Fourth Generation

44. Jeanette Alvera KUEHL¹⁵ was born on 11 May 1925 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^32,50,56 She appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁹ She lived at her home in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI in December 2002.⁴⁶ She works for the Tomah Hospital. Jeanette died on 12 April 2012 at the age of 86 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁵

Obituary Notes: "Jeanette A. Bolton, 86, of Tomah, died Thursday April 12, 2012, at Tomah Memorial Hospital. She was born May 11, 1925, to Edwin and Rosella (Schmasow) Kuehl in the town of Tomah. She attended Council Creek country school. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was a member of the Tomah High School graduating class of 1943.

Jeanette was united in marriage to Robert Bolton on Nov. 22, 1944, at Sparta. Together they farmed in the town of LaGrange until 2001. She worked many years at Schultz Brothers Store, and later she worked at Tomah Memorial Hospital in the dietary department for more than 30 years until her retirement in 2002.

She was a faithful member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Most important to Jeanette was her family. She loved babysitting for her great-grandchildren, and if five of them wanted a different type of treat, Jeanette would make five different types of treats. She always was smiling and treated people like they were family. She was a devoted wife and a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister.

She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Robert; a son, Duane Robert (Paulette) Bolton of Tomah; a daughter, Jean Marie (Francis) Ruland Jr. of Tomah; five grandchildren, Shelly (Dan) Buttner, Amy (Mike) Zebro, Renae (Jason) Thompson Tonya (Tim) Schroeder and Aaron (Laura) Ruland; 15 great-grandchildren, Kaleigh, Kelsey and Dylan Buttner, Shawn Johnson, Lyndsi Smith, Kyle Zebro, Tyler, Jami and Makenzie Parker, Alex Martin and Jazmine Thompson, Patric and Peter Schroeder and Jarrett and Jaxon Ruland; three brothers, Roland Kuehl of Warrens and Gerald (Janice) Kuehl and David Kuehl, both of Helenville; a sister-in-law, Marguerite Seflow of Tomah; many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin and Rosella (Bertha); two brothers Gary and Donald Kuehl; three sisters, Darlene (Horace) Lemmons, Joyce (Jim) Kelley and Lois (Dean) Shattuck; a sister-in-law, Carol Kuehl; a brother-in-law, Leonard Seflow; and a nephew, Danny Kuehl.

Funeral services will be held Monday (today), April 16, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1221 LaGrange Ave., Tomah. Pastor Mark W. Benning will officiate. Burial will be at the La Grange Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the church on Monday from 9:30 a.m. until time of the service. Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements."

Jeanette Alvera KUEHL and Robert Winworth BOLTON were married on 22 November 1944 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^32,45,53,66 Robert Winworth BOLTON¹⁵, son of Edgar Edwin BOLTON and Lauretta KIEFER, was born on 1 December 1921 in Monroe County, WI.^25,37 He appeared in the census in 1930 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁹ He graduated in 1939 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁷ from Tomah High School.

He is a farmer in Tomah, WI

Jeanette Alvera KUEHL and Robert Winworth BOLTON had the following children: