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Deloris A. Droste

PORTAGE  --  Deloris A. Droste, age 87, of Portage, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2014 at Our House in Portage.

Deloris was born on January 26, 1927 in Caledonia Township to Julius and Mary (Klappstein) Schultz.  On March 13, 1954, she was united in marriage to Donald L. Droste.  She worked with her husband in their trucking business for 42 years.

She is survived by her husband, Donald Droste of Portage;  daughter, Koren (Mark) Palecek of Marshfield, son, Dennis (Kristin) Droste of Portage;  grandsons, Brad (Sarah) Droste of Reedsburg, Matthew (Jenna) Palecek of Neenah;  granddaughters, Becky Droste (Brent LaFrenz) of Bloomington, Minnesota, Donna Palecek (fiancé, Jeff Denny) of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, Lexi Krueger (Alonso Aranda) of Portage, and Alyse Krueger (Tony Boivin) of Madison;  two sisters, Ethel Smith of Baraboo and Eldora Schaefer of Waunakee; many nieces and nephews and their families;  her sister-in-law, Lyla Schultz of Merrimac;  other relatives and many friends.  She was preceded in death by her parents;  her brothers, Delbert, LaVern and Willis;  her sisters, Reinetta Hooker and Evelyn Newton;  her sister-in-law, Elnora Schultz;  and her brothers-in-law, Dalton Newton and Tex Schaefer.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, W8267 Highway 33E, Portage, WI, with Pastor Dan Pulsfus officiating.  Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at the church.

The Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Home in Portage is assisting the family.

 

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