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Meta Meske
1913-2012
Meta Meske, age 98, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at
Marquardt Memorial Manor.
Meta was
born in Withee, on Dec. 13, 1913, but lived most of
her life in Watertown. She was married to Walter B. R. Meske,
who owned and operated an electrical contracting business. Meta worked as his
bookkeeper and in later years worked in the cafeteria at Watertown Memorial
Hospital. She was a member of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church and had been
a volunteer at the Watertown Public Library.
Meta is
survived by her daughter, Arlene (Gordon) Neary of
Chesterfield, Miss.; her sister, Margaret Smith of Pewaukee; grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
She is
preceded in death by her husband, Walter; sons, Robert, Donald and Delmer; and daughters, Dorothy Riebe
and Ruth Johnson.
A family
graveside service has been held at Oak Hill Cemetery with Pastor Terry Larson
of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating.
Schmutzler-Vick Funeral Home 500 Welsh Road Watertown