BRODHEAD - Maribelle P. Lewis, age 82, of Brodhead, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2008, at Mercy Hospital, Janesville. She was born on March 3, 1926 in Brodhead, the daughter of Otto and Ella (Buehler) Lentz. She married Lee A. Lewis on November 27, 1943. He died on October 19, 1982.
Maribelle graduated from Brodhead High School in 1943 and farmed with her husband in the Brodhead area for 12 years. She was the bookkeeper and receptionist at the Brodhead Veterinary Service for 37 years, was a past member of the Decatur Young Ideas Homemakers, Green County Home and Community Education, a volunteer for the Green County Nutrition Association, and Activity Director for 10 years at the Brodhead Senior Center. She loved crafts, quilting, traveling, and playing cards.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews, including Beverly Woodstock, Janesville, Gayla Jakoubek, Prairie Grove, AR, special friends, Sandy Zuehlke, Vickie Miller, and a brother-in-law, Robert Ladwig, all of Brodhead. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and sister, Irene Ladwig.
Funeral services were held on Monday, November 3, 2008 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brodhead, with Pastor Mark Neumann officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Brodhead. Memorials may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, The Brodhead Senior Center, or the Brodhead Library. The D.L. NEWCOMER FUNERAL HOME, BRODHEAD, assisted the family.
Maribelle graduated from Brodhead High School in 1943 and farmed with her husband in the Brodhead area for 12 years. She was the bookkeeper and receptionist at the Brodhead Veterinary Service for 37 years, was a past member of the Decatur Young Ideas Homemakers, Green County Home and Community Education, a volunteer for the Green County Nutrition Association, and Activity Director for 10 years at the Brodhead Senior Center. She loved crafts, quilting, traveling, and playing cards.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews, including Beverly Woodstock, Janesville, Gayla Jakoubek, Prairie Grove, AR, special friends, Sandy Zuehlke, Vickie Miller, and a brother-in-law, Robert Ladwig, all of Brodhead. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and sister, Irene Ladwig.
Funeral services were held on Monday, November 3, 2008 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brodhead, with Pastor Mark Neumann officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Brodhead. Memorials may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, The Brodhead Senior Center, or the Brodhead Library. The D.L. NEWCOMER FUNERAL HOME, BRODHEAD, assisted the family.