Obit: Stelter, Florence (1925 - 2012)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Stelter, Harper, Pagel, Isenberger, Turecek, Vircks, Thompson, Bolds, Barraza, Brownlee, Benson, Danielewicz, Welch

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., WI.)  February 15, 2012

Stelter, Florence (10 March 1925 - 10 February 2012)

Florence Stelter, age 86, of Stanley, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2012, at Wissota Health & Rehab Center under the care of St. Joseph’s Hospice.  She was born on March 10, 1925, in the Town of Reseburg, south of Thorp, to the late Louis and Nettie (Harper) Pagel and grew up attending the State Graded School in Reseburg.

On October 10, 1942, she was united in marriage to Lyle Stelter at St. Paul’s Lutheran parsonage in Thorp.  They lived in Eau Claire until 1947, when they started dairy farming south of Stanley.  In 1951, they bought a farm in the Town of Eidsvold and raised their five daughters there. Florence was a "stay at home mom," but she wasn’t always in the house.  One could find her driving tractor, milking and feeding the cows, and in the large garden that was planted every year.  She and Lyle retired in 1982 when they moved to Stanley.

Florence will be remembered for her devotion to her husband and daughters. She was a quiet person who was the driving force in her loved ones reaching their goals and dreams.  She made the best baked bread and pies around and many laughs were enjoyed at her bountiful table.  As the Proverbs 31 woman, she always saw to her husband and children’s needs before her own.  She was instrumental in raising five daughters to have faith, seeing to it that they regularly attended church and Sunday school. She provided care for her husband, Lyle, as his health declined.  Lyle passed away in 1999.

Florence is survived by her five daughters: Jeanette (Paul, Jr.) Isenberger of Morganfield, Kentucky, Nancy Turecek of Racine, WI, Bonnie Vircks of Stanley, Donna (Michael) Thompson of Cumberland, WI and Wendy (Gail) Stelter of Chippewa Falls; eight grandchildren: Annette Isenberger-Bolds, Diana Isenberger-Barraza, Teresa (Orin) Brownlee, Todd Turecek, Chad, Brad and Darren Vircks and Roxanne (David) Thompson-Benson; 17 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Theron (Marlyn) Pagel of Eau Claire; and one sister, Alice Danielewicz of Owen.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle; her parents; a granddaughter, Jodi Vircks; twin grandsons, Keith and Kenneth Isenberger; four brothers: Henry, Louie Jr., John and Fred Pagel; and seven sisters: Alene, Allie, Julia, Nettie, Leora, Evelyn and MaryAnn.

Funeral services were at noon on Monday, February 13, 2012, at Epiphany Lutheran Church in Stanley with Rev. Daniel Welch officiating.  Burial followed in Edson Union Cemetery. Visitation was from 10 a.m. until time of service Monday at the church.

Plombon Funeral Service - Stanley assisted the family.