Obit: Klinke, Florence M. (1926 - 2009)

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Surnames: Klinke, Follmar, Bayuk, Oman, Hastreiter, Linke, Sytkowski, Hoeper, Behrens, Herrick, Smith

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Friday, 17 Apr. 2009

Klinke, Florence M. (14 Mar. 1926 - 16 Apr. 2009)

Florence Klinke, 83, of Greenwood, Wisconsin died Thursday, April 16, 2009, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.

Services are pending with Cuddie Funeral Home.

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Saturday, 18 Apr. 2009

GREENWOOD -- Florence M. Klinke, 83, of Greenwood, Wisconsin died Thursday, April 16, 2009, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. April 24 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greenwood. Inurnment will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will beheld at the church April 24 from 9:30 a.m. until time of service.

Cuddie Funeral Home of Greenwood is assisting the family with arrangements.

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Monday, 20 Apr. 2009

Florence M. Klinke, 83, of Greenwood, died peacefully Thursday, April 16, 2009, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 24, 2009, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greenwood. Fr. Joseph Follmar and Fr. Richard Bayuk will co-officiate, and inurnment will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be at the church from 9:30 a.m. Friday until time of the service.

Florence M. Bayuk was born March 14, 1926, in Willard, to the late John and Balbina (Oman) Bayuk. She lived in Willard on the family farm with her parents and 10 brothers and sisters and attended high school in Greenwood and Hillsboro. In 1947, she graduated from Saint Joseph's School of Nursing and worked 25 years at Saint Joseph's Hospital in obstetrics and intensive care units until retiring in 1992. On Sept. 24, 1947, she was united in marriage to Alvin J. Klinke at Holy Family Catholic Church in Willard, and they had 11 children. Florence and Al enjoyed hosting fun-filled parties for family and friends at their cabin at Rock Dam. She loved animals and nature and in her later years took up quilting. Mom will be remembered for her selflessness, caring spirit and wonderful sense of humor.

Survivors include her children Dolores (Richard) Hastreiter of Hudson, Edward of Greenwood, Patricia Linke of Madison, Kathleen (John) Sytkowski of Kenosha, Robert (Lonna), Michael (Carole) and Joan (Jeff) Hoeper, all of Greenwood, Mary Lou (Tom) Behrens, Sandy (Greg) Herrick, Ronald and Peggy (Craig) Smith, all of Willard; 21 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a brother, Edward Bayuk of Willard.

Florence was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, five sisters and four brothers. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church or St. Mary's Memorial Fund.

Cuddie Funeral Home of Greenwood is assisting the family with arrangements.

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Tuesday, 21 Apr. 2009

Florence M. Klinke, 83, of Greenwood, died Thursday, April 16, 2009, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Klinke of Madison.

Patricia's name was misspelled in an obituary on page 2A of Monday's newspaper.

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