Retzlaff, Gladys

1925 - 2009  (83 years)    Has 10 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Retzlaff, Gladys
  Born	16 Oct 1925	Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Education - High School	1943	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Kaukauna High School Class of 1943
  Death Record - Civil	21 Mar 2009
  Name:Gladys G. Bergelin Last Residence:54628 Ferryville, Crawford, Wisconsin Born:16 Oct 1925 Died:21 Mar 2009 State (Year) SSN issued:Wisconsin (Before 1951)
  Died	21 Mar 2009	Lansing, Allamakee, Iowa, USA
  Obituary	24 Mar 2009
  La Crosse Tribune
  FERRYVILLE Gladys Grace Bergelin, 83, formerly of Ferryville died Saturday morning, March 21, 2009, at Thornton Manor in Lansing, Iowa, where she had been a resident since August 2007. She was born Oct. 16, 1925, in Calumet County, Wis., to Alfred and Erna (Fierke) Retzlaff. Gladys was baptized Nov. 4, 1925, in Woodville, Wis. On June 9, 1945, she married Armin Bergelin in Forest Junction, Wis. They moved to Ferryville, where in 1946 they purchased the Ferryville Cheese Factory. Together, they operated it until April 1981 when they sold out. The couple also had ownership in the Viroqua Whey Plant and Elm Grove Dairy in Richland Center, Wis., which they also sold in 1981. Gladys was a strong supporter of the Ferryville community, serving with the Ferryville Booster Club, Freeman Lutheran Church and Ferryville Homemakers Club. After their retirement, Gladys and Armin traveled throughout the United States in their motorhome. She was a kind, loving and generous mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who had a keen sense of humor. Gladys is survived by four daughters, Shirley (Dale) Alton of Ferryville, Sandra (Robert) Seymour of St. Joseph, Mich., Diane (Pastor Ed) Nesselhuf of Burbank, S.D., and Debra (John) Lomas of Ferryville; 16 grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; six stepgreat-grandchildren; a sister, Betty (LeRoy) Priebe; brother-in-law, Alfred Marzahl; nieces; nephews; other relatives; and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Armin, in 1996; a sister, Violet Marzahl; and brothers, Lloyd, Alfred and Gordon (Emma) Retzlaff. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at Freeman Lutheran Church in rural Ferryville. Officiating at the service will be Pastor Ed Nesselhuf, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet relatives and friends at Freeman Lutheran Church on Thursday, March 26, from 11 a.m. until the time of services at 1 p.m. Thorson-Reetz Funeral Home in Viroqua is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Online condolences may be offered at www.thorson-reetz.net. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Gladys' name.
  Buried	Freeman Cemetery, Crawford County, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I117732	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Retzlaff, Alfred,   b. 30 Dec 1891,   d. 27 Jun 1947  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Fierke, Erna,   b. 2 Nov 1890, Harrison, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 12 Sep 1991, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 100 years)
  Family ID	F37155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bergelin, Armin,   b. 29 Mar 1920,   d. 20 Nov 1996  (Age 76 years)
  Married	9 Jun 1945
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F43924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 16 Oct 1925 - Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1943 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 21 Mar 2009 - Lansing, Allamakee, Iowa, USA Buried - - Freeman Cemetery, Crawford County, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth
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