On Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, our mom, Betty J. Herlache, received her heavenly wings and started her journey to be reunited with her beloved husband, Clayton Herlache, her son, Clayton “C.J.” Herlache Junior, and grandson, Jason David Klaus, as well as several other family members and friends.
Mom was born on Aug. 10, 1923, to the late Harry and Martha (Doepke) Liesch in Green Bay. In 1930, her parents built their home in northeast Green Bay. Five generations of our family have resided within our grandparents’ home up to the present time. It has remained a gathering place with heartfelt memories of days gone by.
Mom’s life was filled with many “favorite” people and events: a Kroll’s hamburger with a Bud Light, Christmas candy run with Marty every year, putting up her Christmas Village and tree with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, bonfires, booyah parties, her annual August gathering and family reunions, gathering all of her grandchildren every summer for a huge sleepover/vacation at her little blue cottage on the lake. She was a memory maker and creator for each and every one of them. One of her favorite events was traveling throughout the country to visit new places and especially to visit her relatives, daughters, nieces and nephews and her grandchildren. Family was her reward in life. Mom lived with dignity, compassion, kindness and always with the good Lord in her heart! Her faith was unyielding!
Mom was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; son, Clayton Herlache Jr.; grandson, Jason David Klaus; six siblings; as well as numerous other relatives and friends. Sister Joyce Marie was Mom’s beloved confidant, her source of comfort and her inspiration. It was a tremendous loss for mom! Lila Fay Kuske was mom’s lifelong friend from the neighborhood. Again, this was a tremendous loss for Mom.
Those of us left behind are left with loving thoughts of a wonderful, humorous, strong, dedicated and heartfelt mom, grandma, great-grandma, mother-in-law, aunt and friend.
Betty is survived by her children, Marty (Jerry) Olsen, Kathie (Bill) Piontek, Dan (Jane) Herlache, Cheryl Herlache Daly (James Daly), Jeanette (David) Klaus, Scott (Cheryl) Herlache, Brian (Tracey) Herlache; a daughter-in-law, Linda (Hess) Herlache; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and her sister- in-law, Lois (Herlache) Murphy.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at the Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano with the Rev. Steven Hyvonen officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Inurnment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the staff and volunteers of Maple Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center and the outstanding compassion shown to Mom by Hospice Advantage.
A memorial fund has been established in honor of Betty J. Herlache to the following organization: N.E.W. Curative Alzheimer’s Program.
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