Eleanor I. Sorensen, age 98, of Wabeno, passed away Friday, March 30, 2012 at NuRoc Community Healthcare Center, Crandon. She was born on February 2, 1914 in Wabeno the daughter of Jesse and Myrtle (Toole) Forrest.
Eleanor graduated from Wabeno High School in 1931. After graduation, she attended and graduated from Langlade Co. Normal Teachers School. She married Alvin Sorensen in 1935 in Wabeno and the couple later moved to Milwaukee; he preceded her in death on May 3, 2001.
Through life, Eleanor loved to cook, bake and enjoyed entertaining; but most of all she enjoyed caring for her family. She also enjoyed competing in the Forest Co. and Wabeno Fairs with her baked goods, gardening and flowers; where she won many blue ribbons.
She is survived by:
Daughters: Betty (Jerry) White, Rhinelander
Sue (Alan) Kagan, Sarasota, FL
Judy Clark, Wabeno
Patricia Hasselkus, Dousman, WI
Jacquelyn Brooks, Hartford, WI
Carol (Jim) Eernisse, Wabeno
22 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and many great-great-grandchildren
Sisters-in-law: Joy Forrest, Austalia
Jean Forrest, Mountain
Cele Forrest, De Pere
Preceded in death by her parents, Myrtle and Jesse, husband, Alvin, sister, Lillian, brothers, Russell, Roy, Leslie and Jesse and sons-in-law, James Clark and Richard Hasselkus
Visitation will be on Thursday, April 5 from 10-11:00 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church, Wabeno. Funeral Service will follow at 11 a.m. with Pastor Dennis Larson officiating. Interment will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Wabeno. Weber-Hill Funeral Home, Wabeno is assisting the family. Online condolences at www.weberhillfuneralhome.com
Eleanor graduated from Wabeno High School in 1931. After graduation, she attended and graduated from Langlade Co. Normal Teachers School. She married Alvin Sorensen in 1935 in Wabeno and the couple later moved to Milwaukee; he preceded her in death on May 3, 2001.
Through life, Eleanor loved to cook, bake and enjoyed entertaining; but most of all she enjoyed caring for her family. She also enjoyed competing in the Forest Co. and Wabeno Fairs with her baked goods, gardening and flowers; where she won many blue ribbons.
She is survived by:
Daughters: Betty (Jerry) White, Rhinelander
Sue (Alan) Kagan, Sarasota, FL
Judy Clark, Wabeno
Patricia Hasselkus, Dousman, WI
Jacquelyn Brooks, Hartford, WI
Carol (Jim) Eernisse, Wabeno
22 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and many great-great-grandchildren
Sisters-in-law: Joy Forrest, Austalia
Jean Forrest, Mountain
Cele Forrest, De Pere
Preceded in death by her parents, Myrtle and Jesse, husband, Alvin, sister, Lillian, brothers, Russell, Roy, Leslie and Jesse and sons-in-law, James Clark and Richard Hasselkus
Visitation will be on Thursday, April 5 from 10-11:00 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church, Wabeno. Funeral Service will follow at 11 a.m. with Pastor Dennis Larson officiating. Interment will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Wabeno. Weber-Hill Funeral Home, Wabeno is assisting the family. Online condolences at www.weberhillfuneralhome.com
Eleanor I. Sorensen, age 98, of Wabeno, passed away Friday, March 30, 2012 at NuRoc Community Healthcare Center, Crandon. She was born on February 2, 1914 in Wabeno the daughter of Jesse and Myrtle (Toole) Forrest.
Eleanor graduated from Wabeno High School in 1931. After graduation, she attended and graduated from Langlade Co. Normal Teachers School. She married Alvin Sorensen in 1935 in Wabeno and the couple later moved to Milwaukee; he preceded her in death on May 3, 2001.
Through life, Eleanor loved to cook, bake and enjoyed entertaining; but most of all she enjoyed caring for her family. She also enjoyed competing in the Forest Co. and Wabeno Fairs with her baked goods, gardening and flowers; where she won many blue ribbons.
She is survived by:
Daughters: Betty (Jerry) White, Rhinelander
Sue (Alan) Kagan, Sarasota, FL
Judy Clark, Wabeno
Patricia Hasselkus, Dousman, WI
Jacquelyn Brooks, Hartford, WI
Carol (Jim) Eernisse, Wabeno
22 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and many great-great-grandchildren
Sisters-in-law: Joy Forrest, Austalia
Jean Forrest, Mountain
Cele Forrest, De Pere
Preceded in death by her parents, Myrtle and Jesse, husband, Alvin, sister, Lillian, brothers, Russell, Roy, Leslie and Jesse and sons-in-law, James Clark and Richard Hasselkus
Visitation will be on Thursday, April 5 from 10-11:00 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church, Wabeno. Funeral Service will follow at 11 a.m. with Pastor Dennis Larson officiating. Interment will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Wabeno. Weber-Hill Funeral Home, Wabeno is assisting the family. Online condolences at www.weberhillfuneralhome.com
Eleanor graduated from Wabeno High School in 1931. After graduation, she attended and graduated from Langlade Co. Normal Teachers School. She married Alvin Sorensen in 1935 in Wabeno and the couple later moved to Milwaukee; he preceded her in death on May 3, 2001.
Through life, Eleanor loved to cook, bake and enjoyed entertaining; but most of all she enjoyed caring for her family. She also enjoyed competing in the Forest Co. and Wabeno Fairs with her baked goods, gardening and flowers; where she won many blue ribbons.
She is survived by:
Daughters: Betty (Jerry) White, Rhinelander
Sue (Alan) Kagan, Sarasota, FL
Judy Clark, Wabeno
Patricia Hasselkus, Dousman, WI
Jacquelyn Brooks, Hartford, WI
Carol (Jim) Eernisse, Wabeno
22 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and many great-great-grandchildren
Sisters-in-law: Joy Forrest, Austalia
Jean Forrest, Mountain
Cele Forrest, De Pere
Preceded in death by her parents, Myrtle and Jesse, husband, Alvin, sister, Lillian, brothers, Russell, Roy, Leslie and Jesse and sons-in-law, James Clark and Richard Hasselkus
Visitation will be on Thursday, April 5 from 10-11:00 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church, Wabeno. Funeral Service will follow at 11 a.m. with Pastor Dennis Larson officiating. Interment will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Wabeno. Weber-Hill Funeral Home, Wabeno is assisting the family. Online condolences at www.weberhillfuneralhome.com
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