Gertrude Scully

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Gertrude Scully, age 89 of Lyndon Station, Wisconsin died peacefully Monday, June 25, 2007 at the Fairview Nursing Home in Mauston, Wisconsin.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lyndon Station with Father Benjamin Franklin celebrating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Conway Picha Funeral Home of Lyndon Station on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 from 4 to 8 P.M. with the rosary recited at 6 P.M. and on Thursday at the funeral home from 9 to 10:15 A.M.

Gertrude was born July 11, 1917 in Lyndon Station, Wisconsin the daughter of Michael and Alice (Dixon) Taylor. She attended St. Mary’s School and one year at the rural Walsh School. In 1934 she graduated from Mauston High School and in 1935 from Juneau County (New Lisbon) Training School. She then taught one year at Walsh School and 4 years at Big Dells School. On September 28, 1940 she was united in marriage to Michael Ambrose Scully at St. Mary’s Catholic Church by Father L.P. Strofer. To this union 3 children were born. Michael, who resides in California; Noreen, a Virginia resident; and Patrick of Palatine, Illinois.

Gert was a very outgoing social person and had many positions of honor. For 14 years she was a teacher at St. Patrick’s School, over 50 years as a Sevenweir Homemaker member and also Homemaker of the year. She was a member as a young girl and also as an adult of St. Mary’s Church Choir. In addition she had been President of St. Mary’s Altar Society, Juneau County Retired Teachers, and Sevenweir Homemakers.

On March 17, 1992 Gert was chosen “Irish Rose” by the Shamrock Club School and was their secretary for 2 years. For quite a few years she was a very active member of the Lyndon Station V.F.W. Auxiliary. Gert served as correspondent for the Juneau County Star Times well over 30 years. She spent 10 years as a member of the Community Action Council on the Board of Directors; Parade Marshall at a yearly July celebration in the Village and was a co-author of a book about Lyndon Station’s 75 years.

As a farmer’s wife she was busy homemaking, gardening, canning, cooking, raising poultry and flowers. She also worked as a hostess at Paul Bunyan’s Restaurant; cooked at The Patio Restaurant; and worked at the Wonder Spot all in the Dells area. She was a devout Catholic and did some substitute teaching at St. Mary’s School.

On August 15, 2002 after living in the Village of Lyndon Station for over 20 years, she went to live in Reedsburg. Her former Kildare farm is presently owned by the Schroeder family.

Gert was lively and vivacious and will be missed by family and her many friends. Surviving are children, Michael Scully; Noreen (James) Krueger and Patrick (Patricia) Scully; grandchildren, Lincoln, Brandon, Courtney, Ryan and Rebecca; great grandsons, Carlton and Luke; sisters, Jane Nate of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Therese Costigan of Reedsburg; and a sister in law, Evelyn Scully Cauley of Milwaukee. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a sister, Mary Clare McMahon; grandparents; baby brother, Richard William Taylor; aunts; uncles; cousins; a sister in law and 2 brothers in law.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Lyndon Station.