of
Hinsdale, IL; Dan (Diane) Folan of Almond; Dave
(Michelle) Folan of Waupaca; Madeline (Victor)
Dermott of Yorkville, IL and Mary (Peter) Tabaka
of New Carlisle, IN. He was preceded in death by
a brother, Phil and a sister, Madeline. Funeral
Mass will be on Sat. Sept. 13 at 2 PM at the Main
Chapel, King, WI with Father Paul Vanden Hogen,
officiating. Interment will be in the St.
Martin's Catholic cemetery. Visitation will be
on Saturday from 1 to 2 PM at the Main Chapel.
Hardell-Holly Funeral Home of Almond is assisting
the family with arrangements.
Betty Lough
Residence: Waupaca, WI
November 12, 1923 - September 4, 2008
Services: Camp Cleghorn Chapel
Waupaca, WI
Funeral services will be held at the Camp Cleghorn
Chapel on Columbia Lake near Waupaca, WI on Sunday,
September 7, 2008 at 3:00 PM, with Mr. Jeff
Fletcher, officiating. A visitation will be held
Sunday, September 7, 2008 from 1:30 - 3:00 pm at the
Camp Cleghorn Chapel. Memorials can be directed to
the Waupaca Area Food Pantry or the Camp Cleghorn
Assembly in the name of Betty N. Lough. The Holly
Funeral Home of Waupaca, WI is assisting the family
with arrangements.
Betty Naomi Lough, age 84 of Camp Cleghorn,
Waupaca, WI, peacefully passed to God’s welcoming
hands on September 4, 2008 at her home while
surrounded by the love of her family. She is
greatly missed by those of us left behind, leaving
a void in our lives that over time will be filled
by all her love and memories.
Betty was born to Cleo and Newt Cress in
Litchfield, Illinois on November 12, 1923.
She was the fifth of seven children: Melvin
(Irene) Cress, Lucile (Wendall) Savage, Marshall
(Jeanette) Cress, Bill (Claire) Cress, Dorothy
(Albert) Kohanowich, and Don (Carol) Cress. Betty
met the love of her life, John Lough, at a hot dog
stand in Kenosha WI in 1944; they married
three
months later on October 28. Betty and John had
three children, Kerri Jo, John Jr. and William.
After spending years at home raising her children
she went to work at 9th Street School in the inner
city of Milwaukee as a school secretary. Wanting
to return to college she attended the University
of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, and obtained her
Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education. She
continued on to complete her Masters in
Educational Psychology in 1974 and spent her final
working years as an early education reading
specialist. She stayed at 9th Street School until
she and John retired to the warm community of Camp
Cleghorn in 1985. Betty had never been one to sit
idle, so she spent her retirement years cooking,
sewing, reading, playing her favorite game of
Bridge (but any card game would do!), and
traveling the world. She volunteered her time with
local organizations such as the Waupaca Area Food
Pantry, the Riverside Hospital Auxiliary Board,
working the polls on election days (she was a
proud Democrat!), the Garden Club, the American
Association of University Women, and later in life
the Crystal River Rehab and Nursing Center. When
at home Betty was often found sitting at her
kitchen table pampering her special pup Luey,
socializing with her many friends and family, or
playing cards with any and all who would agree.
Betty will be remembered as a woman with endless
generosity, someone who thrived on helping others
and yet only asking for friendship in return. Her
grandchildren, Kristin Temperly (Dave Kaiser),
Shacey Temperly (Seth Snider), Julie Danninger and
Kelsey Danninger will cherish their childhood
memories of summers spent tooling around the Chain
O’Lakes in the float boat and the late night chats
and card games with Grandma. She was proud to be
the great grandma to Mackinley Grace and Ava Quinn
Kaiser, traveling to Seattle for each of their
births. While she leaves behind many that will
miss her humorous spirit and kind soul, she will
be welcomed into Heaven by her parents, brothers
Melvin and Marshall, loving husband John, and her
two sons.
Funeral services will be held at the Camp
Cleghorn Chapel on Columbia Lake near Waupaca, WI
on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 3:00 PM, with Mr.
Jeff Fletcher, officiating. A visitation will be
held Sunday, September 7, 2008 from 1:30 - 3:00 pm
at the Camp Cleghorn Chapel. Memorials can be
directed to the Waupaca Area Food Pantry or the
Camp Cleghorn Assembly in the name of Betty N.
Lough. The Holly Funeral Home of Waupaca, WI is
assisting the family with arrangements.
Clarence Tolsma
Residence: Waupaca, WI
September 23, 1925 - September 11, 2008
Services: Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church-Waupaca
1120 Evans Street
Waupaca, WI
715-258-0204
A Funeral Service will be on Monday, September 15,
2008 at 11:00 AM at the Immanuel Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Waupaca, WI. Reverend Jeffrey
Holtan and Reverend Aaron Winkelman will officiate.
A visitation will be held from 10:00 – 11:00 AM at
the church on Monday. Burial will be at Barton
cemetery in the Town of Farmington following the
services on Monday. The Holly Funeral Home of
Waupaca is assisting the family with
arrangements.
CLARENCE H. TOLSMA
WAUPACA, WISCONSIN
Age 82, passed away on Thursday, September 11,
2008 at Crystal River Nursing Home in Waupaca. He
was born September 23, 1925 in Fox Lake, WI; son
of John and Augusta (Bauer) Tolsma. On March 31,
1978, Clarence married
Alvina Luker in Saxeville,
WI. Clarence had been a commercial farmer for
Frito-Lay before retiring in the early 1990’s. He
then went to work at Turner’s Farm Market in
Waupaca for 13 years.
Clarence is survived by:
Wife: Alvina Tolsma of Waupaca, WI
Children: Denise (James) Ratajczak of Stevens
Point, WI
Charleen (Larry) Abrahamson of Waupaca, WI
Melanie (James) Lobner of Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Randal Tolsma of Weyauwega, WI
Edwin (Debbie) Christianson of Ogdensburg, WI
Sharon (Kurt) Goltz of Superior, WI
David Christianson of Arkansas
Larry Christianson of Oshkosh, WI
Steven Christianson of Oshkosh, WI
15 Grandchildren
18 Great-Grandchildren
Sister: Lorraine (Cyril) Walentine of Fox Lake,
WI
Brothers: Gerald (Marvel) Tolsma of Fox Lake,
WI
Merlin (Shirley) Tolsma of Fox Lake, WI
Sister-in-law: Marion Tolsma of Fox Lake, WI
Also survived by many nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one
brother, Arnold Tolsma.
A Funeral Service will be on Monday, September
15, 2008 at 11:00 AM at the Immanuel Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Waupaca, WI. Reverend Jeffrey
Holtan and Reverend Aaron Winkelman will
officiate. A visitation will be held from 10:00 –
11:00 AM at the church on Monday. Burial will be
at Barton cemetery in the Town of Farmington
following the services on Monday. The Holly
Funeral Home of Waupaca is assisting the family
with arrangements.
Margaret Ludtke
Residence: King, Wisconsin
December 31, 1917 - September 12, 2008
Services: Wisconsin Veterans Home-Main Chapel
N2665 Cty Hwy QQ
King, WI
715-258-5586
Margaret E. Ludtke, nee Enters, died on Sept. 12,
2008 at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. She
was 90 years old.
Margaret was born Dec. 31, 1917 in Milwaukee, the
youngest of six children of Herman and Winifred
Enters. Her siblings all predeceased her: Robert
Enters, Arthur Enters, Winfred Enters, Raymond
Enters, and Dorothy Wilke.
Margaret grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from
St. John’s Cathedral High School and Milwaukee
State Teacher’s College. During the war years, she
was employed by the Weather Bureau.
On April 15, 1950, Margaret married
Hugo Ludtke,
and eventually settled in Hartland, where they
raised seven children together.
After her children were all grown, Margaret began
a 27-year career as a proofreader at Lake Country
Publications in Hartland. She retired in 1999 at
the age of 80.
Margaret suffered a stroke in 1999, after which
she and Hugo moved to the Wisconsin Veterans Home
at King. Hugo died July 17, 2001.
In her spare time, Margaret enjoyed bowling,
golf, and playing cards. She belonged to St.
Charles Catholic Church and Hartland Homemakers.
She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Unit
188 of East Troy and La Societe de Femme Cabane
526 of Walworth County. It was through their
affiliation with the Forty and Eight that she and
Hugo had the opportunity to see much of the United
States as delegates to the annual Promenade
Nationale.
Survivors include her seven children: Peter (Sue)
of Hartland, Philip (Donna) of Mukwonago, Beth
(Ken Laatsch) of Watertown, Mary (Jim Cejka) of
Phillips, Winnie (Tom Sear) of Cedarburg, John
(Susan) of Waukesha and Tom (Judy Dorn) of
Hartland. There are 14 grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren. She is further survived by
one brother-in-law, Willis Ludtke (Patricia) of
Elkhorn, and many nieces, nephews and friends.
The family will greet friends Friday, Sept. 19
from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Main Chapel, King
Veterans Home, N2665 County Road QQ, King, WI,
followed by Mass.
Memorials are suggested to Voiture 526 Nurses
Training Fund or the charity of the donor’s
choice.
