Obituaries

Dolores H. Pohland

PORTAGE – Dolores H. Pohland, age 84, died on Thursday, January 24, 2013, at Divine Savior Healthcare Hospital in Portage.

Dolores was born on June 8, 1928, in the Town of Mosel, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Alvin and Clara (Schmitt) Vogel.  She was married to Edgar M. Pohland on November 11, 1950 in Kiel, Wisconsin; he preceded her in death.  Dolores was a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Portage, where she taught Sunday School.  She worked in food service at the Senior Center in Wyocena.  Dolores was a very active volunteer at Columbia Health Care Center. 

Dolores is survived by her daughters; Enid (David) Hurley, Athens, GA, Edith Pohland, West Peoria, IL; her grandchildren, Ian Hurley, Hickory, NC, Katherine Hurley, Athens, GA, and Christian Hurley, South Korea; her sister, Leora (Gordon) Seefeldt, Sheboygan;  her “adopted” son, James Luder, Davenport, FL; other relatives and many friends.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Edgar, and a brother in infancy, Leslie Vogel.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 28, 2013 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 850 Armstrong, Portage, Wisconsin, with the Rev. Alan Boeck officiating.  Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. on Monday in Woodland Cemetery, Village of Kohler, Wisconsin.  Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. on Monday at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Columbia Health Care Center and St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.

The family would like to extent special thanks to the Columbia Health Care staff and Divine Savior Healthcare Hospital for the loving care they gave to Dolores.

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

 

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