Advertisement

Ione Dorothy <I>Ellenz</I> Nigh

Advertisement

Ione Dorothy Ellenz Nigh

Birth
Caledonia, Houston County, Minnesota, USA
Death
19 Mar 2006 (aged 83)
Arpin, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Ione D. Nigh - Daily Tribune - (Mar/21/2006) Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Us
"Posted March 21, 2006
Ione D. Nigh
Ione D. Nigh, 83, Arpin, died Sunday, March 19, 2006, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, in the town of Arpin.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 23, 2006, at Martens/Kundinger Funeral Home, Junction City. The Rev. T.J. Schneider will officiate. Burial will take place in Plainfield Cemetery in the town of Plainfield, Waushara County, and serving as pallbearers will be Marty Nelson, Matthew Kohl, Daniel Nelson, Nick Nigh, Mitch Nigh and Brandon Pearson. Honorary pallbearers will be Elizabeth and Katherine Kohl and Heather Nigh. The visitation will be held at Martens/Kundinger Funeral Home, Junction City, on Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. until service time.
Ione was born Jan. 4, 1923, in Caledonia, Minn., to Peter and Elizabeth (Hoschiet) Ellenz. She attended La Crosse-area schools. On Nov. 4, 1941, she was united in marriage to Emery E. "Teen" Nigh Sr. in Plainfield. He died on Dec. 26, 1990. She and her husband farmed for many years in the Plainfield area and then in 1958 relocated to the Sherry area where they continued to farm. She also was employed at Sherry Dairy.
Ione enjoyed gardening, flowers and caring for all animals. She was always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone needing it, including giving people a place to stay. She opened her home to nieces and nephews during the summer and school vacations to help her sisters when they were in times of need. She was a very caring person and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
She was a member of the Sherry Homemakers Club and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 209 of Orfordville.
She is survived by her children, Emery "Tex" (Brenda) Nigh Jr. of Arpin, Penny (Joe) Bastian of Janesville, Montana (George) Kohl of Dorchester, and Henry "Hank" (Cheryl) Nigh of Milladore. She also is survived by her grandchildren, Marty Nelson, Daniel (Angie) Nelson, Elizabeth Kohl and Matthew Kohl, Katherine Kohl, Nicholas, Mitchell and Heather Nigh and a great-grandson David Nelson.
She is further survived by her beloved dog, Buttons.
She was predeceased by her parents; her husband; a daughter, Lynda at birth; two brothers and twin sisters.
Condolences may be sent online to www.rembsfh.com."
wisconsinrapidstribune.com is a Gannett Company website.
Ione D. Nigh - Daily Tribune - (Mar/21/2006) Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Us
"Posted March 21, 2006
Ione D. Nigh
Ione D. Nigh, 83, Arpin, died Sunday, March 19, 2006, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, in the town of Arpin.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 23, 2006, at Martens/Kundinger Funeral Home, Junction City. The Rev. T.J. Schneider will officiate. Burial will take place in Plainfield Cemetery in the town of Plainfield, Waushara County, and serving as pallbearers will be Marty Nelson, Matthew Kohl, Daniel Nelson, Nick Nigh, Mitch Nigh and Brandon Pearson. Honorary pallbearers will be Elizabeth and Katherine Kohl and Heather Nigh. The visitation will be held at Martens/Kundinger Funeral Home, Junction City, on Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. until service time.
Ione was born Jan. 4, 1923, in Caledonia, Minn., to Peter and Elizabeth (Hoschiet) Ellenz. She attended La Crosse-area schools. On Nov. 4, 1941, she was united in marriage to Emery E. "Teen" Nigh Sr. in Plainfield. He died on Dec. 26, 1990. She and her husband farmed for many years in the Plainfield area and then in 1958 relocated to the Sherry area where they continued to farm. She also was employed at Sherry Dairy.
Ione enjoyed gardening, flowers and caring for all animals. She was always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone needing it, including giving people a place to stay. She opened her home to nieces and nephews during the summer and school vacations to help her sisters when they were in times of need. She was a very caring person and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
She was a member of the Sherry Homemakers Club and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 209 of Orfordville.
She is survived by her children, Emery "Tex" (Brenda) Nigh Jr. of Arpin, Penny (Joe) Bastian of Janesville, Montana (George) Kohl of Dorchester, and Henry "Hank" (Cheryl) Nigh of Milladore. She also is survived by her grandchildren, Marty Nelson, Daniel (Angie) Nelson, Elizabeth Kohl and Matthew Kohl, Katherine Kohl, Nicholas, Mitchell and Heather Nigh and a great-grandson David Nelson.
She is further survived by her beloved dog, Buttons.
She was predeceased by her parents; her husband; a daughter, Lynda at birth; two brothers and twin sisters.
Condolences may be sent online to www.rembsfh.com."
wisconsinrapidstribune.com is a Gannett Company website.

Inscription

PARENTS OF
TEX, PENNY, MONTANA, LYNDA, HANK



Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more Nigh or Ellenz memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Advertisement

  • Created by: Twila
  • Added: Dec 31, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32540937/ione_dorothy-nigh: accessed ), memorial page for Ione Dorothy Ellenz Nigh (4 Jan 1923–19 Mar 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32540937, citing Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Twila (contributor 46888869).