Bernice A. Hatch

Bernice A. Hatch passed away on August 6, 2015, at the age of 96, at Tower View Villa, Rosendale.Bernice Adeline Wegner, born July 13, 1919, was the youngest of five children and only daughter to Edward Bernard Wegner and Lydia Louise Rosenthal Wegner of Van Dyne.In 1935, at the age of 16, Bernice was runner up in the first Alice in Dairyland contest. She married James Balcom Hatch of Rosendale on June 26, 1940, at the Evangelical United Brethren Church, Van Dyne, with Rev. Robert Boettcher officiating. They renewed their vows on their 50th wedding at the same place with the same minister officiating. During World War II, she was employed in the dry goods department of JC Penney Co., Fond du Lac, and later, seasonally, in the canteen of the Green Giant Co., Rosendale. For the most part, she was a stay-at-home mom. She was a member of and, until recent years, active in the United Church of Christ, Rosendale. Bernice was a very capable seamstress and shared her talents with her church and as a leader with the local 4H. She also enjoyed quilting and crocheting.Except for the first few of their 52 years together, they lived in Rosendale, and in 1949, they built their home on Main Street where she resided until moving to Tower View Villa in July, 2011. Jim preceded her in death on November 16, 1992.She is survived by her daughters: Mary Louise (Donald) Hinds of Fairfield Glade, TN, and Priscilla Ann (Dan) Yohann of Fond du Lac; grandchildren: Dawn (Jim DeLap) Hinds of Oshkosh, Darcie Hinds of Greenville, Dustin (Michelle Krokstrom) Hinds of Allenville, Aaron (Jena) Yohann of Sun Prairie, and Corrine (Michael) Yohann Bundy of West Salem; great-grandsons: Dean “DJ” Hinds of Oshkosh and Mason Aaron Yohann of Sun Prairie; great-granddaughters: Bailey and Kerstyn Krokstrom of Allenville; a sister-in-law, Phyllis Hatch of Rosendale; plus several nieces, nephews, and cousins.She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four brothers and their wives: Roland (Marion), Nelson (Lilian), Clarence (Mabel), and Lester (Marion); sister-in-law, Loa Bernice Hatch Reitsma; brother-in-law, James Robert Reitsma; and brother-in-law, Loyd Hatch.The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Rosendale United Church of Christ, 204 West Division Street, Rosendale. Bernice’s family will receive friends and relatives on Thursday at the church from 2:00 p.m. until the time of service.Burial will be in Rosendale Cemetery.The family wishes to thank Barbara Sullivan and the entire staff of Tower View Villa for the compassionate care Bernice received while she resided at Tower View Villa.In lieu of flowers, memorials for Bernice may be directed to Tower View Villa, ATTN: Barbara Sullivan, 401 North Grant Street, Rosendale, WI 54974.

Bernice A. Hatch

July 13, 1919 - August 13, 2015