Obit: Carl, Florence Mae (1925 - 2010) 
 

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Carl, Mayer, Zimmerman, Hagen, Opelt, Cepress, Christen, Crothers, Fredrick, Pace 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) June 2, 2010 
 

Carl, Florence Mae (17 March 1925 - 30 May 2010) 
 

Florence Carl, 85, of Neillsville died Sunday, May 30, 2010, in the Palliative Care Unit of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield.  
 

She is survived by her children, Kenneth Carl, Kathy (Quentin) Hagen, Bonnie Carl and Randy (Bobbie Jo Opelt) Carl, all of Neillsville; seven grandchildren, Chris Hagen, Doug (Lisa) Hagen, Laura Hagen, Rebecca (Kevin) Cepress, Michael Carl, Ryan Carl and Andrew Carl; four great-grandchildren, Lars and Bethany Hagen and Marissa and Gavin Cepress.  
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold, a son, Ronald Lee and a sister, Virginia Christen. 
 

A Mass of Christian Burial for Florence will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 3, 2010, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Neillsville.  The celebrant will be Fr. Woodrow H. Pace.  Interment will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Gesche Funeral Home, with a 7:30 p.m. rosary service. 
 

Online condolences may be made at www.GescheFH.com.  
 

The Gesche Funeral Home is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. 
 

A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper. 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) June 9, 2010 
 

Florence Carl, 85, of Neillsville died Sunday, May 30, 2010, in the Palliative Care Unit of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield. 
 

Florence Mae Carl was born March 17, 1925, the daughter of Albert and Anna (Mayer) Zimmerman in Delavan.  Her family moved to Humbird in 1929 where Florence attended the Holtenburg, Fairview and Sunnyside Schools.  She graduated from Humbird High School in 1942.  She met Arnold Carl April 9, 1942, at the Silver Dome Ballroom, where they both enjoyed dancing and roller skating.  She worked at the courthouse in Black River Falls and did housework and worked at St. Joseph’s Nursing Home also in Black River Falls.  She also worked at Badger Ordinance in Eau Claire, making bullets during World War II.  She moved to Neillsville and worked at the Merchant’s Hotel, O. J. Svirnoff cattle buyer and the Dime Store.  She was united in marriage to Arnold Carl June 1, 1946. Their first home was an apartment in the Hoesly House, and after the birth of their first child, they moved to their present house and resided there for 61 years.  After marriage she worked at McCain’s until the birth of their first child when she decided to stay home and be a homemaker. 
 

Florence was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary and the Eagles Club, selling raffle calendars each year.  She contributed to many charities always wanting to help when she could. She enjoyed those who visited and cared and her weekly hair appointment with Natalie and her one glass of beer with Cliff. 
 

With the vigilant care of her daughters, she was given her greatest wish to be at home until her last surgery took her from us and placed her into the gentle, loving care of the Palliative Care staff or her final 41 hours.  May Mom now rest peacefully. 
 

She is survived by her children, Kenneth Carl, Kathy (Quentin) Hagen, Bonnie Carl and Randy (Bobbie Jo Opelt) Carl, all of Neillsville; seven grandchildren, Chris Hagen, Doug (Lisa) Hagen, Laura Hagen, Rebecca (Kevin) Cepress, Michael Carl, Ryan Carl and Andrew Carl; and four great-grandchildren, Lars and Bethany Hagen and Marissa and Gavin Cepress. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold; a son, Ronald Lee; and a sister, Virginia Christen. 
 

A Mass of Christian Burial for Florence was held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 3, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Neillsville. The celebrant was Fr. Woodrow H. Pace.  Interment was in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.  Visitation was from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the Gesche Funeral Home with a 7:30 p.m. Rosary service.  
 

Casketbearers were Randy Carl, Ryan Carl, Michael Carl, Laura Hagen, Donald Crothers and Ray Fredrick. 
 

Online condolences may be made at www.geschefh.com. 
 

The Gesche Funeral Home assisted Florence’s family with funeral arrangements.