Obit: Ellenbecker, Leona (1914 - 2011)

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Surnames: Ellenbecker, Vircks, Denzin, Karsten, Stout, Sauter

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, WI) 07/04/2011

Ellenbecker, Leona (23 AUG 1914 - 1 JUL 2011)

PORTAGE -- Leona Ellenbecker, 96, died Friday, July 1, 2011, at Tivoli Nursing Home at Divine Savior Healthcare in Portage, where she has resided for almost five years.

Leona was born Aug. 23, 1914, in Dorchester to the late Paul and Theresa (Vircks) Denzin. She married George Ellenbecker in 1931 and lived on a farm near Edgar. He died in 1989.

Leona is survived by her daughter, Theresa Karsten (Charles Stout) of Wisconsin Dells; 11 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren; sister, Ruth Sauter; and brother, Clarence (Betty) Denzin.

The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at St. John Catholic Church, Edgar. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the church.

Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, Edgar, is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com.