Advertisement

Theresa Jane “Tess” <I>Keyes</I> Oaklief

Advertisement

Theresa Jane “Tess” Keyes Oaklief

Birth
Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
28 Mar 1973 (aged 86)
Linden, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
1/7/17
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
DODGEVILLE - The funeral
for Mrs. Al Oaklief, 86, who
died Wednesday, will be at 10
a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph's
Catholic Church.
Friends may call after 3 p.m.
today at the McGinley Funeral
Home, where an Altar Society
rosary will be said at 4:15 p.m.
and the parish rosary at 8 tonight.
The former Theresa (Tess)
Keyes was born in the Township
of Eden and was an elementary
school teacher in Ellendale
(Grant County). She became
postmaster of the City of Cobb
in 1924 and held that office until
1956 when she retired and
moved to Dodgeville. She married
Mr. Oaklief in 1959.
She was a member of the
church and its altar society.
Surviving in Madison is a
Brother, Joseph, 408 Marston Ave.
Also surviving are her husband;
two stepsons , Albert,
LaFarge; and James, West
Bend; three stepdaughters,
Mrs. Maxine Hoffman, Carson
City, Nev.; Mrs. Margaret
Wendt, Hartford ; and Mrs.
Rosemary Housiaux, Rapid
City, S.D.; and two other brothers,
Earl, Oconomowoc; and Paul, Pewaukee.

Madison Wisconsin State Journal March 30, 1973
DODGEVILLE - The funeral
for Mrs. Al Oaklief, 86, who
died Wednesday, will be at 10
a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph's
Catholic Church.
Friends may call after 3 p.m.
today at the McGinley Funeral
Home, where an Altar Society
rosary will be said at 4:15 p.m.
and the parish rosary at 8 tonight.
The former Theresa (Tess)
Keyes was born in the Township
of Eden and was an elementary
school teacher in Ellendale
(Grant County). She became
postmaster of the City of Cobb
in 1924 and held that office until
1956 when she retired and
moved to Dodgeville. She married
Mr. Oaklief in 1959.
She was a member of the
church and its altar society.
Surviving in Madison is a
Brother, Joseph, 408 Marston Ave.
Also surviving are her husband;
two stepsons , Albert,
LaFarge; and James, West
Bend; three stepdaughters,
Mrs. Maxine Hoffman, Carson
City, Nev.; Mrs. Margaret
Wendt, Hartford ; and Mrs.
Rosemary Housiaux, Rapid
City, S.D.; and two other brothers,
Earl, Oconomowoc; and Paul, Pewaukee.

Madison Wisconsin State Journal March 30, 1973

Family Members

Parents
Spouse
Siblings

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more Oaklief or Keyes memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Explore more

Advertisement