Catherine A. Stuntebeck

MARSHALL - Catherine A. Stuntebeck (Alderson) was called home by her heavenly Father after a long illness on Tuesday, April 24, 2007. Catherine was born on March 2, 1926 to Erven and Ellen Alderson (Kalar) in Marshall, Wisconsin. She married Leonard E. Stuntebeck on October 16, 1946 at St. Mary of the Nativity in Marshall. She lived in Marshall for 61 years until her passing. Catherine is survived by her two sons John (Kathy) Stuntebeck, Marshall; Kevin (Bernie) Stuntebeck, Spring Green; two daughters Ellen (Daniel) James, Marshall; and Jane Stuntebeck, Diamond Bar, CA. She is also survived by three sisters, Mary Ann Kueffer, Waunakee; Irene Sullivan, Lake Mills; and Nancy (Jeff) Tolleffson, Cape Coral, FL; and her very dear friends James Lazers of Montello and Mary Wendt of Marshall. Catherine had ten grandsons; Shon (Molly) Thieren, PJ(Jodi) Thieren, Travis Stuntebeck, Lance (Jessie) Stuntebeck, Tyler Stuntebeck, Jesse (Shelia) James, David (Denise) James, Clint (Amy) James, Shane (Claire) Christenson, Brett Christenson; two granddaughters Andrea (Ben) Ring, and Jordana Stuntebeck. She is also survived by her ten great-grandchildren; Zachary, Catherine, Erin, Claire and Mason James, Ashley and Cameron Thieren, Jenson and Jamison Therein and Sydney Stuntebeck. She was preceded in death by her husband Leonard, her mother and father, and her sister Elizabeth Blumenthal. Catherine was a lifetime member of St. Mary of the Nativity and a graduate of Marshall High School. She retired from the Marshall Pharmacy in 1988. Catherine enjoyed traveling, painting, ceramics, and cooking, but most of all she loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services for Catherine will be held at ST. MARY OF THE NATIVITY, Marshall, on Saturday, April 28, 2007 with a funeral mass beginning at 11 a.m. Friends may call at the church on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of service. The family wishes to extend special thanks to Hospice Inc., especially Maria, Erin, April, and Tiffany. Memorials may be made to HospiceCare, Inc. When I come to the end of the dayAnd the sun has set for meI want no rites in a gloom filled room.Why cry for a soul set free: Miss me a little, but not too long And not with your head bowed low. Remember the love we once shared Miss me, but let me go. For this is a journey we all must take And each must go alone. It’s all a part of the Maker’s plan, A step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick at heart Go to the friends we know And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds- Miss me, but let me go.