Joan Mary Stockheimer, age 85, of Stratford passed away on November 11, 2018 in the Palliative Care Unit at Marshfield Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.
To honor Joan’s wishes, no formal services are scheduled. However, her children are inviting family and friends to gather for a time of visitation and sharing of memories at Life Tributes Funeral Home-Spencer on Thursday, November 15th from 4PM until 7PM and again on Friday November 16th from 10AM until. 12 noon. A lunch will follow. A private committal service will be held in Saint Andrew’s Cemetery in Rozellville at a later date.
Joan was born on May 30, 1933 at home in the Town of Day to John and Eleanora (Linzmeier) Bornbach. Joan was a devoted wife and homemaker. She did numerous volunteering for St. Andrews Church in Rozellville and farmed 140 acres until her retirement in 2004. She enjoyed outdoors, gardening, cooking, working with flowers, and playing sheephead with her card buddies. Her favorite passions were reading, playing piano music, listening to polka music and polka dancing.
Joan is survived by her children, Rita (Jim) Post of Milladore, Helen (Dan) Zeman of Marshfield, Steve (Sandy) Stockheimer of West Salem, Al Stockheimer of Milladore, David (Kim) Stockheimer of Tomah, Ken Stockheimer of Stratford, Sally (Mike) Lang of Marshfield, Karen (Ron) Pachniak, Laura (Ralph) Aschebrook, Barbi (Marty) Moe of LaCrosse and Gary (Melissa) Stockheimer of Neillsville.
Joan is also survived by 25 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild, Tina (Kyle) Zimmerman and children Dominic & Haley; Lisa (Pete) Ames and children Kendra, Molly and Braxton; April (Pat) Binder & daughter Stacy; Joe Post & children Eli, Jasmine (and her daughter Adalynn); Dan (Donna) Post and children Kyler & Alexis; Ben Stockheimer & children Kyla, Lyla, & Adakin; Micki Skwierczynski, Mandy Skwierczynski & daughter Eli; Kait (Dalton) Venden, Kristin (Joe) Kenowski; Noah Stockheimer; Crystal Stockheimer and children Dawson, Drezden & Diara, Jake Stockheimer and daughter Desi; Jessica (Aaron) Stone; Casie Rock & son Daxton; Justin Lang; Amber (Tyler) Diercks and children Carter & Rylee; Ryan Pachniak, Josh (Liz) Pachniak & daughter Scarlett; Alysa (Ben) Schlueter; Casey Aschebrook; Martin Moe; William Moe; Taylor (Brushon) Cottrell and Terren Stockheimer.
She is further survived by her brothers: Alvin (Betty) Bornbach, Orville (Helen) Bornbach, Eugene (Genevieve) Bornbach, David (Donna) Bornbach, Jarold (Kathy) Bornbach, James (Joan) Bornbach, a sister Delores Bornbach and brother-in-law Art Schallock.
She is predeceased by her husband (Edward); her parents (Eleanora and John Bornbach), a sister, Alice Schallock, a great grandson, Isaac Franz, 5 brother-in laws, Norbert, Joseph, Ray and Tony and 2 sisters Anna Marie Kress and Agnes Kaiser.
Her family is accepting memorials in Joan’s name for a charity to be determined later.
The family wishes to thank everyone at the Pallative Care Unit for the excellent and caring services they provided to Joan.
Her arrangements are under the care of Life Tributes Funeral Home-Spencer. Visit www.lifetributgesfuneralhome.com to share thoughts and condolences.
