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Louise Sophia Zimmerman

Female 1926 - 2013  (87 years)


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  • Name Louise Sophia Zimmerman 
    Born 12 Feb 1926  Linwood, Portage Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 16 May 2013  Marshfield, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried All Souls Cemetery, Rudolph, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27009  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2016 

    Father Paul Zimmerman,   b. 19 Jul 1884, Rudolph, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1936  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Schiltz,   b. 08 May 1889, Rudolph, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1981, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 16 Jul 1912  Rudolph, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Merton Anthony Hartjes,   b. 01 Dec 1924, Portage County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 2013  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1946  Rudolph, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Larry C Hartjes
     2. Constance Susan Hartjes
     3. Roger Paul Hartjes
     4. Christine Marie Hartjes
     5. Jacqueline Elizabeth Hartjes
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F8979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Louise Sophia (Zimmerman) Hartjes, 87, of Rudolph, passed away peacefully at St. Joseph Hospital, Marshfield on Thursday, May 16, 2013.

      Visitation will be at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Rudolph on May 25 at 8 a.m. with a Funeral Mass following at 11 a.m. The Rev. Rolando and the Rev. Chester Osowski will concelebrate.

      Louise was born on Feb. 12, 1926, in the town of Linwood to Paul and Elizabeth (Schiltz) Zimmerman. A lifelong resident of Rudolph, she married Merton Hartjes on July 20, 1946, at St. Philip Church in Rudolph.

      Louise loved cooking, baking, and sewing. Family and friends will treasure her heirloom quilts and table runners. She was a member of Homemakers, Christian Mothers, and the Monday Ladies Card Club. Spring through fall you could find her in the flower beds at the Grotto Gardens or in the Gift Shop.

      She is survived by her five children: Larry (Kathy) Hartjes; Rudolph; Connie (Dave) Jagodzinski, Port Edwards; Roger (Cindy) Hartjes, Rudolph; Kris (Jerry) Willfahrt, Rudolph; and Jackie (Phil) Slattery, Rudolph. She is further survived by 13 grandchildren: Taryn (Chad) Fuller; Tana (Kyle) Nelson; Dana (Bob) Lex; Brian (Terri) Jagodzinski; Jessica (Ron) Adamski; Ed (fiancée Colleen) Hartjes; Jen (Ian) Wilkins; Mike (Amy) Wilfahrt; Anne (Rob) Teska; Rose Slattery; Nina Slattery; Racheal Slattery; and Natalie Slattery. There are 13 great-grandchildren. Louise is further survived by three sisters; Isabel Konkol, Adeline Peters and Irene Hartjes; and one brother, Val Zimmerman.

      Louise was preceded in death by her husband, Merton Hartjes, parents, Paul and Elizabeth Zimmerman, two brothers, Ed and Henry, one sister, Marian and one grandson, Gabriel Hartjes.

      Louise was well known for her bakery. The aroma of cinnamon rolls, lemon pies, or homemade soups often filled her kitchen. She kept her freezer stocked with cookies, some with nuts, some without, always a choice or two.

      In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to the Rudolph Grotto Fund. The family extends very special thanks to the SICU staff at St. Joseph’s for their excellent care.