Annetta Palach age 71 of Stevens Point died on Saturday, January 10, 2015 after a courageous battle with health problems the past 20 years, surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services for Annetta will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday January 14, 2015 at the Shuda Funeral Chapel - Stevens Point. Burial will be in the Guardian Angel Cemetery. Friends and relatives will gather to share memories from 4:00 - 7:00 PM on Wednesday at the funeral chapel. A general rosary will be prayed at 6:00 PM. Visitation will also be held from 10:00 AM until the time of services at the funeral chapel.

Annetta was born on November 4, 1943 in Reading, PA. the daughter of Frank and Anna (Lindsmeier) Wilatoski. As a child the family moved to Marshfield and she graduated from Marshfield High School. She attended school for nursing, and served as a nursing assistant for a couple of years before moving to Stevens Point. Annetta work as a much loved and valued employee at Stevens Point Holiday Inn for many years, then at the Congress Club, and later as a day care provider. Her sense of humor, love of people, gift of giggle - to make anyone giggle with her will always remain in our hearts. Annetta married Jack Palach July 2, 1980 in Stevens Point.

Survivors besides her husband Jack include their 4 children: Diana (Ed) Trzebiatowski, Amherst and their children: Brittney and Bryce; Debra Seefeldt, Milwaukee and her children: Heather, Paris, Chelyn , Josiah, and Isabella; Ricky Seefeldt (Julie Wachmuth), Stevens Point and their children: Mitchell and Brooklyn; Denise Montique, Monroe, CT and her children: Danielle and Adam. One sister: Lorie (Paul) Coady, Marshfield. 3 brothers: Richard Wilatoski, Dancy; Thomas (Janet) Wilatoski, Marshfield; and Steven Wilatoski, Marshfield. She was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Anna and her sister Roberta, Jeremy (Nephew)

Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.shudafuneral.com

Published in Stevens Point Journal on Jan. 13, 2015