Tenth Generation

31. Vern RODEFER was born on 16 December 1914 in Jackson County, WI.⁶ He died on 26 December 1977 at the age of 63 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ He was buried in Warrens, Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ in the Warren Mills Cemetery.

Vern RODEFER and Gwendyth E. "Gwen" RATTLE were married on 28 August 1936.⁶ Gwendyth E. "Gwen" RATTLE, daughter of Oscar Marion RATTLE and Mabel ELLIOTT, was born on 10 June 1918 in Madison, Dane County, WI.^6,16 She died on 25 December 2005 at the age of 87 in Medford, Taylor County, WI.⁶

Obituary Notes: "Gwendyth “Gwen” E. (Rodefer) Barrett, age 87, of Tomah died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at Memorial Hospital CBRF at Medford. She was born June 10, 1918, to Oscar and Mabel (Elliot) Rattle in Madison. She was united in marriage to Vern Rodefer on Aug. 30, 1936; he preceded her in death in December of 1978. She was united in marriage to Edward R. Barrett, Sr. on June 20, 1980; he preceded her in death on Nov. 15, 2003. Prior to her retirement, she worked at the Portland, WA, shipyards as a welder, at the V.A. Medical Center in Tomah and at Fort McCoy. She had moved to Medford to live closer to her daughter Nancy.

She is survived by three children, Nancy (George) Daniels of Medford, Bernard “Butch” (Sue) Rodefer of Ontario and Terrance (Linda) Rodefer of Warrens; grandchildren Gwenn (Ted) Bever, Bill (Susie) Daniels, Bruce (Angela) Daniels, Raymond (Ashlie) Daniels, Tammy, Steve Studsdahl, Terri (Mark) Olson, Gayla (Joey) Travis, Debbie (Bill) Jones, Deniece Rodefer, David (Pam) Rodefer, Donna (Bruce) Hobbs, Sandala (Ervin) Mulkey, Jessica (Brent) Richburg, Michael Rodefer, Peter Badaluco, Elizabeth (Clayton) Deer and Amy Bishop; 40 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren; brothers John (Cora) Rattle and Keith (Mitzi) Rattle; a sister, Phyllis Schleicher; stepchildren, step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends also survive her. In addition to her parents and both of her husbands, she was preceded in death by a son, Vernon Rodefer; a grandson, Terrance Rodefer Jr.; brothers Richard and Oscar Rattle and a sister, Jean Ackerley.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, Dec. 30, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 1001 McLean Ave., Tomah. Father John E. Ambelang will officiate. Burial will be in Warren-Mills Cemetery at Warrens." She was buried on 30 December 2005 in Warrens, Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI. in the Warren Mills-Cemetery.

Vern RODEFER and Gwendyth E. "Gwen" RATTLE had the following children: