Mildred Emma Rohrschneider

Mildred Emma Rohrschneider, age 99 of Markesan, formerly of Brandon, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Markesan Resident Home.

Mildred was born in the township of Oakfield, August 23, 1917, a daughter of Henry and Adela (Lohaus) Wiese. She started working as a cook at the Hillcrest School for Girls in Beaver Dam when she was just a young woman, where she fine tuned her baking skills. There she met her future husband, Melvin Rohrschneider. On December 27, 1941, they were united in marriage. After Melvin returned from the Army they lived in Beaver Dam for a short time before moving to the Brandon area. They worked on 4 different farms in and around Brandon and Waupun. Mildred and Melvin lived in the village of Brandon for many years. Millie started working at R-Line Foods in the late 1950’s on the cranberry relish line and then moved to the meat department where she stayed for over 30 years. She was affectionately known as the “Doughnut Lady” for the 1000’s of raised doughnuts she made for family, friends and anyone in the community that called. Millie also made cut-out holiday cookies for many people. She was the baker of the homemade cookies for the Blood Bank in Ripon for 25 years, it was something she truly enjoyed doing. Millie was a hard working, very loving, generous person, she was a wonderful mom, grandma, great-grandma and great-great-grandma. She remained a sweet and gentle soul to the end. She will be missed.

She is survived by two daughters, Carol Henning of Ripon and Barbara (Gary) Klawitter of Brandon; Six grandchildren, Douglas (Tammy) Henning of Brillion, Daniel (Angel) Henning of Fond du Lac, Vicki (Bill) Guell of Brandon, Tim Klawitter of Waupun, Amy (Paul) Zewicki of Appleton and Jami Jahns; ten great-grandchildren, Kaci, Kelci, Cody, Jessica, Dylan, Chelsea, Skylar, Chad, Nicole, Tyler, Meagan and Ryan; ten great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Jim (Mary) Wiese of Fond du Lac; one sister, Donna (Bob) Patrouille of Waupun and one sister-in-law, Irene Wiese of Fond du Lac; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin; her parents; three brothers, Melvin, Fred and Lawerence Wiese and three sisters, Agnes Oelke, Myrtle Van Bever and Vera Baehler.

Visitation for Mildred will be held from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Kohls Community Funeral Home, 405 West Main Street, Waupun and on Monday, July 24, 2017 from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of service at Emanuel Lutheran Church, 107 South Prairie Street, Brandon.

A funeral service for Mildred will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, July 24, 2017 at Emanuel Lutheran Church with Pastor Bob Rosenberg. Burial to follow at Brandon Cemetery.

A memorial fund has been established in Mildred’s name.

To the staff of Markesan Resident Home, both past and present; thank you to those who went the extra mile for her care, shared your hugs and made her chuckle.