This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Behnke, Hayon, Matelko, Gabrielse, Avise Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2245 Message Board Post: Anna M. Behnke, 83, died Sept. 25, 2002 Anna Marie Behnke, 83, of Hudson died Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Christian Community Home of Hudson. She was born March 18, 1919, in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Matelko) Hayon. When she was 8 years old, she and her family moved to Sheboygan. On July 8, 1943, she was married in Sheboygan to Julius Oliver Behnke. She was a dedicated homemaker and took great pride in having a close-knit family. She maintained a beautiful garden, was a gifted seamstress and knitter, and enjoyed baking and fishing. She was an active member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Sheboygan. In 1996 she moved to Hudson to be closer to family. Survivors are two daughters, Judy Ann (David) Gabrielse of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Barbara May (Keith) Avise of River Falls; seven grandchildren, Randy, Greg, Kevin, Steve and Dan Gabrielse and Roxanne and Rochelle Avise; and two great-granddaughters, Maria and Cierra. Preceding her in death were her husband, Oliver Behnke; and five brothers, Jim, Fritz, Charles, John and Bill. A visitation will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Sheboygan with an informal memorial service beginning at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Garden Cemetery. O'Connell Family Funeral Home in Hudson is handling funeral arrangements. © 2003 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=6524&SectionID=33&SubSectionID=103&S=1