Bernice Rosemary Schumacher

Female 1926 - 2004  (77 years)


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  • Name Bernice Rosemary Schumacher 
    Born 19 Aug 1926 
    Gender Female 
    Graduation 1944  Kimberly High School Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 16 Aug 2004  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I86128  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 23 May 2020 

    Father William P Schumacher,   b. 20 Nov 1896, Town of Vandenbroek, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1965  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Adeline Zenz,   b. 13 Mar 1904, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1975  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F33727  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Harold Joseph Hopfensperger,   b. 17 Aug 1928, Abbotsford, Clark, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Aug 1993, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 1948  Holy Name Church, Kimberly, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sharon Hopfensperger
     2. Gary L Hopfensperger
     3. Richard Hopfensperger
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F32592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Donald Decker 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F33728  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • SOURCE: APPLETON POST CRESCENT Wednesday August 18, 2004

      Decker, Bernice R.

      Bernice R. Decker, of Waupaca, formerly of Madison, age 77, died on Monday, August 16, 2004, at the Cherry Meadows Hospice Center in Appleton of renal and congestive heart failure. She was born on August 19, 1926, to William and Adeline Schumacher. Bernice graduated from Kimberly High School in 1946. She married Harold Hopfensperger in 1948. She moved to the Madison area where Bernice worked at American Family Insurance for over 20 years. In 1969 Bernice married Donald Decker. After she retired she moved to Waupaca to be closer to family members. She enjoyed her close friends and family.

      She is survived by her sisters: Lorraine (John) Hornke, Ramona Krueger, brother: Delmar (Nancy) Schumacher, children: Gary (Leda) Hopfensperger, Sharon (Dan) Manson and Rick Hopfensperger, grandchildren: Kristine (Allen) Adams, Steve Manson, Mike Manson, Kimberly Hopfensperger, and Chandra Hopfensperger, great-grandchildren: Cassie Adams and Brianna Adams, numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

      In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Dick Krueger.

      The Funeral Service will be on Friday, August 20, 2004, at 1 p.m. at the Valley Funeral Home, with Deacon Bill Burke officiating. The visitation will be on Friday from 11 a.m. until the time of the service.

      Valley Funeral Home

      2211 N. Richmond St.