BRODHEAD - Betty Lou "Thelma" Wentzel, age 74, of Brodhead, WI, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, Janesville, WI. She was born on December 30, 1940 in Curry, MN, the daughter of George and Hattie (Skyberg) Wentzel.
Betty Lou was a devoted mother and grandmother. She enjoyed music, dancing, fishing, spontaneous rides, her kids and her grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Dennis (Shannon) McKinney, Torrence, CA, Kathy McKinney, St. Ane, MO, Teresa (Frank) Mikos, Crystal River, FL, Kim (Rodney Patnoe) McKinney, Janesville, WI, Lisa (Alan Melin) McKinney, Luck, WI; sisters, Phyllis Conway, Brodhead, Joyce Simmons, AZ; brothers, Stanley, Boyd and George Wentzel, all of Michigan; 16 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 brothers, Danny and Frank "Lloyd" Wentzel and her former husband, Jack McKinney.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at the D.L. NEWCOMER FUNERAL HOME, BRODHEAD, WI. Burial will be in The Greenwood Cemetery, Brodhead, WI. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of the service at the funeral home. A memorial fund will be established. Online condolences may be made at www.dlnewcomerfuneralhome.com.
Betty Lou was a devoted mother and grandmother. She enjoyed music, dancing, fishing, spontaneous rides, her kids and her grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Dennis (Shannon) McKinney, Torrence, CA, Kathy McKinney, St. Ane, MO, Teresa (Frank) Mikos, Crystal River, FL, Kim (Rodney Patnoe) McKinney, Janesville, WI, Lisa (Alan Melin) McKinney, Luck, WI; sisters, Phyllis Conway, Brodhead, Joyce Simmons, AZ; brothers, Stanley, Boyd and George Wentzel, all of Michigan; 16 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 brothers, Danny and Frank "Lloyd" Wentzel and her former husband, Jack McKinney.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at the D.L. NEWCOMER FUNERAL HOME, BRODHEAD, WI. Burial will be in The Greenwood Cemetery, Brodhead, WI. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of the service at the funeral home. A memorial fund will be established. Online condolences may be made at www.dlnewcomerfuneralhome.com.