Margaret M. (Jelinek) Bedward 1942-2008

FERRIS, HAGER, JELINEK, MARTIN, BEDWARD, KUCKKAHN, SPENCER, CORTOIS

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 11/30/2008 at 16:48:06

Margaret M. Bedward

Margaret Martha (Jelinek) Martin Bedward, age 65,
passed away Thursday, July 3, 2008 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI after a brief illness.

She was born Aug. 11, 1942 in Waukon, IA, daughter of Edmund and Martha (Hager) Jelinek.

She married Lyle Bedward on Nov. 16, 1963 at St. Johns Church in Prairie du Chien, WI.

She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Lyle Bedward of Blue River, 5 sons; Lyle (Stacey) of Prairie du Chien, WI, Clint and David both of Boscobel, WI, Ted (Lori) of Verona, WI and Keith (Jesse) of Hollandale, WI, 2 daughters; Lyline (Joe) Kuckkahn of Wisconsin Dells, WI and Crystal Martin of Oconomowac, WI, 2 brothers; Edmund "Jimmie" (Karen) Jelinek, Jr. of Madison, WI and Walter Jelinek of Boscobel, WI, a sister Rita (Bill) Spencer of Nenana, AK, 21 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter Annette (Martin) Cortois (2000), her mother, Martha (Hager) Cota (1994) and her father, Edmund A. Jelinek, a sister, Debra Jelinek (1982); grandparents Otto and Harriet (Ferris) Hager, of Castalia, Iowa (1981 and 1977).

A Mass of Christian Burial will be Tues., July 8, 2008 at 11:00 AM at St. John’s Catholic Church in Prairie du Chien, WI with burial in the Brodtville Cemetery in Patch Grove, WI. Friends may call on Mon., July 7, 2008 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Garrity Funeral Home in Prairie du Chien where there will be a rosary at 4:00 p.m.

Submitter's notes: Extracted in part from a Garrity Funeral Home brochure and family tree information. Margaret was first married to Leo Martin and had two daughters, Annette and Crystal. Leo died of smoke inhalation in their house fire near Prairie du Chien, WI in 1962. He is buried in a Prairie du Chien, WI cemetery. He was born April 14, 1937 and died December 15, 1962.