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Alice Kretz
Alice Kretz
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Alice M. Kretz of Antigo died Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Evergreen Terrace. She was 97 years old. Born September 8, 1910 in Town of Ackley to the late Joseph P. and Agnes (Singer) Schumitsch She married Leon Kretz on June 26, 1934 at St.John Catholic Church in Antigo. He preceded her in death on 4/10/1990

She attended Marsh Grade School in the Town of Ackley. In 1927 she graduated from Antigo High School and in 1928 from Langlade County Normal School. She taught at the Edison Grade School in Bryant for a year, the Freibel Grade School for four years, and the Gilles Grade School for a year.
Following her marriage she and her husband farmed in the Town of Ackley.
From 1956 to 1965 she assisted her husband as a bookkeeper for Antigo Tire and Leon Kretz Trucking.
She and her husband built, owned, and operated the Riverview Country Club and Golf Course.

She is a member of St. John Catholic Church, Christian Mothers and Altar Society.

Survivors include her, 4 daughters, Janet (Larry) Krueger Neenah, Judy (Ron) Randl Dundee, IL, Joan (Dennis) Cline Deerbrook, Joyce (Jeff) Wagner Eagle River; 3 sons, Thomas Kretz Antigo, Terry (Jamine) Kretz Antigo, Joseph Smoke (Sandra) Kretz Antigo; half sister, Delores (Ron) Wiseman Appleton; 3 sisters-in-law, Berniece Schumitsch Antigo, Florence Schumitsch Antigo,Marie Kretz, 26 grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Kenneth Kretz, grandson Kenneth Kretz, daughter-in-law Teddy Kretz, two sisters Mary A. Rogatzki and Dorothy Reiland, two brothers Lester Schumitsch and Bernard Schumitsch

Services will be held on Friday at 10:00 am at St. John Catholic Church, Antigo with Rev. Charles Hoffmann, officiating. Burial will take place in Queen of Peace Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 3:30pm to 8:00 pm with a parish wake service at 4:00pm and Friday from 8:30am to 9:30am at Bradley Funeral Home .

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.


Online condolences at bradleyfh.com.

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