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Thressa D. Millard

PORTAGE –  Thressa D. Millard, age 83, died on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Divine Savior Healthcare Hospital in Portage. 

Thressa was born on October 21, 1928, in Caledonia Township, the daughter of Clarence A. and Verla D. (Ruman) Mielke.  She married Victor D. Millard on November 19, 1943; he preceded her in death in 1991.  Thressa was a clerk at Woolworths, Schultz’s, and Service Drug for many years.  She loved flowers, birds, gardening, and most of all her family.  Thressa was a member of Portage United Methodist Church.   

She is survived by her children, Charlene Krohn, Nekoosa, Sandra (Keith) Ebert, Rio, Garry (Audrey) Millard, Pardeeville, Debra (Don) Cooper, Portage, and Connie Balsiger, Columbus; 12 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; her sisters, Jeanette (Alfred) Olson, Wisconsin Dells, and Carol (Ray) Bolgrihn, West Bend, other relatives and many friends.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor, her parents, her brother, Lawrence Mielke, and a son-in-law, Lee Krohn.       

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 13, 2012, at Portage United Methodist Church in Portage, with Rev. Tom Countryman officiating.  Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at the Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Home in Portage, and on Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the church.

May your last breath on earth be your first breath in heaven. 

 

 

 

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