Obit: Dassow, Mary Ann (1933 - 2013)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Bube, Dassow, Drager, Jeppesen, Kind, Messmann

----Source: The Hemer Funeral Home (Medford and Rib Lake, WI) 9/24/2013

Dassow, Mary Ann (Drager) (5 DEC 1933 - 23 SEP 2013)

Mary Ann Dassow, 79, of W3889 County Road M, Medford, a township of Greenwood resident, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2913, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield, where she had been a patient for the past 11 days.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 27 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Whittlesey, with Rev. Randal Jeppesen officiating. Interment will be at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Whittlesey.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Jodi, Richard, Jason, Justin, Cody & Dakota Dassow and Travis Bube.

Visitation will be held at 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Thursday, September 26 at the Hemer Funeral Home, Medford and also from 10:00 A.M. until the time of services at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 27 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Whittlesey.

Mary was born on December 5, 1933, in the Town of Little Black, to Herman and Lillie (Messmann) Drager. She attended Stetsonville area elementary school and Medford High School.

On January 16, 1954, in Stetsonville, she was married to Alvin B. Dassow Sr. He preceded her in death on October 27, 2012.

Mary Ann was a homemaker for 45 years and started working at Black River Industries in 1999 for 9 years. She enjoyed her grandchildren, cooking and gardening. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Whittlesey.

She is survived by her children, Marvin (Joleen) Dassow of the town of Medford; George Dassow of the town of Hammel; Randy (Kathy) Dassow of the town of Greenwood; Brian Dassow of the town of Hammel; Steve Dassow of the town of Rib Lake; Alvin Jr. (Annette) Dassow of Westboro; Kathy (Mark) Kind of Rib Lake; 15 Grandchildren and 6 Great-Grandchildren.

Mary Ann is also survived by siblings, Arthur (Dorothea Foster) Drager of Medford; Caroline Ludwig and Delores Baumann both of Dorchester.

She is predeceased by her husband Alvin, her parents Herman and Lillie (Messmann) Drager, siblings, Richard, Herman, Gustav and Louis Drager; and Freida Haig, Gladys Enzi, Lillian Johnson, Bertha and Elizabeth Drager.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the family for a future designation.

For online condolences, please visit www.hemerfuneralservice.com.