(1931 - 2016)
Rita J. Linzmeier, age 84, a Cato resident, passed away Wednesday morning, January 13, 2016 at her residence.
She was born on July 29, 1931 in the town of Town of Holland, daughter of the late Raymond and Sophie (Kerkhof) Nies. On August 2, 1951, Rita married George Linzmeier at St. John's Catholic Church in Morrison. She was a volunteer at St. Mary's Catholic School as a reading instructor. Rita was a good card player, enjoyed gardening, and enjoyed her sweets and baking. She was self-employed, working with her husband on their dairy farm until her retirement in 1988. After retirement, Rita did seasonal work at Hartman's Greenhouse. She was a former member of the Homemakers Club and was also a member of the Senior Center in Whitelaw.
Survivors include her husband: George, Cato; eight children and their spouses: Karen (Dave) Krall, Denmark, Dave (Debbie) Linzmeier, Chilton, Linda (Jim) Pike, Beaufort, South Carolina, Ken (Lori) Linzmeier, Appleton, Gary (Jane) Linzmeier, Valders, Dan (Sharon) Linzmeier, Manitowoc, Mark (Peggy) Linzmeier, Pulaski, and John (Bev) Linzmeier, Whitelaw; 22 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two brothers and three sisters-in-law: Earl (Lois) Nies, Green Bay, Cyril (Laura) Nies, Greenleaf, and Joyce Nies, Henderson, Nevada; one sister: Sophie Biddle, Kentucky; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Mike (Betty) Linzmeier, Richard (Ginger) Linzmeier, Jim Linzmeier, Charles (Rita) Linzmeier, Frances Linzmeier, and Betty Linzmeier. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She is further preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters-in-law: Fritz (Beatrice) Nies, Norbert (Mary Ann) Nies, and Delores Nies; two sisters and four brothers-in-law: Terry (Louis) Pansier, Rose (Bob) Phelps, Elmer Biddle, Robert Lenss; other brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Larry, Clarence, Laura, Albert, Robert, Dorothy, Donald, and Tony Linzmeier.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Clarks Mills. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Richard Klingeisen with burial to follow at St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Wis., January 14, 2016
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(1931 - 2016)
Rita J. Linzmeier, age 84, a Cato resident, passed away Wednesday morning, January 13, 2016 at her residence.
She was born on July 29, 1931 in the town of Town of Holland, daughter of the late Raymond and Sophie (Kerkhof) Nies. On August 2, 1951, Rita married George Linzmeier at St. John's Catholic Church in Morrison. She was a volunteer at St. Mary's Catholic School as a reading instructor. Rita was a good card player, enjoyed gardening, and enjoyed her sweets and baking. She was self-employed, working with her husband on their dairy farm until her retirement in 1988. After retirement, Rita did seasonal work at Hartman's Greenhouse. She was a former member of the Homemakers Club and was also a member of the Senior Center in Whitelaw.
Survivors include her husband: George, Cato; eight children and their spouses: Karen (Dave) Krall, Denmark, Dave (Debbie) Linzmeier, Chilton, Linda (Jim) Pike, Beaufort, South Carolina, Ken (Lori) Linzmeier, Appleton, Gary (Jane) Linzmeier, Valders, Dan (Sharon) Linzmeier, Manitowoc, Mark (Peggy) Linzmeier, Pulaski, and John (Bev) Linzmeier, Whitelaw; 22 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two brothers and three sisters-in-law: Earl (Lois) Nies, Green Bay, Cyril (Laura) Nies, Greenleaf, and Joyce Nies, Henderson, Nevada; one sister: Sophie Biddle, Kentucky; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Mike (Betty) Linzmeier, Richard (Ginger) Linzmeier, Jim Linzmeier, Charles (Rita) Linzmeier, Frances Linzmeier, and Betty Linzmeier. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She is further preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters-in-law: Fritz (Beatrice) Nies, Norbert (Mary Ann) Nies, and Delores Nies; two sisters and four brothers-in-law: Terry (Louis) Pansier, Rose (Bob) Phelps, Elmer Biddle, Robert Lenss; other brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Larry, Clarence, Laura, Albert, Robert, Dorothy, Donald, and Tony Linzmeier.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Clarks Mills. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Richard Klingeisen with burial to follow at St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Wis., January 14, 2016
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