Deau, Della I.
Della I. Deau, 68, Suring, (Chute Pond) passed away on Thursday, Oct. 18,
2012, following a courageous battle with cancer. Della was born in Oconto on
Oct. 3, 1944, to the late Edward and Anna (Kranszusch) Kersten. She grew up
on a farm in Lena and graduated from Lena High School. Della Kersten married
Larry Deau on Dec. 4, 1965. They bought Doze Inn on Chute Pond in 1966,
where they worked together and raised their children.
Della was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Breed. She was treasurer
of Suring Lioness Club for many years, she was a member of the Mountain Red
Hatters and was involved in Women's Pool League. Her hobbies were cooking,
baking, sudoku puzzles, picking mushrooms, and spending her "free money"
(tips). Her passions were her grandchildren, cats, dog Gypsy, her Sunday
trips to Carter with her husband and she always had time to say "Hi and
socialize with her customers. She took pride in her Saturday night chicken
being all homemade. She loved her cookbooks and was a recipe hoarder, her
last concoction was tomato juice cake.
Della is survived by her husband, Larry, Chute Pond; four daughters, Dawn
(Paul) Urbanek, Hobart and their cats, Elliot and Jasmine; Christine
Vollmar, Suring and her children, Jeremy and Josh; Michelle "Shelly" (Greg)
VanDriest, Appleton and their children, Dexter and Reese; Brenda (Matt)
Peters, Peshtigo and their children, Mitchell and Allison; two
sisters-in-law, Marilyn Kersten and Arleen Kersten. She is further survived
by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Clarence and Wilmer; her father
and mother-in-law, Leonard and Helen Deau.
Visitation will be held at Gruetzmacher Funeral Home in Suring, on Sunday,
Oct. 21, 2012, from 4 to 8 p.m. Visitation continues on Monday at Emmanuel
Lutheran Church in Breed (Hwy. AA) from 9 a.m. until the funeral service at
11 a.m. with Pastor Paul Scheunemann officiating. Della will be interred in
Mountain Cemetery. Online condolences can be expressed at www.gruetzmacherfuneralhome.com
Special thank you to Community Memorial Hospital and Heartland Hospice and
their staffs for the excellent care and compassion shown to Della and her
family.