Eisch, Betty A. (Hanson) McKay 1937-2015

EISCH, HANSON, ODONNELL, MCKAY, PROBST, RIEBE, POSEN, GROOTHOFF, MIKULA, AMIDON, MATERI, BRANDON, ROCHELEAU, BUNCHKOWSKI

Posted By: Pat Pasmore (email)
Date: 5/16/2016 at 13:12:39

Published in Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter on May 15, 2016

Betty Ann Eisch, 78, of Mauston, WI, and formerly of Manitowoc, went to meet her savior on October 18, 2015 at home in Mauston, WI, after a short battle with lung cancer.

Betty was the daughter of Lester and Helen (O'Donnell) Hanson and was born in Waukon, Iowa on March 16, 1937. She was raised in Manitowoc, WI. and attended Lincoln High School. She married John McKay on November 5, 1954. On September 28, 1991, she married William T. Eisch at St Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc and they moved to Mauston, WI, where they enjoyed 24 years of happiness.

Betty is survived by her husband, William of Mauston; five children, Debra, Patricia and James McKay of Manitowoc; Suzette (Brian) Probst, Menasha and Michael McKay, Appleton. She is further survived by her brother Ronald (Ruth) Hanson, Manitowoc, eight grandchildren; Shawn Riebe, Nicole (Dennis) Posen, Rebecca (Robert) Groothoff, Jamie McKay, Michelle McKay, Jory McKay, Darlene McKay, and Daniel (Kristen) McKay; seven great grandchildren, six stepchildren; David (Catherine) Eisch, Peter Eisch and Jennifer Materi, of West Allis; Steven (Lori) Eisch, Medford; Joel (Claudette) Eisch, South Milwaukee; Julie (Neil) Mikula, New Berlin; Six of her husband's stepchildren; Michael, David (Lori), Susan and Jeffrey (Jodi) Amidon, Darlene (Dwain) Materi and Lauri (Gregory) Brandon; two sisters-in-law, Barbara (Louis) Rocheleau and Audrey (Russell) Bunchkowski, and many other relatives and friends

Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Saint Patrick Catholic Church, 401 Mansion St., Mauston, WI. Visitation will be in the church gathering area from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will immediately follow in the church cemetery. A luncheon will then be served in Reardon hall.

Please, no flowers or memorials.

The Family wishes to extend a special thanks to Betty's physician, David Hoffmann, the staffs at both Mile Bluff Medical Center and Tomah Memorial Hospital Hospice Touch. You all helped us through this difficult journey.