Edith Elma Vossekuil

Edith Elma Vossekuil, age 82 of Fond du Lac, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at All About Life Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by her family.

Edith was born on March 23, 1926 in Wild Rose, WI, a daughter to Arthur and Bernice (Borst) Feavel. She attended schools in Oshkosh, and on May 24, 1947 married Edward “Bingo” Vossekuil. Edith had a very loving nature and enjoyed her role as housewife and mother. She was a faithful wife and dedicated mother who loved to cook and bake. Edith was a loving grandmother and great-grandmother who cherished precious time with her family. She was a poet who enjoyed writing poems about her children and grandchildren.

Edith is survived by her daughter, Donna (Curt) Huhndorf; two sons, Randy (Jenny) Vossekuil; and Douglas (Dawn) Vossekuil, all of Fond du Lac; sixteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; her brother, Kenneth (Ruth) Feavel, Fond du Lac; her sister, Lillian (Frank) Anderson, Stevens Point; son-in-law, Frank Bukowiec, Green Bay; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband “Bingo” in 1985; two daughters, Linda Vossekuil and Karen Bukowiec; her son Mike Vossekuil; her grandson, Bradley Bukowiec; a brother Harold Feavel, and a sister Betty Janowski.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at Kohls Community Funeral Home, 405 West Main Street, Waupun, with Pastor Will Kennedy officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Mound Cemetery.

The family will receive relatives and friends on Wednesday at Kohls from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of services.

A Memorial Fund has been established in Edith’s name.