Hazel Claire Machan, age 96, of Friendship, WI passed away at the Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics in Friendship, WI.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Friendship, Wisconsin. Father James P. McNamee will officiate. Interment will be at St. Methodius Cemetery, Lincoln Twp, Adams County, Wisconsin.
Visitation will be 5:00p.m. until 8:00p.m. on Wednesday at Roseberry’s Funeral Home and again at the church on Thursday from 10:00a.m. until the time of Mass.
Hazel was born in Nekoosa, WI to Albert and Minnie (Fischer) Neugart. She graduated from Adams-Friendship High School in 1932. During WWII she worked at Motor Meter Guage Plant in LaCrosse, WI. Hazel married Robert Machan on May 31, 1943 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Adams, WI. Together they raised their five children, Gary, Mary, Thomas, Vickie and Jeanine on the Machan family farm in Lincoln Twp. Hazel and Bob would go into town on Saturday evenings to the dances and they were on a bowling league every other Sunday at Patricks Lake. The farm was the setting for many get togethers for both family and friends. Hazel was active in Homemakers club, St. Methodius Church, 4-H Club and the Lincoln School PTA. During the summer months Hazel was busy with gardening, freezing vegetables and meats, canning and helping the girls with 4-H cooking and sewing projects. There were meals to fix for the family and the farmhands. It was not unusual to prepare meals for 20-25 people.
Bob and Hazel retired in 1973 to a home they built on 40 acres of woods and fields on Hwy J. Hazel maintained their home after Bob's passing in 1974. Her retirement activities included reading, quilting, cross stitch, crossword puzzles, traveling, volunteering at St. Joseph Catholic Church and working the election pole in Lincoln Twp. She was an avid sports enthusiast and her favorite teams were the Badgers, Packers and Nortre Dame. Hazel traveled extensively through out the United States visiting with her family & friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband: Robert Machan; parents, Albert & Minnie Neugart; brother, Irvin Neugart; sister, Gladys Edwards; and sister, Kathryn Lecy.
Hazel is survived by:
Son: Gary (Carlette) Machan of Dakota Dunes, SD
Daughter: Mary (William) Lewandowski of Wausau, WI
Son: Thomas (Linda) Machan of Coloma, WI
Daughter: Vicki (John) Hawkins of Valrico, FL
Daughter: Jeanine Machan of Brooklyn Park, MN
Grandson: Brian (Jen) Machan of Ankeny IA
Grandson: Mark (Lori) Lewandowski of Rothschild, WI
Grandson: Darin (Amy) Machan of Dakota Dunes, SD
Granddaughter: Melissa Lewandowski of St. Cloud, MN
Granddaughter: Kristen (John) Deal of Isanti, MN
Granddaughter: Sara (Steven) Messina of Silver Spring, MD
Granddaughter: Amy (Stuart) Morelli of Decatur, GA
Granddaughter: Emily (Adam) Ballans of Valrico, FL
6 Great-grandchildren: Elyse, Peyton, Joshua, Mason, Claire & Bailey
Sister-in-law: Blanche Roth of Madison, WI
Further survived by numerous nieces & nephews.

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