Betty J. Lemke

Betty Jane (Kietzman) Lemke, 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday,
February 28, 2019, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.


She was born on July 16, 1928, a daughter of William and
Amanda (Theil) Kietzman in Oshkosh WI. 
She was the oldest of three children. 


Betty started working at the age of sixteen for the
telephone company in Oshkosh as a phone operator.  She continued her career with AT&T for
thirty-five years.

She met her husband Lloyd at the phone company.  They were married in 1956, at Martin Luther
Church in Oshkosh, WI.


She was a member at Faith Lutheran Church of Fond du Lac.


She was an avid reader and a daily visitor of the Fond du
Lac Pubic Library.  She also enjoyed
sewing and loved her flower gardens and watching birds on their many feeders.  She also loved spending time with her family
and grand dogs.


She is survived by her husband Lloyd Lemke; son Stephen
Lemke; daughters, Liane (Dave) Iwanski, Sarah (Mark) Radtke; and one grandson
Michael Lemke;  two brothers, Ralph
(Bess) Kietzman and Loren (Diane) Kietzman.


She is preceded in death by her parents and several in-laws.


Cremation has taken place. 
Visitation will be at Uecker-Witt Funeral Home, 524 N. Park Ave, Fond du
Lac, WI, 54935 on Thursday, March 14th, 2019, from 3-6 PM. A memorial
service will follow the visitation at the funeral home at 6:00 PM.


A private family interment will occur at Ledgeview Memorial
Park on a later date.


In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Betty’s name to
Hospice Home of Hope of Fond du Lac or Faith Lutheran Church of Fond du Lac.


The family would like to thank the staff of Woodlands Senior
Park and the staff of Hospice Home of Hope who were so wonderful and supportive
to Betty and her family.


Additional information and guestbook can be found at ueckerwitt.com