Etola ‘Toni’ Bowersox, 93, Waupaca, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at her home.
A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday, Jan. 28, at First United Methodist Church in Waupaca, with the Rev. Cathy J.N. Weigand officiating.
Visitation will be held at the church from 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, until the service.
A memorial has been established in her name.
Holly Funeral Home of Waupaca assisted the family with arrangements. Condolences may be offered online at www.hollyfuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Bowersox was born July 10, 1918, in Waupaca, a daughter of the late Herbert and Alta (Beadleston) Quimby.
She was married to James Bowersox in September 1957 in Waupaca. He died on Nov. 16, 2010.
She was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 1037 of Waupaca and the Riverside Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary where she would do needlework to sell. She was also a member of First United Methodist Church in Waupaca where both she and her husband were Sunday school teachers for many years.
Survivors include one daughter, Kathleen Hadley, Sturgeon Bay; one son, Gary (Louise) Hansen, Stuart, Va.; one daughter-in-law, Susan Hansen, Waupaca; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by one son, James Hansen Sr.; four brothers, Francis, Clifford, Jack and Billie Quimby; four sisters, Eloise Czerwinski, Meta Ciura, Betty Bouck and Beverly Tessen; and one great-granddaughter.
