Sixth Generation

100. Loretta Geniese PASCH was born on 24 December 1927 in Dorset Valley, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^35,54 She appeared in the census in 1930 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁶ She died on 16 October 2005 at the age of 77 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁵

Obituary Notes: "Loretta G. (Pasch) Griffin, 77, of Tomah, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2005, at the Morrow Memorial Home in Sparta. She was born to Edward and Elna (Wilde) Pasch on Dec. 24, 1927, in Dorset Valley, Town of Wilton. She was baptized in Wilton and confirmed at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church, Tomah. Her parents moved to the Tomah area when she was 6 years old, and she has spent most of her life in the Tomah area. She was united in marriage on March 7, 1970, to Edwin Forest Griffin. Loretta worked for Northern Engraving for many years and also cared for her father for many years. She enjoyed crocheting, embroidering, making crafts, solving puzzles and working in her garden. She was a faithful member of St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church, Tomah.
She is survived by a special niece, Doris Murray of Beloit; two nephews, Vernon (Lois) Murray of Brodhead and Earl (Betty) Murray of Beloit, and a niece, Rosemary (Virgil) Amundson of Beloit; a special aunt, Marlene Wilde of Tomah; a cousin, Lou Ann (Robert) Neibuhr of Tomah; a special friend, Jim Noyes of Tomah; nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Edwin, her parents, and a brother, Verlyn Pasch.
Funeral services were held today (Thursday), Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church. Pastor Phillip M. Enderle officiated. Burial followed in the LaGrange Cemetery in the Township of LaGrange. Relatives and friends called at the Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, 801 E. Monowau St., Tomah on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. and at the church today from 10 a.m. until the time of the service."

Loretta Geniese PASCH and Edwin Forrest GRIFFIN were married on 7 March 1970.³⁵ Edwin Forrest GRIFFIN⁵⁹ was born on 17 August 1906.