Adele Esther Walker

POYNETTE – Adele Esther Walker, age 76, of Poynette, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at Meriter Hospital, in Madison.

Adele was born on November 30, 1948, in Madison, Wisconsin, the daughter of Lester and Lorraine Esther (Tiemann) Olson. Her grandmother, Esther, shared her name with her mother and Adele. She graduated from LaFollette High School, in Madison - Class of 1966. She married her soulmate, Kenneth M. Walker, on April 14, 1967, and walked separate paths in October of 1990, but remained friends for life.

Adele was a long-time member of St Peter’s Lutheran Church, in Arlington. She worked as an accountant at T.J.K. Design for many years. Adele enjoyed a good glass of wine on her deck surrounded by friends, her many fur babies and watching her birds. She was a very talented seamstress and enjoyed creating keepsakes for her family. She had a passion for taking the train to see family on the West Coast and loved her many road trips seeing sights throughout the state.

She is survived by her daughters, Heather (Brad) Falk-Stein and Gretchen (Jeff Russell) Achenbach; grandchildren, Branden (Brittany) Falk, Kyle (Katie) Falk, Kolten Achenbach, Luke Achenbach, Emma Achenbach, Greg Stein and Jessica (Alex) Rice; great grandchildren, Evan, Walker, Kinzley, Aubrie, CalLeigh, Lincoln, Aron, Maddie, and Eli. Sisters, Karen Michaels and Elyse (Jeff) Haugen; numerous nieces, nephews; her special son-in-law, Dave Falk; special friend, Christie Dallman; and her many animals, relatives, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; father and mother-in-law, Clyde and Thelma Walker; special grandmother, Esther Tiemann; special aunt, Ruth Walker; and her nephew, Michael Wick.

Memorial services will be held at Pflanz Mendrala Funeral Home (www.pmmfh.com), in Portage, Wisconsin, on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., with Rev David Juhl officiating. Inurnment will be private. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, at the funeral home.