Obit: Guillaume, Luella Clara (1923 - 2019)

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

Surnames: Guillaume, Balk, Albertson, Milz, Jirak, Lang, Wucherpfennig, Johnson, Cochran, Pfiffner, Hiemerman, Joseph

----Source: Cuddie Funeral Home (Greenwood, Clark Co., WI) 12/02/2021

Guillaume, Luella Clara (31 January 1923 – 16 July 2019)

Luella C. Guillaume, 96, of Loyal, passed away at Country Terrace Assisted Living, in Abbotsford, on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.

Luella Clara Albertson was born on January 31, 1923, in Cresco, IA, the daughter of Alfred and Emma (Balk) Albertson. She was raised on the family farm and received her education in the Cresco area. Luella was united in marriage to Edward L. Milz on February 24, 1941, in Cresco, IA. They farmed in Iowa until moving to a farm in the Town of Beaver, rural Loyal, in 1959. Her husband, Edward, died on May 18, 1964. She continued farming until 1973. Luella married Paul A. Guillaume on November 17, 1973, in Elgin, IL. They resided in the Town of Beaver where she was a homemaker and worked in home health care.

She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, the Beaver Center Homemakers, and had many interests, but especially loved spending time with her family and grandchildren, reading and crocheting.

Luella is survived by her husband, Paul, of Loyal; her children: Sharon (Paul) Jirak of Decorah, IA, Pat (Larry) Lang of Marshfield, Duane (Karen) Milz of Medford, Raymond (Connie) Milz of Milladore, Nancy (David) Wucherpfennig of Loyal, Beverly (Brian) Johnson of Holmen, Dean (Julie) Milz of Loyal, Kenneth (Cynthia) Milz of Colby, Timothy (Donna) Milz of Loyal, Susan (Floyd) Cochran of Fallon, NV; 35 grandchildren; 58 great grandchildren; 23 great-great grandchildren; 2 brothers: Ervin Albertson of Tama, IA, Bud Albertson of Iowa City, IA; one sister: Emma Jean Pfiffner of Dewar, IA; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edward; one son: James Milz; one daughter: Mary Milz; one sister: Angie Hiemerman; and one brother: Clifford Albertson.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Loyal. Rev. Varkey V. Joseph will officiate, and inurnment will follow in St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church, on Saturday, from 10 a.m. until time of service.

The family would like to thank the caregivers at Miller House in Thorp, Country Terrace in Abbotsford, and St. Croix Hospice for their kindness, compassion, and loving care they gave her the past few years.