Mrs. Prehatney, 98, of Austin, died Sunday (Aug. 27, 2006) at the Adams Healthcare Center.
Celeste Matilda Kiefer was born Aug. 21, 1908, in Adams. She graduated from high school in 1925. She enjoyed bowling, square dancing, playing cards, crocheting, and her collection of angel figurines and pins. She was a lifelong member of Queen of Angels Catholic Church. She worked in Central Supply at the Austin Clinic for more than 25 years.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara (Hugh) Duren of Arlington Heights, Ill., and Marilu (Mel) Mullenbach of Racine; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Marie Kreitinger of Winter Haven, Fla., and Kay Schmidt of Austin; and a brother, Vernon Kiefer of Adams. She was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.
There will be a 4 p.m. CCW rosary and a 5:30 p.m. wake service Wednesday at Mayer Funeral Home in Austin, where friends may call from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friends also may call from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Prehatney, 98, of Austin, died Sunday (Aug. 27, 2006) at the Adams Healthcare Center.
Celeste Matilda Kiefer was born Aug. 21, 1908, in Adams. She graduated from high school in 1925. She enjoyed bowling, square dancing, playing cards, crocheting, and her collection of angel figurines and pins. She was a lifelong member of Queen of Angels Catholic Church. She worked in Central Supply at the Austin Clinic for more than 25 years.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara (Hugh) Duren of Arlington Heights, Ill., and Marilu (Mel) Mullenbach of Racine; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Marie Kreitinger of Winter Haven, Fla., and Kay Schmidt of Austin; and a brother, Vernon Kiefer of Adams. She was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.
There will be a 4 p.m. CCW rosary and a 5:30 p.m. wake service Wednesday at Mayer Funeral Home in Austin, where friends may call from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friends also may call from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Family Members
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Angela Josephine Kiefer Morgan
1910–1998
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Bernice Marie Kiefer
1911–1920
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Roy William Kiefer
1913–2001
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Mary Elizabeth "Marie" Kiefer Kreitinger
1915–2013
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Frederick John Kiefer
1916–1917
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William Alfred Kiefer Jr
1916–1975
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Vernon Theodore Kiefer
1920–2007
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Veronica Mary Kiefer Quinn
1922–2005
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Kathryn Gertrude "Kay" Kiefer Schmidt
1927–2016
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Paul Frederich Kiefer
1930–1969
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