Obit: Roehl, Verna E. #2 (1928 - 2017)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Roehl, Lustig, Grobe, Fields, Serenity, Menke, Weber, Koepke, Schoessow

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/25/2017

Roehl, Verna Elnora (5 February 1928 – 19 January 2017)

Verna E. Roehl, 88, of Chili passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at Neillsville Care & Rehab in Neillsville.

Verna Elnora Grobe was born Feb. 5, 1928, in Chili, the daughter of Edwin and Adelia (Lustig) Grobe. She was raised on the family farm and received her education at Purdy School and Marshfield High School. As a young girl, Verna would visit her grandmother, Annie, while going to school. She was united in marriage to Leo C. Roehl April 19, 1947, at Christ Lutheran Church in Chili. Verna was a homemaker, raising three children and helping her husband on the farm for 40 years. She also worked at Farmer’s Coop.

She was a lifelong member of Christ Lutheran Church, where she was a member of the ladies’ aide and a Sunday School, and VBS teacher. Verna was also a member of the Clark County Homemakers for many years.

Verna loved spending time with her family, playing cards, and fishing, where they always planned an annual fishing trip somewhere. She also enjoyed sewing, knitting, quilting, cooking, and baking, especially her cream puffs. Verna collected bells from places she traveled to, and later her children, and grandchildren brought her bells from places they had traveled.

Verna is survived by her loving husband of almost 70 years, Leo of Chili; three children, Elroy of Chili, Darrel of Neillsville, Cheryl (John) Fields of Loyal; four grandchildren, Angel Serenity, Jeremy (Cassandra) Menke-Fields, Jessica (Tony) Weber, Travis (Heidi) Roehl; five great-grandchildren, Hayden and Gavin Weber, Kyler and Alygaeje Menke-Fields and Jill Roehl; two brothers, Louis (Diane) Grobe of Marenisco, MI, Edward (Loretta) Grobe of Rapid City, MI; one sister, Carol (Ronald) Koepke of Marshfield; one sister-in-law, Janice Grobe of Congress, AZ; and nieces, nephews, other relative and friends.

Verna was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Elmer “Butch” Grobe; and one sister Florence Grobe.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at Christ Lutheran Church in Chili. Rev. Dan Schoessow will officiate, and burial will take place at Windfall Cemetery in Granton. Visitation will be held at Cuddie Funeral Home in Loyal Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and again Friday at the church from 10 a.m. until time of service.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be given in Verna’s name to Christ Lutheran Church.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.cuddiefh.com.  Cuddie Funeral Home of Loyal is assisting the family with arrangements.