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Edna Catherine (Rye) Yahnke, age 98, of Algoma, passed away at the Door County Medical Center on Saturday, November 17, 2012. She was born July 9, 1914 in Ahnapee Township, WI, to Ole C. Rye and Emma (Viste) Rye. She married Harvey Yahnke on April 4, 1934 at her mother's home in Ahnapee Township. Edna and Harvey lived their entire married life in Algoma and operated the Mobil service station. Harvey preceded her in death on July 2, 1979.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and a golden member of Sons of Norway. She created many family tree books, with charming colored pencil drawings. Her house was filled with photographs and laughter. She liked to travel and garden. She loved the color blue, making birthday cakes, collecting things and lefse.
Edna is survived by five nephews, two nieces, several great-nieces, great-nephews, and many, many cousins.
In addition to her husband, Edna was preceded in death by her parents, her two brothers and their wives, Elmer (Marguerite) Rye and Russell (Marie) Ryan; her two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Louise (August) Struck and Mary (Bernard) Baumann, and one nephew Richard Rye.
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Edna Catherine (Rye) Yahnke, age 98, of Algoma, passed away at the Door County Medical Center on Saturday, November 17, 2012. She was born July 9, 1914 in Ahnapee Township, WI, to Ole C. Rye and Emma (Viste) Rye. She married Harvey Yahnke on April 4, 1934 at her mother's home in Ahnapee Township. Edna and Harvey lived their entire married life in Algoma and operated the Mobil service station. Harvey preceded her in death on July 2, 1979.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and a golden member of Sons of Norway. She created many family tree books, with charming colored pencil drawings. Her house was filled with photographs and laughter. She liked to travel and garden. She loved the color blue, making birthday cakes, collecting things and lefse.
Edna is survived by five nephews, two nieces, several great-nieces, great-nephews, and many, many cousins.
In addition to her husband, Edna was preceded in death by her parents, her two brothers and their wives, Elmer (Marguerite) Rye and Russell (Marie) Ryan; her two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Louise (August) Struck and Mary (Bernard) Baumann, and one nephew Richard Rye.
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Edna Catherine (Rye) Yahnke, age 98, of Algoma, passed away at the Door County Medical Center on Saturday, November 17, 2012. She was born July 9, 1914 in Ahnapee Township, WI, to Ole C. Rye and Emma (Viste) Rye. She married Harvey Yahnke on April 4, 1934 at her mother's home in Ahnapee Township. Edna and Harvey lived their entire married life in Algoma and operated the Mobil service station. Harvey preceded her in death on July 2, 1979.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and a golden member of Sons of Norway. She created many family tree books, with charming colored pencil drawings. Her house was filled with photographs and laughter. She liked to travel and garden. She loved the color blue, making birthday cakes, collecting things and lefse.
Edna is survived by five nephews, two nieces, several great-nieces, great-nephews, and many, many cousins.
In addition to her husband, Edna was preceded in death by her parents, her two brothers and their wives, Elmer (Marguerite) Rye and Russell (Marie) Ryan; her two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Louise (August) Struck and Mary (Bernard) Baumann, and one nephew Richard Rye.
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Edna Catherine (Rye) Yahnke, age 98, of Algoma, passed away at the Door County Medical Center on Saturday, November 17, 2012. She was born July 9, 1914 in Ahnapee Township, WI, to Ole C. Rye and Emma (Viste) Rye. She married Harvey Yahnke on April 4, 1934 at her mother's home in Ahnapee Township. Edna and Harvey lived their entire married life in Algoma and operated the Mobil service station. Harvey preceded her in death on July 2, 1979.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and a golden member of Sons of Norway. She created many family tree books, with charming colored pencil drawings. Her house was filled with photographs and laughter. She liked to travel and garden. She loved the color blue, making birthday cakes, collecting things and lefse.
Edna is survived by five nephews, two nieces, several great-nieces, great-nephews, and many, many cousins.
In addition to her husband, Edna was preceded in death by her parents, her two brothers and their wives, Elmer (Marguerite) Rye and Russell (Marie) Ryan; her two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Louise (August) Struck and Mary (Bernard) Baumann, and one nephew Richard Rye.
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