Oconto County Reporter

OLGA M. RUSCH, 83, rural Lena, died January 7, 2000 in a Green Bay hospital after a brief illness. She was born July 21, 1916, in the town of Gillett, to the late Ed- ward and Emilia Patzer. She married Walter E. Rusch October 12, 1935. They resided in Milwaukee, WI. He preceded her in death July 18, 1963. She moved to rural Lena in 1969. She was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Lena.

Survivors include her son, Marvin R. Rusch, and daughter-in-law, Carol Burdey Rusch; three grand- children, four great-grandchildren, four stepgrandchildren, ten stepgreat-grandchildren; one brother, Ed Patzer Jr. (Virginia); three sisters, Lona Drath, Bertha Rusch, Mrs. Alvin (Edna) Miller; brother-in-law, Eugene (Della) Rusch; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Arthur (Florence) Winkler, Olivia Herning; many nephews, nieces, and cousins.

She was also preceded in death by one sister, Alma Runge (nee Patzer); daughters-in-law, Carol A. Rusch (nee Blake); brothers-in-law, Harold Rusch, Adolph Drath, Norman Rusch, Alfred Runge, John Bahrke; sister-in-law, Arlyle Bahrke (nee Rusch); two great- grandchildren, Katlyn and Riley Wolfe.

Cremation was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.