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- March 8, 2010
Denow, Marcella ("nee Radtke) Armitage
Marcella ("nee Radtke) Armitage Denow, age 93, Black Creek, passed away Saturday evening, March 6, 2010, at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Seymour. She was born Sept. 11, 1916, daughter of the late Emil and Emma (Brodhagen) Radtke. Marcella grew up in the farming community of Bonduel and attended German grade school in the area. She was confirmed in the local Lutheran Church and presently was a member of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS) of Black Creek.
In 1935, she married Melvin Armitage and he preceded her in death in 1982. In 1985, she married Chet Denow. He preceded her in death in 1997. Marcella liked gardening, baking, playing sheepshead and bowling. She and Chet spent much time together at a local eating place,"The Gallery". She was a feisty lady and never had a problem expressing her opinions. Her fight and determination in life were to be admired.
She is survived by her four children, Armen (Rosemarie) Armitage and their five children, Wisconsin Rapids, Milton (Ruth) Armitage and their three children, Bonduel, Sandra (Roger) Roskom and their seven children, Seymour and Margo (Donald) Malueg and their four children, Black Creek; special nieces and nephews, Karen (Donald) Kraemer, Pulaski, and Patti (Frank) Theyes, Michigan. Besides her 19 grandchildren she is survived by 42 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by her parents, Emil and Emma Radtke, her in-laws Albert and Mary Armitage, both husbands Melvin and Chet, and two brothers Kenneth and Clifford and a infant daughter Diane Ione.
Friends may call at Muehl { Boettcher Funeral Home, Seymour, from 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, until services at 11 a.m., with Pastor John Brandt officiating. Burial at Highland Memorial Park, Appleton. Online condolences may be expressed at www.muehlboettcher.com.
Family would like to thank the staff at Good Shepherd Services and Heartland Hospice for their care and concern.
She liked her coffee, brandy and water, and never turned down her Old Fashions with olives.
Marcella will be missed.
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