Ione M. Sender, age 93, of Adams, Wisconsin died May 1, 2011 at the Marquardt Adult Family Home in Big Flats, Wisconsin.
Memorial services will be 12:00 noon on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at the Roseberry’s Funeral Home in Friendship, Wisconsin. Father James P. McNamee will officiate. Interment will be at the Quincy Cemetery, Town of Quincy, Adams County, Wisconsin.
Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at Roseberry’s Funeral Home.
Ione was born December 24, 1917 in Stockton, Illinois to William and Emma (Ortscheid) Fleming. She resided in Rockford, Illinois for 39 years and in Adams County, Wisconsin for 35 years. She married Leland F. Sender on January 5th, 1937.
Ione enjoyed fisherwoman, bowler and talker.
She was a member of St. Josephs Church in Adams, Wisconsin and St. Peters in Rockford, Illinois. She was also a member of Wisconsin Ladies Ducks Unlimited and the local bowling leagues for 50 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William R. and Emma R. Fleming; husband, Lee (1979); four brothers, one sister, and one nephew.
Survivors:
Daughter: Patricia Droegemeir of Bradenton, FL
Daughter: Paula Smits of Lakeview, AR
Daughter: Victoria Kinney of Davis, IL
Son: Steven Sender of Tacoma, WA
Son: Robert Sender of Farmington, MN
Three granddaughters, seven grandsons. Three great-granddaughters, nine great-grandsons, one
Great Great-Granddaughter due in July of 2011, one great great-grandson due in July of 2011, two nephews, and fifteen great nieces & nephews.
In lieu of flowers, a Memorial Fund to St. Josephs Church, 807 W. Lake St., Friendship, Wisconsin would be appreciated.
so very sorry for your loss. Ione was a one of a kind lady. she will be truly missed!
It truly was a pleasure knowing Ione. She welcomed me into her life just as she welcomed me to her home every time I got to come by. The small lady with the big heart and laughing ways will be missed by all of us who knew her. God bless her and her family.
SO SORRY FOR THE LOSS OF A WONDERFUL LADY. SHE REALLY ENJOYED HER BOWLING WITH ALL HER FRIENDS. A SMILE ALL THE TIME.
"Onnie" will forever be a part of our home and our family. So many fun and happy memories with her–as she yodeled into the dice cup before her lucky shakes, going out to eat or shopping and ALWAYS running into someone she knew, and especially the "late" trips home from the casino where she would worry about "making the lady mad" and she would suggest "let’s just tell her we had a flat tire"! Even simple every day beauty never went unnoticed for Ione. We all feel the "empty" place she has left behind, and we will forever be grateful to the Sender family for sharing their mom with us. God Bless you Ione and Sender family.
Dear Paula and all of Ione’s family, My mom and dad, Paula and John Klein, join me in sending our family’s sympathy to you. Dad and my husband spent many happy hours across the trout stream from Ione. My kids and I remember meeting you ,Paula, with your mom one evening. We were all pretty amused with watching the mother duck and her ducklings. A good memory of a lady who really knew how to enjoy life.