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Published - Sunday, March 23, 2008

Obituaries for March 20

Inga Adrion, Sterling Eades, Patricia Walsh

Inga Adrion

Inga Bertina Adrion, 93, formerly of Kenosha, late of Dubuque, IA, where she was staying since December 2006, died peacefully on Friday, March 7, 2008.

She was born on July 29, 1914, to the late Jacob and Tena (Johnson) Olson in Monroe County (Clifton Township), WI. She was baptized in 1914 and confirmed on Sept. 16, 1928, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hustler. She attended Rocky Run Grade School and Sparta High School.

She married Lloyd Edwin Adrion on Dec. 14, 1935, and they farmed on the family farm in Clifton until 1959 when they moved to Tomah. She worked at the Tomah Cash Store, Veterans Hospital, Sherman Hotel and Tomah High School cafeteria. They moved to Kenosha in 1963 where she ran a rooming house on 59th Street until 1983.

Inga was a member of Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenosha and celebrated 65 years of marriage to Lloyd until his death in 2001.

Inga was a very spiritual, kind-hearted woman so loved by all. Her main interest was being the best wife, mother, grandmother and anchor of her family, which she so successfully accomplished in her lifetime. The love she freely gave to her family and friends was indeed a privilege and blessing to be a part of and she will be missed and remembered by many.

Inga is survived by her three children, Arlene (Alfred) Lee of Dubuque, IA, Janice (Gene) Reisdorfer of Janesville and Wanda (John) Ryshkus of Kenosha; her seven grandchildren; her 17 great-grandchildren; and her four great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, Dwayne Adrion; a granddaughter, Shannon Ryshkus; three brothers, Edward, Julian, Harold Olson, and a sister, Edna Vinz.

A memorial service for Inga will be held on Saturday, March 22, at 1 p.m. at the Bruch Funeral Home. Inurnment will take place on Monday at All Saints Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 12 p.m. (noon) until time of service. Memorials would be appreciated to Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church, the American Heart Foundation, or to the American Diabetes Association.

The Broken Chain

We little knew that morning that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to loose you. You did not go alone. For part of us went with you the day God called you home. You left us peaceful memories; your love is still our guide. And though we cannot see you, you are always by our side. Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.

Bruch Funeral Home, 3503 Roosevelt Road, Kenosha, WI 53142, is serving the family. Ph. 262-652-8298. Visit Inga’s Online Memorial Book, www.bruchfuneralhome.net.

Sterling Jones Eades

Sterling Jones Eades, age 20, of Tomah, WI, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2008, at his home as a result of a fire. He was born on July 23, 1988, to Steven and Kimberly A. (Hanson) Eades in St. Croix Falls. He was a 2006 graduate of Tomah High School. Sterling recently completed basic training and was a member of the United States Army.

He is survived by his parents, Steven and Kimberly of Tomah; his sisters, Jessica A. (Matt) Hlass, Elizabeth E. Eades, Alyssa M. (Chris Long) Eades, and Sylvia Downey; his brothers, Santana Rodriquez and Hayden Adams-St. Sauver; many aunts, uncles, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, March 18, at 12 p.m. at the Blue Wing Community Center, Tomah. Burial with full military honors followed in the Blue Wing Cemetery, Tomah. Family and friends called on Monday, March 17, from 4:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Blue Wing Community Center.

The Torkelson Funeral Home of Tomah assisted the family with arrangements. Online condolences are available at www.torkelsonfuneralhome.com.

Patricia A. Walsh

Patricia A. Walsh, 64, of Plum City, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008, at the Plum City Care Center, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Chicago on Jan. 26, 1944, to George and Dorothy Walsh. The family later moved to Tomah where Pat graduated from Tomah High School. Later she earned a BS in Education degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Pat taught at the School for the Deaf in Delavan and in schools in the Minneapolis area.

Pat loved literature and language from Shakespeare to contemporary works. Pat once remarked that she hoped Heaven would be an endless library.

Pat is survived by her son, Kane Walsh, M.D. (Annika) of Twentynine Palms, CA, and grandchildren Sinjin, Calli and Jasmine; a brother, Dennis (Joyce) Walsh, Pepin; sisters, Suzanne Kraft, Birchwood, and Linda (Art) Ritter, Tomah, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Rochelle; nephew, Kevin Walsh; and a brother-in-law, Richard Kraft.

Private memorial services will be held in California at a later date. Arrangements by Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Service.

Memorials in Pat’s name may be made to Plum City Educational Foundation, Inc., 907 Main St., Plum City, WI 54761.

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