Greta M. (Riley) Quillin - 1910-1989

RILEY, WALSH, QUILLIN, SAEWERT, SCHMIDT

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 1/9/2011 at 10:25:50

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON DEMOCRAT, May 11, 1989
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Greta M. Quillin, age 79, of LaCrosse, Wisconsin died Sunday, May 7, 1989 in St.Francis Medical Center. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 10 at 11 a.m. in St.Pius Catholic Church in LaCrosse. The Rev. Bill Grevatch officiated. Entombment was in St.Francis of Assisi Mausoleum. Blaschke Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Greta was born February 27, 1910 in Waukon, Iowa to John and Mary (Walsh) Riley. On May 6, 1935 she married Edward J. Quillin in St.Patrick's Catholic Church in Waukon. She was active for many years in the operation of Quillin's Food Store, where she served as produce manager. She was a member of Catholic Women's League, Ladies of Columbus, and Women's Society of St.Pius Church. From 1968 to 1970 she was Wisconsin State Knights of Columbus First Lady and was the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Degree First Lady from 1984 to 1987.

She was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother, all who had lived in Waukon, Iowa, Isabel Saewert, Virginia Schmidt, and Francis Riley and a son.

She is survived by her husband, three sons, Phil, Lyle, and Larry Quillin all of LaCrosse, Wisconsin; seven grandchildren and a brother, Vince Riley, of LaCrosse, Wisconsin.