Ethel C. Burr

Ethel Corrine Burr, age 89, of Lancaster, died on Thursday, October 30, 2008, at Grant Regional Hospital surrounded by her family.

Ethel was born March 31, 1919, in Glen Haven, the daughter of Arthur and Helena (Breuer) Kaufman. She graduated from Bloomington High School. She married Melvin Burr on January 31, 1941. Together they raised six children.

The joy of Ethels life was her family. Nothing brought her greater pleasure than to spend time with family and friends enjoying good conversation and laughter. If there was mention of a euchre game, Ethel was always ready. At many a gathering, Ethel would come prepared with her homemade macaroni and cheese, a favorite of family and friends.

Ethel enjoyed many years of bowling as a member of Careys Pillettes. She was also a member of St. Clement CCW and a volunteer at the Lancaster Care Center and the Lancaster Meal Site.

She is survived by four daughters, Marlene (Kenneth) Koehn, La Crosse; Linda (Jack) Roesch and Luann (John) Bendorf, both of Lancaster; and Rhonda (David) Broihahn, Dubuque, Iowa; and one son, David (Evonna) Burr, Holmen. Ethel is also survived by her grandchildren, Kathy and Mike Koehn; Mike, Jennifer and Ryan Roesch; Leann Handel and Lynn Wolf; Thomas and Elena Burr; and Steven and Trisha Broihahn. She is also survived by eight great-grandchildren.

Ethel was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her son, Steven; two brothers, Walter and Thomas Kaufman; and two sisters, Bernice Merrell and Florence Hanhardt.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 2, 2008, at St. Clement Catholic Church in Lancaster with Father William Seipp officiating and Bill Manthe assisting. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster. Friends and relatives called from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 1, 2008, at Schwartz Funeral Home, Lancaster and from 12:30 p.m. until the time of the church service on Sunday.