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Helen Beissert, age 83, of
Friendship, WI died Friday, May 14th, 2004 at the
Villa Pines Living Center in Friendship.
Private family services were held.
Helen was born June 14, 1919 in Wolsey,
Beadle, South Dakota to Oscar J. and Julia (Peterson)
Ringheimer. Helen left home in 1937, taking a job the job of
what would today be called a "nanny." She traveled to
several states, including Texas, Kentucky, and Illinois
where she lived with families, caring for their children.
About 1941, she found a job working at the Elgin Watch
Factory in Elgin, Illinois. She married William A. Beissert
on July 4, 1942 in Elgin, Kane, Illinois. They moved to
Friendship, Adams, Wisconsin in 1978.
Survivors:
Husband
William Beissert – Friendship
Sister
Florence Thrun – Elgin, IL
Children
Susan (Reed) Crofoot – Lake in the Hills, IL
William (Susan) Beissert – Carpentersville,
IL
Grandchildren
Reed (Deborah) Crofoot – Elgin, IL
Kevin (Michelle) Beissert – Elizabethtown, IN
Great-Grandchildren
Crystal, Felicia, Cassandra, Kevin Beissert –
Elizabethtown, IN
Further survived by many nieces and nephews,
other relatives and friends
Roseberry’s Funeral Home of Friendship is assisting the
family.
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