Brenda Kipper

Brenda Ann Kipper, age 65, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away, Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born in Rockford, Illinois on February 16, 1951, a daughter of the late Frances Eileen (Nelson) and PaulCullen. Brenda spent her life of Christian faith as a loving daughter, sister, niece, wife, mother, grandmother and friend. During her working years she was employed by Warner-Lambert in Rockford, IL and Advance Transformer in Boscobel, WI. Among her many hobbies she loved her garden, planting flowers, pulling weeds and going to yard sales and picking up furniture to refinish. Brenda was united in marriage to Gerald L. Kipper on July 26, 1986 in Rockford, Illinois.

She is survived by her husband, Jerry Kipper; daughter, Sherrie Jones and friend Paul Loeffelholtz of Ridgeway, Wisconsin; son, Shane Nicely and wife Melinda of Cuba City, Wisconsin; step sons, Dale Kipper of Dodgeville, Wisconsin and Mark Kipper of Lancaster, Wisconsin; brother, Steven Cullen of Globe, Arizona; aunt, Sharon Robinson of Rockford, Illinois; five grandchildren, Michael and Addison Nicely and Andrew, Tyler and Hannah Jones and step grandson, Brayden Kipper.

Brenda was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation was held Wednesday, September 21, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Schwartz Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Lancaster. Burial in Hillside Cemetery in Lancaster at a later date.

Arrangements entrusted to Doty Family Funeral and Memorial Service of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas and Schwartz Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Lancaster.