Estelle L. Bohte, 98, of the town of Greenwood, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2018, under hospice care at Rennes Health Center in Weston, surrounded by her family. A funeral mass for Estelle will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 20 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rib Lake with Father Otto Bucher officiating. Burial will follow at St. Ann’s Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Thursday, July 19 at Hemer Funeral Home – Medford Chapel from 4 p.m. until the time of a Rosary service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue at Good Shepherd Catholic Church on Friday, July 20 from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.
Estelle was born on May 17, 1920, to the late Jacob and Christine Schaff in the town of Stetsonville. She graduated from Medford High School in 1937, followed by receiving a teaching certificate in 1939 from Medford Normal School. She began her teaching career in a one room country school in the rural Medford area. On July 31, 1943 she married Edward A. Bohte and moved to the Bohte Family Farm in the town of Greenwood, where she resided the past 75 years. In 1955 Estelle resumed her teaching career in the kindergarten classrooms of Rib Lake, Westboro and Greenwood schools. She also continued working towards her college bachelor’s degree, which she received in 1963 from UW-Stevens Point. Estelle was passionate about farming, keeping up on current events, liked to play cards and enjoyed all her friends and neighbors.
Estelle is survived by her children, Anna (Kevin) Taylor of Henderson, Nev., Beverly VanderKoy of Kronenwetter, Edward (Candy) Bohte of Merrill and John (Beverly) Bohte of Wausau; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Dorothy Wiegel; and many nieces and nephews in three generations.
In addition to her husband and parents, Estelle was preceded in death by one grandson, Scott VanderKoy; brothers, Aloysius “Red” and Nicholas Schaff; sisters, Jeannette Nelson and twins Marie Wilson and Margaret Schaff.
Star News [Medford Wis] Jul 18 2018
Estelle was born on May 17, 1920, to the late Jacob and Christine Schaff in the town of Stetsonville. She graduated from Medford High School in 1937, followed by receiving a teaching certificate in 1939 from Medford Normal School. She began her teaching career in a one room country school in the rural Medford area. On July 31, 1943 she married Edward A. Bohte and moved to the Bohte Family Farm in the town of Greenwood, where she resided the past 75 years. In 1955 Estelle resumed her teaching career in the kindergarten classrooms of Rib Lake, Westboro and Greenwood schools. She also continued working towards her college bachelor’s degree, which she received in 1963 from UW-Stevens Point. Estelle was passionate about farming, keeping up on current events, liked to play cards and enjoyed all her friends and neighbors.
Estelle is survived by her children, Anna (Kevin) Taylor of Henderson, Nev., Beverly VanderKoy of Kronenwetter, Edward (Candy) Bohte of Merrill and John (Beverly) Bohte of Wausau; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Dorothy Wiegel; and many nieces and nephews in three generations.
In addition to her husband and parents, Estelle was preceded in death by one grandson, Scott VanderKoy; brothers, Aloysius “Red” and Nicholas Schaff; sisters, Jeannette Nelson and twins Marie Wilson and Margaret Schaff.
Star News [Medford Wis] Jul 18 2018
Estelle L. Bohte, 98, of the town of Greenwood, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2018, under hospice care at Rennes Health Center in Weston, surrounded by her family. A funeral mass for Estelle will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 20 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rib Lake with Father Otto Bucher officiating. Burial will follow at St. Ann’s Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Thursday, July 19 at Hemer Funeral Home – Medford Chapel from 4 p.m. until the time of a Rosary service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue at Good Shepherd Catholic Church on Friday, July 20 from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.
Estelle was born on May 17, 1920, to the late Jacob and Christine Schaff in the town of Stetsonville. She graduated from Medford High School in 1937, followed by receiving a teaching certificate in 1939 from Medford Normal School. She began her teaching career in a one room country school in the rural Medford area. On July 31, 1943 she married Edward A. Bohte and moved to the Bohte Family Farm in the town of Greenwood, where she resided the past 75 years. In 1955 Estelle resumed her teaching career in the kindergarten classrooms of Rib Lake, Westboro and Greenwood schools. She also continued working towards her college bachelor’s degree, which she received in 1963 from UW-Stevens Point. Estelle was passionate about farming, keeping up on current events, liked to play cards and enjoyed all her friends and neighbors.
Estelle is survived by her children, Anna (Kevin) Taylor of Henderson, Nev., Beverly VanderKoy of Kronenwetter, Edward (Candy) Bohte of Merrill and John (Beverly) Bohte of Wausau; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Dorothy Wiegel; and many nieces and nephews in three generations.
In addition to her husband and parents, Estelle was preceded in death by one grandson, Scott VanderKoy; brothers, Aloysius “Red” and Nicholas Schaff; sisters, Jeannette Nelson and twins Marie Wilson and Margaret Schaff.
Star News [Medford Wis] Jul 18 2018
Estelle was born on May 17, 1920, to the late Jacob and Christine Schaff in the town of Stetsonville. She graduated from Medford High School in 1937, followed by receiving a teaching certificate in 1939 from Medford Normal School. She began her teaching career in a one room country school in the rural Medford area. On July 31, 1943 she married Edward A. Bohte and moved to the Bohte Family Farm in the town of Greenwood, where she resided the past 75 years. In 1955 Estelle resumed her teaching career in the kindergarten classrooms of Rib Lake, Westboro and Greenwood schools. She also continued working towards her college bachelor’s degree, which she received in 1963 from UW-Stevens Point. Estelle was passionate about farming, keeping up on current events, liked to play cards and enjoyed all her friends and neighbors.
Estelle is survived by her children, Anna (Kevin) Taylor of Henderson, Nev., Beverly VanderKoy of Kronenwetter, Edward (Candy) Bohte of Merrill and John (Beverly) Bohte of Wausau; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Dorothy Wiegel; and many nieces and nephews in three generations.
In addition to her husband and parents, Estelle was preceded in death by one grandson, Scott VanderKoy; brothers, Aloysius “Red” and Nicholas Schaff; sisters, Jeannette Nelson and twins Marie Wilson and Margaret Schaff.
Star News [Medford Wis] Jul 18 2018
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