Obit: Schade, Berdine F. #2 (1934 - 2012)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
E-mail: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Boge, Gripentrog, Kilty, Martens, Meskill, Neumann, Schade, Sternitzky, Verch

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, WI) 9/12/2012

Schade, Berdine F. (Gripentrog) (19 FEB 1934 - 5 SEP 2012)

Berdine F. Schade, age 78, of Colby, passed away in the Palliative Care Unit at Ministry Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield on Wednesday, September 5, 2012.

Her funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 8, 2012, at Zion Lutheran Church in Colby. The Rev. Mark Neumann presided. Burial followed in Colby Memorial Cemetery. Visitation was held on Saturday at the church in Colby from 9 a.m. until time of services. Berdine’s pallbearers included Kevin Martens, Jeremy, Chad and Damian Kilty, Jesse and Josh Sternitzky.

Life Tributes Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Spencer is assisted the family.

Berdine was born Feb. 19, 1934, in the town of Brighton in Marathon County, daughter of the late Elmer and Adeline (Verch) Gripentrog. She attended Brighton Country School. She married Thearn Sternitzky. They later divorced.

Her second marriage was to Herman Schade. He preceded her in death. Berdine was a dedicated caregiver in the healthcare field at the Colonial Center in Colby for over 20 years. Even after retirement for the Colonial Center, she continued to provide care and assistance to those in need. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Colby.

Hobbies included crocheting, working outside around her flowers, jigsaw puzzles, attending fairs and concerts, and was a dedicated Willie Nelson fan. Berdine was a woman of great faith who loved caring for people and spending time with her family and grandkids and all around just loved life and all its beauty.

Survivors include her children, Nancy (Roger) Martens of Marshfield, Linda (Joey) Kilty of Unity, Jenelle (Ruth) Sternitzky of Cannon Falls, Minn., Randy (Joleen) Schade of Colby; her grandchildren, Kevin Martens, Jeremy Kilty, Candie Meskill, Chad Kilty, Jesse Sternitzky, Josh Sternitzky and Alyssa Schade; and a sister, Carol (Fritz) Boge of Medford. She is further survived by great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Berdine was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Herman; and one brother, Harold Gripentrog.

Her family requests memorials be offered to the Susan G. Komen For The Cure in Berdine’s name.

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