Obit: Riegert, Rose Anne (1916 - 2013)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Cypher, Hasenhorl, Mandapati, Motte, Mueller, Riegert, Vogt, Willger

----Source: The Star News (Medford, WI) 12/12/2013

Riegert, Rose Anne (27 SEP 1916 - 7 DEC 2013)

Rose Anne Riegert, 97, of Medford, formerly of the Town of Deer Creek, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, under her family's care and Hope Hospice Care, at Memorial Nursing and Rehab Center in Medford.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Stetsonville. Father Gerard Willger and Father Lourdumar Reddy Mandapati will officiate. A visitation will be held on Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Stetsonville. Pallbearers are Michael Riegert, Mark Riegert, Steve Hasenhorl, Joe Cypher, Jason Cypher and Don Cypher.

Rose was born on September 27, 1916 in the Town of Deer Creek to the late Ren and Josephine (Vogt) Riegert. She attended Pleasant Valley School and graduated in 1934 from Medford High School. She was employed in Milwaukee in the 1930s. She later worked at the Suits Drug Store and the Medford Co-op in Medford. She also kept books for the family farm, the Riegert Bros. mink ranch and Dairy Consultants.

Rose enjoyed playing cards and was especially good at cribbage. She gardened, put up her own produce and baked the "old country" recipes. Rose set puzzles, did crossword puzzles, latch hooked rugs and knit until just before her death. She cared for family members and offered hospitality to whoever stopped in. Her cookie jar was always ready for company.

Rose is survived by her sister-in-law, Norma Riegert; two nephews, Michael Riegert and Mark (Pam Motte) Riegert of Medford; two nieces, Sharon (Joe) Cypher of Medford and Judy (Steve) Hasenhorl of Rapid City, SD; two great-nieces, Megan (Adam) Laufenberg and Abbie Hasenhorl; two great-nephews, Jason (Amy) Cypher and Don (Heather) Cypher; one great-great-nephew, Alex Cypher; and one great-great-niece, Emily Cypher.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister, Matilda Mueller, and her brothers, Herb and Ed Riegert.

The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Dorchester is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Friends may send online condolences to www.maurinaschilling.com.