LORRAINE M. POSPISIL

Lorraine M. Pospisil, 83, Middleton, formerly of Burlington, died Aug. 3, 2012, at Attic Angels Care Center in Middleton. She was born on Nov. 18, 1928, to the late William and Rose (Dolezalek) Goth in Phillips,

She married the late Laddie J. Pospisil and together they pursued both teaching and farming. She will be remembered for her passion for farming, country life, and her perseverance after the stroke.

She will be sadly missed by children, Susan Schuster, Stoughton, Audrey (Peter) Janssen. Verona, Laird (Kristin) Pospisil, LaGrange, Ill.; grandchildren, Adam and Dustin Schuster, Dana, Ava, and Peter Janssen, and Katya and Kenna Pospisil; brother, Elliott City of Maryland; sister, Eleanor (David) Brunkow, Park Falls; nieces; nephews; cousins; grandnieces; grand-nephews; sister- and brothers-in-law; other relatives; and many close friends in Phillips, Burlington, and at Attic Angels.

Visitation is Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 4-7 p.m., at Gunderson West Funeral Home, 7435 University Ave., Middleton. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church, 655 S. Lake Ave., Phillips, at 11 a.m., on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, with the Rev. Gerald Hagen presiding. Final resting place will be at St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery, Phillips.

Afterglow

I’d like the memory of me

To be a happy one.

I’d like to leave an afterglow

Of smiles when God calls me home.

I’d like to leave an echo

Whispering softly down the ways,

Of happy times and laughing times

And bright and sunny days.

I’d like the tears of those who grieve

To dry before the sun,

Of happy memories that I leave

When life is done.

Adapted from Helen Lowrie Marshall