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Aurilla B. Brickwell

TOWNSHIP OF LEWISTON /  PORTAGE –  Aurilla B. Brickwell, age 95, of the Township of Lewiston, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Tivoli in Portage.

She was born on March 20, 1917 in Briggsville, Wisconsin, the daughter of George and Celia (Rihn) Russell.  Aurilla married James Brickwell on March 27, 1935 in Briggsville.  She and Jim farmed in Lewiston most of their married life.  She greatly enjoyed traveling, cooking, and being with family and friends.  Aurilla, better known as Girlie, was a cook at the Lewiston Elementary School for 28 years, retiring in 1986.  She was active in Homemakers and was a 4-H leader for over 25 years.  She was a life-long member of the Briggsville United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her children,  Shirley (Rev. Arthur) Anacker, Portage, Joyce (Donald) Crawford, Pardeeville, Russell (Pat) Brickwell, Wisconsin Dells, and Celia (Peter) Johnson, Andersonville, Tennessee;  15 grandchildren;  34 great-grandchildren;  13 great-great-grandchildren;  her sister-in-law, Dorothy Russell, Lodi;  nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends.  She was preceded in death by her husband, James in 1989, her brother, Arthur, her son-in-law, Gerald “Whitey” Hohn and 2 great-great-grandchildren. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the Briggsville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Julie Wilson officiating.  Burial will follow in Briggsville Protestant Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Home in Portage, and on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the church.

The family of Girlie would especially like to thank the staff at Tivoli and Dr. Strain for the wonderful care she received while a resident there.

 

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