Willer, Vicki (Mrs. Darrell) 1951-2023

WILLER, DRAKE

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting-Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/15/2023 at 12:21:17

Vicki Lynn (Drake) Willer, 71, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2023, at her home in Oshkosh.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 3, 2023, at St. John's Lutheran Church - Preston Township, rural Akron, Iowa. Reverend Trish Underberg will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 1:00 p.m. until service time on Monday, July 3, 2023, at the church. Arrangements are with the Rexwinkel Funeral Home in Le Mars, Iowa. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.rexwinkelfh.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Vicki's name to St. John's Lutheran Church - Preston Township, rural Akron, Iowa.

Vicki Drake was born on October 13, 1951 in Hawarden, Iowa, the daughter of Edward and Mildred Drake. She was baptized at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Chatsworth, Iowa and was confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Akron, Iowa. Vicki graduated from Akron High School in 1970 and she then attended beauty school. She was united in marriage to Darrell Willer on January 25, 1969. This union blessed them with two sons. After her sons graduated, she went back to college and received an accounting degree. She worked for the Town of Spruce; she also worked at a local dental office as office manager, at an auto dealership, and an attorney’s office.

Vicki and Darrell moved to Wisconsin in 1972. Their dream was to own and operate a dairy farm. They first settled near Gillett, then they moved to Cecil. They bought a dairy farm near Oconto Falls and worked hard until 1999. They later moved to Oshkosh.

Though she lived in many locations and worked a variety of jobs, Vicki’s foundation was always her family. Her husband, children, and extended family were her ‘home’ and she loved being with them.

Vicki was a wonderful cook and enjoyed hosting her loved ones for the holidays. She enjoyed sewing and embroidering, so much that every child and grandchild will still feel mom/grandma Vicki’s hugs each night as they all sleep under her hand-crafted quilts.

Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Darrell of Oshkosh, WI; a son, Todd (Megan) Willer of Freedom, WI and their children Colin (Jessica), Nathan, Emily, and Linnea; a son, Chad (Traci) Willer of Pulaski, WI and their children, Paige and Cade; special bonus daughter, Rosemary (Ken) Rosenthal and their children Levi and Luci of Sobieski, WI; sisters: Marilyn Neyens of Le Mars, IA, Marlus Mammen of Sioux City, IA, and Linda Rodriguez of Murfreesboro, TN; sister in law, Darlys Willer of Salina, KS; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents; father and mother-in-law, Don and Elwanda Willer; sisters in law: Dianna Willer and Patty Willer; brothers in law, Dennis Willer, Melvin Neyens, and Maynard Mammen; and nephew, Tony Neyens.

Source: Rexwinkel Funeral Home online obituary.