Posted on: Wood Co WI Obits Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/WoodObits/424 Surname: BUAER, COVEY, GUENTHER, KIESLING, MERTENS, MINOR, PODRATZ, SCHMIDT, SPRAYBERRY, WEGNER, ZEPPLIN ------------------------- Bernice GUENTHER Obit printed in the Pittsville Record, Thursday Dec 28, 2000, Page 6 Bernice GUENTHER, 1922-2000 Bernice D. GUENTHER, 78, of Marshfield, died Dec 14th, 2000 at St Joseph's Hospital, where she was admitted Dec 1st. Funeral services were Saturday at Zion United Methodist Church with Rev Kerry WILSON officiating. Burial was in the Gate of Heaven cemetery. Pallbearers were Ken MERTENS, Jerry ZEPPLIN, Pat, Nicholas and Cody SCHMIDT, John BAUER, John SPRAYBERRY and Randy PODRATZ. Bernice was born April 4, 1922, in Pittsville, the daughter of Frank and Mabel (COVEY) MINOR. She was married on August 4, 1943, in Wisconsin Rapids, to Elmer G GUENTHER. He preceded her in death on Dec 17, 1978. She was a graduate of Pittsville High School and Wood County Normal Teachers College. She was employed until recently by the Marshfield Public School system, retiring from teaching in April, 2000. She was a dedicated and respected teacher, her acreer including one-room country school-houses and computer technology. Bernice and her husband owned and operated a construction company, a modular home plant, and Pittsville Homes until 1970. Survivors include four daughters; Kathy PODRATZ of Spencer, Sherry (Jerry) ZEPPLIN of Rockford, IL, Jan (Ken) MERTENS of Dancy, and Lori (Pat) SCHMIDT of Stevens Point; 11 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and her sister, Joyve (Ernest) KIESLING of Pittsville. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a sister (Leah WEGNER) and a son-in-law, Ray PODRATZ. Hansen Funeral Chapel assisted the family. Joan M. Benner, Golden Rule Genealogy Member, Association of Professional Genealogists Rootsweb Sponsor Link: Golden Rule Genealogy URL: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm>