Esther Maechtle
Esther Viola Olive Maechtle, of Waubeka, WI, passed into eternal life in the morning hours of Friday, April 1, 2016 at Care-Age in Brookfield. She was 90 years old. Esther was born in the Town of Fredonia on April 24, 1925, the youngest of eight children to Herman Heilgendorf and Bertha Parlow Heilgendorf. Esther was raised on the family farm on Highway I in the Town of Fredonia and went to school at St. John Lutheran School, a one room school house. As a young woman, she worked as a nanny and maid in Fox Point, as well as Grob Industries in Grafton as a secretary and shipping clerk. She met the love of her life, Ralph Maechtle and was married June 30, 1951 and the couple established residency in Waubeka. She worked side by side with her husband Ralph, brother-in-law George and sister-in-law Ivy at Maechtle’s General Store until their retirement in 1988. Esther was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church in Fredonia, having been baptized, confirmed and married there. She was a Sunday school teacher, a member and officer of the Ruth Guild, a member and officer of the South Wisconsin District of the Lutheran Women Missionary League (LWML), a local representative for the American Bible Society, distributing bibles and tracts and a charter member of the National Flag Day Foundation. She loved cooking, baking, canning and watching sports. One of her favorites was watching her children and grandchildren involved in their activities. She was an avid Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers fan. She is survived by sons Paul (Barbara) Maechtle of Bradenton, FL and Alan (Linda) Maechtle of Waukesha, daughter Rita (Richard) Geilfuss of Trevor, son-in-law Joseph Henkle of Springfield, IL, grandchildren Tom (Cassie) Vassallo, Jodi (Dan) Ferber, Matt (Laureen) Vassallo, Ben, Sarah & Laura Henkle, Trisha (Andrew) Hollander, Tyler (fiancé Amanda Ewert) Maechtle, and Joshua and Elizabeth Geilfuss; great grandchildren Tommy, Robby, Michael, Taylor, Danny, Rilyn, Jaxson, Madison, and Oscar. She is further survived by her sister-in-law Hilda Heilgendorf of Port Washington, nieces, nephews, cousins, many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Maechtle; daughter Gloria Maechtle Henkle; parents Herman and Bertha Heilgendorf; brothers Raymond (the late Ruth), Martin (the late Louise), Walter (the late Dorothy), Hilbert, Elmer (the late Margaret and the late Laverna) Heilgendorf; sisters Eleanora (the late Albert) Kannenberg and Dorothy (the late Arnold) Kessel; brother-in-law George (the late Iva Mae) Maechtle. Funeral services will be celebrated on Friday, April 8th at 7 PM at St. John Lutheran Church, 824 Fredonia Ave., Fredonia. Rev. Robert Zick will preside. She will be laid to rest next to her husband at Union Cemetery in Port Washington. Visitation will take place at the CHURCH Friday, April 8th from 4-7 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials suggested to St. John Lutheran Church Ruth Guild, or the LWML.
Esther Viola Olive Maechtle, of Waubeka, WI, passed into eternal life in the morning hours of Friday, April 1, 2016 at Care-Age in Brookfield. She was 90 years old. Esther was born in the Town of Fredonia on April 24, 1925, the youngest of eight children to Herman Heilgendorf and Bertha Parlow Heilgendorf. Esther was raised on the family farm on Highway I in the Town of Fredonia and went to school at St. John Lutheran School, a one room school house. As a young woman, she worked as a nanny and maid in Fox Point, as well as Grob Industries in Grafton as a secretary and shipping clerk. She met the love of her life, Ralph Maechtle and was married June 30, 1951 and the couple established residency in Waubeka. She worked side by side with her husband Ralph, brother-in-law George and sister-in-law Ivy at Maechtle’s General Store until their retirement in 1988. Esther was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church in Fredonia, having been baptized, confirmed and married there. She was a Sunday school teacher, a member and officer of the Ruth Guild, a member and officer of the South Wisconsin District of the Lutheran Women Missionary League (LWML), a local representative for the American Bible Society, distributing bibles and tracts and a charter member of the National Flag Day Foundation. She loved cooking, baking, canning and watching sports. One of her favorites was watching her children and grandchildren involved in their activities. She was an avid Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers fan. She is survived by sons Paul (Barbara) Maechtle of Bradenton, FL and Alan (Linda) Maechtle of Waukesha, daughter Rita (Richard) Geilfuss of Trevor, son-in-law Joseph Henkle of Springfield, IL, grandchildren Tom (Cassie) Vassallo, Jodi (Dan) Ferber, Matt (Laureen) Vassallo, Ben, Sarah & Laura Henkle, Trisha (Andrew) Hollander, Tyler (fiancé Amanda Ewert) Maechtle, and Joshua and Elizabeth Geilfuss; great grandchildren Tommy, Robby, Michael, Taylor, Danny, Rilyn, Jaxson, Madison, and Oscar. She is further survived by her sister-in-law Hilda Heilgendorf of Port Washington, nieces, nephews, cousins, many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Maechtle; daughter Gloria Maechtle Henkle; parents Herman and Bertha Heilgendorf; brothers Raymond (the late Ruth), Martin (the late Louise), Walter (the late Dorothy), Hilbert, Elmer (the late Margaret and the late Laverna) Heilgendorf; sisters Eleanora (the late Albert) Kannenberg and Dorothy (the late Arnold) Kessel; brother-in-law George (the late Iva Mae) Maechtle. Funeral services will be celebrated on Friday, April 8th at 7 PM at St. John Lutheran Church, 824 Fredonia Ave., Fredonia. Rev. Robert Zick will preside. She will be laid to rest next to her husband at Union Cemetery in Port Washington. Visitation will take place at the CHURCH Friday, April 8th from 4-7 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials suggested to St. John Lutheran Church Ruth Guild, or the LWML.
Esther Maechtle
Esther Viola Olive Maechtle, of Waubeka, WI, passed into eternal life in the morning hours of Friday, April 1, 2016 at Care-Age in Brookfield. She was 90 years old. Esther was born in the Town of Fredonia on April 24, 1925, the youngest of eight children to Herman Heilgendorf and Bertha Parlow Heilgendorf. Esther was raised on the family farm on Highway I in the Town of Fredonia and went to school at St. John Lutheran School, a one room school house. As a young woman, she worked as a nanny and maid in Fox Point, as well as Grob Industries in Grafton as a secretary and shipping clerk. She met the love of her life, Ralph Maechtle and was married June 30, 1951 and the couple established residency in Waubeka. She worked side by side with her husband Ralph, brother-in-law George and sister-in-law Ivy at Maechtle’s General Store until their retirement in 1988. Esther was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church in Fredonia, having been baptized, confirmed and married there. She was a Sunday school teacher, a member and officer of the Ruth Guild, a member and officer of the South Wisconsin District of the Lutheran Women Missionary League (LWML), a local representative for the American Bible Society, distributing bibles and tracts and a charter member of the National Flag Day Foundation. She loved cooking, baking, canning and watching sports. One of her favorites was watching her children and grandchildren involved in their activities. She was an avid Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers fan. She is survived by sons Paul (Barbara) Maechtle of Bradenton, FL and Alan (Linda) Maechtle of Waukesha, daughter Rita (Richard) Geilfuss of Trevor, son-in-law Joseph Henkle of Springfield, IL, grandchildren Tom (Cassie) Vassallo, Jodi (Dan) Ferber, Matt (Laureen) Vassallo, Ben, Sarah & Laura Henkle, Trisha (Andrew) Hollander, Tyler (fiancé Amanda Ewert) Maechtle, and Joshua and Elizabeth Geilfuss; great grandchildren Tommy, Robby, Michael, Taylor, Danny, Rilyn, Jaxson, Madison, and Oscar. She is further survived by her sister-in-law Hilda Heilgendorf of Port Washington, nieces, nephews, cousins, many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Maechtle; daughter Gloria Maechtle Henkle; parents Herman and Bertha Heilgendorf; brothers Raymond (the late Ruth), Martin (the late Louise), Walter (the late Dorothy), Hilbert, Elmer (the late Margaret and the late Laverna) Heilgendorf; sisters Eleanora (the late Albert) Kannenberg and Dorothy (the late Arnold) Kessel; brother-in-law George (the late Iva Mae) Maechtle. Funeral services will be celebrated on Friday, April 8th at 7 PM at St. John Lutheran Church, 824 Fredonia Ave., Fredonia. Rev. Robert Zick will preside. She will be laid to rest next to her husband at Union Cemetery in Port Washington. Visitation will take place at the CHURCH Friday, April 8th from 4-7 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials suggested to St. John Lutheran Church Ruth Guild, or the LWML.
Esther Viola Olive Maechtle, of Waubeka, WI, passed into eternal life in the morning hours of Friday, April 1, 2016 at Care-Age in Brookfield. She was 90 years old. Esther was born in the Town of Fredonia on April 24, 1925, the youngest of eight children to Herman Heilgendorf and Bertha Parlow Heilgendorf. Esther was raised on the family farm on Highway I in the Town of Fredonia and went to school at St. John Lutheran School, a one room school house. As a young woman, she worked as a nanny and maid in Fox Point, as well as Grob Industries in Grafton as a secretary and shipping clerk. She met the love of her life, Ralph Maechtle and was married June 30, 1951 and the couple established residency in Waubeka. She worked side by side with her husband Ralph, brother-in-law George and sister-in-law Ivy at Maechtle’s General Store until their retirement in 1988. Esther was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church in Fredonia, having been baptized, confirmed and married there. She was a Sunday school teacher, a member and officer of the Ruth Guild, a member and officer of the South Wisconsin District of the Lutheran Women Missionary League (LWML), a local representative for the American Bible Society, distributing bibles and tracts and a charter member of the National Flag Day Foundation. She loved cooking, baking, canning and watching sports. One of her favorites was watching her children and grandchildren involved in their activities. She was an avid Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers fan. She is survived by sons Paul (Barbara) Maechtle of Bradenton, FL and Alan (Linda) Maechtle of Waukesha, daughter Rita (Richard) Geilfuss of Trevor, son-in-law Joseph Henkle of Springfield, IL, grandchildren Tom (Cassie) Vassallo, Jodi (Dan) Ferber, Matt (Laureen) Vassallo, Ben, Sarah & Laura Henkle, Trisha (Andrew) Hollander, Tyler (fiancé Amanda Ewert) Maechtle, and Joshua and Elizabeth Geilfuss; great grandchildren Tommy, Robby, Michael, Taylor, Danny, Rilyn, Jaxson, Madison, and Oscar. She is further survived by her sister-in-law Hilda Heilgendorf of Port Washington, nieces, nephews, cousins, many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Maechtle; daughter Gloria Maechtle Henkle; parents Herman and Bertha Heilgendorf; brothers Raymond (the late Ruth), Martin (the late Louise), Walter (the late Dorothy), Hilbert, Elmer (the late Margaret and the late Laverna) Heilgendorf; sisters Eleanora (the late Albert) Kannenberg and Dorothy (the late Arnold) Kessel; brother-in-law George (the late Iva Mae) Maechtle. Funeral services will be celebrated on Friday, April 8th at 7 PM at St. John Lutheran Church, 824 Fredonia Ave., Fredonia. Rev. Robert Zick will preside. She will be laid to rest next to her husband at Union Cemetery in Port Washington. Visitation will take place at the CHURCH Friday, April 8th from 4-7 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials suggested to St. John Lutheran Church Ruth Guild, or the LWML.
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