Obit: Delo, Jessica Rosa #3 (1983 - 2003)

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Surnames: DELO WILLIAMS ALVAREZ AUMANN BEATTY CORDES NAYES SEEFELD SKAYA WRIGHT DEGENHARDT MCENTIRE

----Sources: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) 09/26/2003

Delo, Jessica Rosa #3 (18 Apr. 1983 - 24 Sept. 2003)

Loyal - Jessica Rosa Delo, 20, of Loyal, died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003, in the Palliative Care Unit of Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at United Methodist Church. The Rev. Wendell Williams will officiate. Burial will follow in the Loyal City Cemetery. Casket bearers will be Ronald Alvarez, Joe Aumann, Scott Beatty, Darrell Cordes, Jim Nayes, Douglas Seefeld, Gary Skaya and Douglas Wright.

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Sunday at the church.

Cuddie Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Jessica was born April 18, 1983, in Marshfield, the daughter of Clay and Margie (Degenhardt) Delo. She was raised and educated in Loyal, graduating from Loyal High School in 2001. Jessica was attending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, majoring in political science with the intention of becoming a lobbyist for children’s rights. Jessica had many interests, including computer research, traveling, political discussions, shopping and all kinds of music, but especially Reba McEntire.

Jessica touched countless lives with her grace, beauty and charm. All who were fortunate enough to know her loved her. She was courageous, considerate, intelligent and profound. This delicate flower, taken from us before full bloom, will be missed beyond words. She was her mother’s breath and the very beat of her father’s heart. She was beauty.

Jessica is survived by her loving parents, Clay and Margie Delo of Loyal; her sister, Stacey, and her brother, Justin "Bubba," both at home; special family members, Tammy Seefeld of Curtiss, Michael Delo of Unity, and Jim Nayes of Curtiss; paternal grandparents, Merlin and Nancy Delo of Loyal; aunts, uncles, other relatives and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Roman and Nancy Degenhardt; two aunts, Doris and Cheryl Delo and one uncle, Rick Delo.