Sylvia Christina Bakke 1927-2008

SCHELLHAMMER, ZIMMERMAN, BAKKE, RISSMAN, HAGEN, ROSE, ROONEY, HAYES, HUMPHRIES, WILD, MAU

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 12/24/2008 at 20:49:17

Sylvia Christina Bakke

Sylvia C. Bakke, 81, of Waukon died Sunday, August 10, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, August 15, 2008 at 11 a.m. at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Thursday, August 14 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Sylvia Christina Bakke was born January 5, 1927 in LaCrosse, WI, the daughter of William and Christina (Schellhammer) Zimmerman. Sylvia's parents died when she was very young. She was raised by her aunt and uncle, Lizzie and Charles Rissman. She was baptized and confirmed at the Churchtown Presbyterian Church and attended Lycurgus Country School before graduating from Waukon High School in 1944.

Sylvia worked in Washington, D.C. in the Children's Hospital for two years before moving back to Waukon, where she worked in the Allamakee County Auditor's office. April 8, 1948 she married Charles Bakke in Lansing. They farmed together for many years in Center Township, rural Waukon. She also worked for the Allamakee County School District as a cook. Sylvia and Charles moved to Waukon in 1989.

She was a longtime member of Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church, where she was active in its ladies' circles. Sylvia enjoyed fishing, coffee with her friends, playing euchre and spending time with her family. She was an avid Chicago Cubs fan.

Survivors include her husband, Charles of Waukon; her children, Pat (Grant) Hagen of Marion, Dean (Shelley) Bakke of Cedar Rapids, Todd (Kristina) Bakke of Gardena, CA, and Steve Bakke of Waukon; three grandchildren, Adam and his wife Rey, Alyssa and Noah Bakke; a half-sister, Shirley (Wilbur) Rose of Waukon; two step-sisters, Arlene Rooney of Waukon and Sylvia Hayes of Sun City, AZ; three sisters-in-law, Hazel Rissman and Sally Zimmerman, both of Waukon, and Marie Zimmerman of Lansing.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her adopted parents, Lizzie and Charles Rissman; a daughter, Linda; a son, Duane; two brothers, Herbert and Walter Zimmerman; a sister, Esther Humphries; a step-brother, Milton Wild; two step-sisters, Betty Wild and Eleanor Mau; and an adopted brother, Harvey Rissman.

Casketbearers are Richard Hansmeier, Donald Bakke, Dave Zimmerman, Gordon Gilbertson, Allan Rissman and John Bakke.

The Waukon Standard, August 13, 2008
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