Violet Jane “Duke” Reader Wimmer, 76, 18440 C.R. 46, New Paris, died Sunday at 2:15 p.m. at the Home of her daughter, Greta Burtsfield. She battled cancer for almost four years.
She was born Feb. 10, 1933 in Woodboro, Wis., to Walter and Ida (Mosser) Reader, and graduated in 1951 from Rhinelander High School.
She married Charles L. Wimmer Feb. 27, 1954, in Rhinelander, Wis. She was a homemaker. Following her marriage, they lived in Tacoma, Wash., for a year, then to Gleason, Wis., where they farmed for 19 years. She worked at Merrill Manufacturing, Merrill, Wis., and at the Red Owl Stores in Appleton, Merrill and Rhinelander, Wis.
In 1974, she moved from Gleason, Wis., to the Nappanee/New Paris area where she worked at Heartland paper plate factory for six years.
She was an avid gardener, planting flowers and trees in her numerous flower gardens. A loving mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her husband; her seven children, Ada (Lyle) Miller, Nappanee, Thomas (Sandy) Wimmer, Argos, Mark (Najwa) Wimmer, Syracuse, Teresa (Tom Cline) Wimmer, Rhinelander, Wis., Greta (Tim) Burtsfield, Millersburg, Debbie (Dan) Ostrander, Goshen, and Daniel Wimmer, New Paris; 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by seven brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, and Saturday from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service at Hildebrand-Darton-Russ Funeral Home, Rhinelander, Wis.
Burial will be in Northland Memorial Park, Rhinelander, Wis.
Memorials may be made to the family in care of Greta Burtsfield.
Condolences may be sent to yoderculpfuneralhome.com.
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