Helen P. Ploessl

Helen P. Ploessl age 75, of Cassville, died on Saturday, June 21, 2008 at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, rural Lancaster. She was born June 26, 1932, in Cassville, WI, the daughter of Bernard and Lenice (Longmeier) Vondrum. She was united in marriage to Clifford A. Ploessl on September 15, 1949 at St. Charles Catholic Church in Cassville. Helen’s legacy is her family and they will miss her dearly. She tirelessly devoted her life to assure those she held in her heart had all the love and care they needed. As Helen’s family grew, she welcomed her daughters-in-law as if they were her own. She welcomed each new grandchild as a precious gift. Helen was greatly respected as a kind and gentle woman. She was a lifelong member of St. Charles Catholic Church in Cassville.

She is survived by her ten children: David (Vicki), Cassville; Kenneth (Mary), Cassville; Robert, Oregon; Thomas (Anne) Waunakee; Douglas (Cindy) Cassville; Ronald, Madison; Gregory (Rhonda) Waunakee; Diane Ploessl, Madison; Patrick (Christine), Cassville; and Daniel, Waunakee; 18 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and her sister, Mary Vondrum, Madison.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford, in 2000; her parents, Bernard and Lenice Vondrum; and her youngest sister, Dorothy Kunz.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church in Cassville with Father John Norder officiating. Burial will be in St. Charles Cemetery, Cassville. It was Helen’s wish there be no public visitation. The Martin Funeral Home in Cassville is assisting the family.