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| Ramona Rae (Jensen) Bandelow
Ramona, age 70, died on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at home with her family after a long battle with cancer. The family wishes to thank Northwest Wisconsin Homecare and Hospice for making this possible. Ramona was born on March 1, 1938, to Lawrence and Alta (Snittler) Jensen in the township of Weston, Dunn Co., WI. She is a 1956 graduate of Menomonie High School. She married three times; Douglas Wald in September 1954; Ronald Singerhouse in 1974; and Lowell Bandelow in 1983. She worked as an Accountant/Administrative Secretary for Fuhrman Tax Services, Muza & Muza Attorneys and Indianhead Enterprises of Menomonie. She retired in 2001 from McPhillips Brothers Roofing of N. St. Paul, MN after 14 years of service. In her younger years, Ramona enjoyed floating the Red Cedar River and lots of snowmobiling. In 1978 she was instrumental in forming the Irvington Booster Club. She loved nature and her walks along the river to her “special log” with Buddy her dog. She created many flower gardens of rocks, elves and fairies. She sure did a lot of knitting and crocheting while caring for her husband with Alzheimer’s. She loved to play cards with relatives and friends and was a very gifted writer of poems, diaries and stories of her Danish heritage. In her final days she enjoyed bird watching with a “bird’s eye view”. Mona is survived by three children, Kim Wald of Downsville, Joseph Wald (Kim, Izabel Lindsey) of Menomonie, and Lori Craig (Jim Jenneman) of Fall Creek; one sister, Suzanne (James) Froeschle of Menomonie; one nephew, Jon Williams of CO; two grandchildren, Megan (Kyle) Schnell of Rathdrum, ID and Douglas Wald of Tucson, AZ, one great-grandson, Kole “Jensen” Schnell. Step-children—Mike (Lori) Bandelow of Shakopee, MN and Kurt (Julie) Singerhouse of Eau Claire. Step-grandchildren-Ryan Pluss of Tulsa, OK and Cheyenne Pluss of Tucson, AZ, Jennifer and Jason Hoyt of Menomonie, Patrick (Diane) Bandelow of Florida and Erin (Sean) McBean of Shakopee and one step-grandson Yourik McBean. Brothers-in-law, Richard (Marge) Wald of Waterloo, IA, John Wald (Kay Lieberman) of Eau Claire, Jerry Wald of Milwaukee. Sisters-in-law; Barbara (Willy) Pease, Susan (Ron) Brown, Debra (Larry) Drinkman, Joyce Oberle, Nelva Bandelow all of Menomonie, Doris (John) Brandt of Boyceville, Charlene (Rich) Johnson of Bozeman, MT. Beloved aunts: Norma (William) Uetz, Dorothy Buckley, Lois Neubauer all of Menomonie, Julia Snittler of Oregon, WI. Special double cousins: Karen (Dick) Tofte of Stoughton, WI and Scott (Monica) Snittler of Belleville, WI. Special friends: Marlene (Skip) Ebert, Mary Jane (Bob) Singerhouse, Annie Grimme all of Menomoine, Jana (Ben) Burt of Corpus Christi, TX, and Renee Karwowski of Kansasville, WI. She will be missed by many friends and relatives. Mona was preceded in death by her parents, infant brother Jerry Lynn; husbands Douglas Wald and Lowell Bandelow; nephew Michael Williams; stepdaughter Rhonda Hoyt; in-laws Louis Wald, Marilyn Borchert and Vickie Shafer. A memorial service to “celebrate her life” will be held on Friday, December 19th, from noon until 1 p.m. with Chaplain Dale Freberg officiating at the Holiday Manor Inn and Conference Centers, Junction I-94 and Hwy 25 in North Menomonie, with a luncheon and fellowship following the service until 4 p.m. There will be a private interment at St. John’s Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers Mona wished for donations to either the Northwest Wisconsin Homecare Hospice at 1515 Stout Rd., Menomonie or St. John’s Cemetery at E4249 Ct. Tk. D, Menomonie. | ||