Her obituary appeared in the Green Bay Press-Gazette dated July 31, 1996 and reads:

Rites set Saturday for Jackie Nitschke

by Karil Van Boxel

Press-Gazette

A memorial service for Jackie Nitschke will be held Saturday at Bayside Christian Fellowship.

The celebration service is tentatively set for 2 p.m. at the church, 3475 Humboldt Road. Hours for visitation are pending.

Nitschke, the wife of former Green Bay Packers linebacker Ray Nitschke, died Tuesday.

Jackie Nitschke is fondly remembered for her work with the annual Cerebral Palsy telethon. She and Ray were honorary chair-persons for 22 years.

She made appearances for CP at special events, spoke, endorsed activities, got others involved and helped in the fund-raising effort, executive director Maggie Krueger said today.

Over the years, Jackie maintained personal contact with CP clients and their families, Krueger said. "She has many friends through this organization. She's always been very gracious and dedicated to our work here."

Krueger and Jackie and Ray were the first recipients of the organization's volunteer award in 1989. The award is named for them.

"She was a fine person and did a tremendous job with her family, " Tony Canadeo, a retired Packers running back and member of the NFL Hall of Fame said.

"Jackie was a wonderful, warm person," said Tom Miller, the Packers retired public relations director and assistant to the president.

"She was extremely well-liked by everyone who knew her -- plus she was a pretty good golfer," Miller said.

Jackie, an alcoholic in recovery since 1980, also actively worked with people at the Bridge, a 12-step program in Green Bay.

"I just got back from a meeting in the U.P. and people even knew her and asked about her there," a member said.

---Reporter Tom Murphy contributed to this story---

A drug and alcohol treatment facility was named in her honor, The Jackie Nitschke Center, as a tribute to her ongoing efforts to help others who also were affected by addiction.