Zelda M. Benusa, 90, of Arcadia, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse.
Zelda was born on July 21, 1928, on the family farm in Pine Creek to John and Frances (Glodowski) Lessman. She married Clarence "Boozie" P. Benusa on June 10, 1947, at Sacred Heart Parish also in Pine Creek, and together the couple raised five children. Zelda helped with the bookkeeping at Benusa's Hardware Store and enjoyed baking, animal and bird watching, making homemade dumplings and babysitting for many children. She was a member of Holy Family Parish and the PCCW, and also volunteered with the hot lunch program at the Catholic School for many years.
Zelda is survived by one daughter, Lois Landsee of Arlington, WI.; four sons, Ronald (Mary), Gary, Allen and Craig, all of Arcadia; two sisters, Germaine Pregent of Albuquerque, NM and Rosemary Rybarczyk of Arcadia; four grandchildren, Marlys (Eric) Houston, Angela (Steve) Pahl, Rebecca (Michael) Sonsalla and Matthew (Jennifer) Benusa; four great-grandchildren, Elise and Grant Pahl and Cyrill and Solileil Sonsalla; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding Zelda in death were her parents; husband, Clarence in 2002; an infant son, Michael; brothers, Henry, John Jr., Eugene, Louis, George, Stanley, Lawrence, Sylvester and Raymond Lessman; sister, Minnie (Peter) Walski; son-in-law, Richard Landsee; and brothers-in-law, William Pregent and Dominic Rybarczyk.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Holy Family Parish with Reverend Kyle Laylan officiating. Family and friends are invited for visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at church. Rosary will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Arcadia. To express condolences to her family online, please visit www.wozneyfh.com.
223 Maple Street
Arcadia, WI 54612
223 Maple Street
Arcadia, WI 54612
223 Maple Street
Arcadia, WI 54612
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Arcadia, WI 54612
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Zelda was born on July 21, 1928, on the family farm in Pine Creek to John and Frances (Glodowski) Lessman. She married Clarence "Boozie" P. Benusa on June 10, 1947, at Sacred Heart Parish also in Pine Creek, and together the couple raised five children. Zelda helped with the bookkeeping at Benusa's Hardware Store and enjoyed baking, animal and bird watching, making homemade dumplings and babysitting for many children. She was a member of Holy Family Parish and the PCCW, and also volunteered with the hot lunch program at the Catholic School for many years.
Zelda is survived by one daughter, Lois Landsee of Arlington, WI.; four sons, Ronald (Mary), Gary, Allen and Craig, all of Arcadia; two sisters, Germaine Pregent of Albuquerque, NM and Rosemary Rybarczyk of Arcadia; four grandchildren, Marlys (Eric) Houston, Angela (Steve) Pahl, Rebecca (Michael) Sonsalla and Matthew (Jennifer) Benusa; four great-grandchildren, Elise and Grant Pahl and Cyrill and Solileil Sonsalla; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding Zelda in death were her parents; husband, Clarence in 2002; an infant son, Michael; brothers, Henry, John Jr., Eugene, Louis, George, Stanley, Lawrence, Sylvester and Raymond Lessman; sister, Minnie (Peter) Walski; son-in-law, Richard Landsee; and brothers-in-law, William Pregent and Dominic Rybarczyk.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Holy Family Parish with Reverend Kyle Laylan officiating. Family and friends are invited for visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at church. Rosary will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Arcadia. To express condolences to her family online, please visit www.wozneyfh.com.
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Holy Family Parish223 Maple Street
Arcadia, WI 54612
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Holy Family Parish223 Maple Street
Arcadia, WI 54612
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Holy Family Parish223 Maple Street
Arcadia, WI 54612
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Arcadia, WI 54612
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