Mary Jo Josie Bloch, age 62, of 67 Wa Wa Ave, Ripon WI passed away Saturday, September 09, 2006 at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Mary Jo was born May 20, 1944, daughter of James and Mary Lois (Campbell) Kuehn in Ripon. She graduated from Ripon High School and went on to the Milwaukee School of Cosmetology. Mary Jo married Thomas Bloch on October 3, 1964. She worked at Smuckers for 30 years. Mary Jo enjoyed cooking, gardening, reading and time spent with her family and friends. She was proud of her participation in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life during the past four years. She was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband and best friend, Thomas Bloch of Ripon; her son William (Stacy) Bloch and their three daughters Maddie, Ellie and Katie of Scandinavia, WI; her son Robert (Brenda) Bloch of Madison, WI; her daughter Rebecca Becky (Steve) Galvin and their children Kelly and Michael of Stevens Point, WI; her brother Keith Peter (Kathi) Kuehn and their daughter Krista of Ashland, WI.; her sister Deborah (David) Peters and their two sons Matthew and Theodore of Milwaukee, WI; her sister Holly Kuehn of El Portal, CA; and many other relatives and friends. Mary Jo is preceded in death by her parents Jim and Koko Kuehn and by Toms parents Edward and Anita Bloch.
Visitation for Mary Jo will be Tuesday, September 12, 2006 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home in Ripon and Wednesday, September 13, 2006 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Immanuel United Methodist Church, 401 W. Fond du Lac St, Ripon, WI, 54971.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at Immanuel United Methodist Church 11 a.m. with Reverend Paul Nulton officiating. Interment will be at Loper Cemetery, Town of Ripon. A memorial has been established.
God saw she was getting tired and a cure was not to be, so he put his arms around her and whispered come to me. With tearful eyes we watched her suffer and saw her fade away, although we loved her deeply, we could not make her stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands to rest, God broke our heart to prove to us he only takes the best.
Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home, Ripon, is assisting the family.
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