Obit: Ohlinger, Joyce H. (1927 - 2014)

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Surnames: Ohlinger, Voelker, Schorer, Knowles, Elpert, Hildebrandt

Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, WI) 04 Oct 2014

Ohlinger, Joyce H. (11 DEC 1927 - 30 SEP 2014)

Joyce H. Ohlinger, age 86, of Colby, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Country Terrace in Abbotsford. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 6, 2014 at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Abbotsford. Father Daniel Hackel will officiate. Interment will be held in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Colby. Family and friends are welcome from 4:00 until 8:00 PM on Sunday, October 5 at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford with a Rosary Service at 4:00 PM and on Monday from 10:00 AM until time of service at the church.

Joyce was born on December 11, 1927, the daughter of William and Agnes (Voelker) Schorer in the Town of Hull. She attended Pleasant Hill School and Colby High School. On July 28, 1945, Joyce was united in marriage to Charles Ohlinger at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Colby. He preceded her in death on October 14, 1998.

She worked for Mr. B's in the produce department, Streckert Door Manufacturing and farmed in the Town of Hull, Stratford and Athens, retiring in 1988. Joyce moved to Colby in 1991.

She was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church and the PCCW and the Cherokee Homemakers. She enjoyed snowmobiling in her younger years, collecting stamps, playing cards and gardening.

Joyce is survived by her sister, Grace (William "Del") Knowles of Marshfield; two nieces, Judy Elpert of Marshfield and Jo (Lawrence) Hildebrandt of Chili and many other nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles; six sisters: Alice, Hilda, Nellie, Myrtle, Virginia and Stella; two brothers, Verland and Bill.

Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com.