Lydia Stich

Lydia Edna (Birch) Stich, age 90, of Stitzer, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2012, at the Lancaster Care Center. She was born on November 17, 1922, in Liberty Township. Lydia married Veryl O. Stich on September 15, 1938, in Dubuque. Together they had seven children.

Survivors include their seven children: Gloria (Wayne) Stotesbery, Eau Claire; Laurene (Randy) Hamann, Lancaster; Ronnie (Gail) Stich, Topeka, KS; Connie (Orlin) Jackering, Fennimore; Gene Stich, Lancaster; Marcia (Larry) Wilson, LaCrosse; Roger Butch Stich, Stitzer; eighteen grandchildren; twenty-nine great-grandchildren; ten great-great grandchildren; a sister, Lois Lyght, Boscobel; a sister-in-law, Ivanelle Funk, Dixon, IL; other relatives and many friends.

In addition to her parents, Lydia was preceded in death by three sisters, Beulah Gratz, Grace Herman, and Iris Udelhoven; by her twin brother, William Birch; three daughters-in-law, Susan Stich, Judy Scott, and Linda Stich; a grandson, Ryan Scott, and a special grandson, Locksley Draves.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, January 2, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at the Stitzer United Methodist Church with Pastor John Oliver officiating. Burial was in Rock Church Cemetery, Livingston. Family and friends called on Tuesday, January 1, 2012, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Schwartz Funeral Home and on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until time of services at the church.