- Jeanette Head, age 95, of Stockbridge, died on Monday, March 21, 2016 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Chilton. She was born August 22, 1920, daughter of the late Orville & Anna (Meier) Head.
Funeral service will be at 11:30am on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at St. Mary's Catholic Church (120 Davis Street) in Stockbridge with the Rev. Michael Betley officiating. Friends may call at the church from 9:00am until 11:15am on Tuesday.
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The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to those that shared their compassion, support and concern for Jeanette and her family, especially Father Mike, the caregivers at Atrium Post Acute Care Center, relatives, and friends. We would not have been able to get through this without you. We know grief is the price you pay for loving someone.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from Mar. 22 to Mar. 27, 2016
From Funeral Home web site;
Jeanette Head, age 95, of Stockbridge, died on Monday, March 21, 2016 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Chilton. She was born August 22, 1920, daughter of the late Orville & Anna (Meier) Head and graduated from St. Mary Catholic School and Stockbridge High School. She later attended and graduated from UW Oshkosh with a BS Degree in Education.
Jeanette was a licensed K-8 grade teacher and a K-12 grade reading specialist and was certified in Religious Education. Her teaching experience began in the Key School and continued in the New Holstein Public Elementary School. She also was a Chapter I instructor in Stockbridge Public Schools. Following her retirement, she continued to volunteer as a religious education teacher at St. Mary Catholic Church in Stockbridge.
Jeanette had pleasant memories about her work, school and community. She was a member of the local, regional, state, and national associations, State Art Education Association, and Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society. She received an award from the Department of Public Instruction for her many years of service in the Chapter I program and received an award for her services and professional commitment to the school and community.
She was an active member in Stockbridge High School Alumni Association, UW Oshkosh Alumni Association, and was a past member of the Calumet County Business and Professional Women.
Jeanette was a lifetime member of St. Mary of the Seven Dolars Catholic Church in Stockbridge. She enjoyed sports, traveling, flowers, gardening, and reading.
Jeanette will be sadly missed by her loving sisters, Audrey Volp and Beatrice Hoelzel. She is further survived by a godchild, Robert (Jill) Head and their children, Brian & Dana; nephews, James (Vicky) Head, Gary (Susan) Head, and their children, Ricardo, Luis, & Michael, and David (Sue) Head and their children, Kiley and Emily; nieces, Susan (Denis) Schoen and their children, Matt, Jill Davis and her son, Devin, and Jane (Jeff) Warren and their children, Kelsey & Cole; and special friend, Irvin Zahringer. She is further survived by relatives, close friends, and former students she remembered over the years.
In addition to her parents, Jeanette was preceded in death by her brothers, Jerome, Jim, and Marcel (Clarice) Head; her sister-in-law, Loretta Head; and her brothers-in-law, Gilbert Hoelzel & Richard Volp.
Funeral service will be at 11:30am on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Stockbridge with the Rev. Michael Betley officiating. Friends may call at the church from 9:00am until 11:15am on Tuesday, March 29, 2016.
A memorial fund has been established in the name of Jeanette Head.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to those that shared their compassion, support and concern for Jeanette and her family, especially Father Mike, the caregivers at Atrium Post Acute Care Center, relatives, and friends. We would not have been able to get through this without you. We know grief is the price you pay for loving someone. - See more at: http://www.wietingfuneralhome.com/obituaries/jeanette-p-head/#sthash.cIm6dgnq.dpuf
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1920 - 2016 (95 years)
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