Clara E. Gotz, 85 of Milladore, died on Friday, May 27, 2011 at Edgewater Haven Nursing Home in Port Edwards. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30am Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Milladore with Rev. Lyle Schulte officiating. Catherine Warnecke will provide the music along with St. Wenceslaus Senior Choir. Burial will be in the church cemetery with her grandsons, Kevin and Roman Jakubek, Keith Kramer, Chase and Trevor Feltz and granddaughter Kayla Liebl serving as pallbearers. Visitations will be from4-8pm Monday at the Martens/Rembs Funeral Home in Junction City and again on Tuesday at the church from 9:30 am until time of services. Clara was born on August 1, 1925 in the town of Torun, Portage County to Leon and Pauline (Gburek) Kontney. She was married to Martin Feltz, Sr. on October 16, 1943 at St. Marys Catholic Church in the town of Dewey, Portage County. He died on January 26, 1969. Clara then married Leonard B. Gotz on November 20, 1971 at St. Marys Catholic Church in the town of Dewey. Clara was employed and retired from De Boer Trucking in Sherry in 1999. She did the housekeeping of the office facilities. She enjoyed vegetable and her floral gardens, baking, sewing, and cooking for her family. Clara is survived by her husband Leonard, seven sons, Martin (Margie) Feltz, Jr. of Plover; Ernest (Tina) Feltz of Stevens Point; Eugene (Heidi) Feltz of Milladore; Randy Feltz of Edgar; Leonard Feltz of Athens; Dennis (Mary) Feltz of Aburndale; Rodney (Dawn) Feltz of Marshfield; eight daughters, Clara (Stash) Feltz of Stevens Point; Patricia (Alban) Rucinski of Rudolph; Carol (Thomas) Maslowski of Stevens Point; Elaine (William) Kramer of Junction City; Marlene (William) Getzloff of Stevens Point; Laurie (Patrick) Feltz-Mayek of Stevens Point; Jackie (Rick) Sevcik of Custer and Lisa (Perry Hinrichsen) Liebl of Auburndale; daughter-in-law Diane Feltz of Amherst Junction; 68 grandchildren; 71 great grandchildren; and one great great grandson. She is further survived by one brother Leo Kontney of Stevens Point; three sisters Lillian (Joseph) Babiak of Mosinee; Theresa (Donald) Maslowski of Wisconsin Rapids; and Antoinette (Jerome) Jelinski of Schofield. Clara was preceded in death by her parents, husband Martin, son Myron Feltz, daughter-in-law Brenda Feltz, grandchildren Nisa Feltz and Travis Feltz, five brothers Carl, Benedict, Anton, Ronald and Joseph Kontney both in infancy, two sisters, Elizabeth in infancy and Rose Wiza. She enhanced the beauty of earth not only through her love but the beauty of her flowers. Just like the growth of her flowers, her family continues to grow due to the nurturing personality with wich she raised her children and grandchildren. She will ever be remembered as a woman who gave something even when there was not much to give; she gave her love accompanied with a Reeses peanut butter cup. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother who will be deeply missed. Condolences may be sent online to www.rembsfh.com
Visitation:
4-8 pm and an hour prior at the church on May 30, 2011 at Martens/Rembs Funeral Home, Junction City, WI
Service:
10:30 am on May 31, 2011 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Milladore, WI