Music & Memories

Music & Memories Broadcast for Sunday Mar 9, 2025 Covering the deaths from Mar 9-15, 2025 Good morning and welcome to Music & Memories. This is Linda Sue, and I am the grief specialist at Patton-Schad Funeral Home. It is my pleasure to bring you this week’s program. This program is our way of reaching out to help families deal with those difficult days surrounding the death anniversary of a loved one. Today begins the daylight savings time turn. One just needs to watch the weather to get a good idea of what grieving the loss of a loved one is like. One day sunshine and warmth and the next day, cold, snow and wind! Up and down, happy and sad moments can mimic the weather. With daylight savings time we gain longer days of light and sunshine! We control our feelings and our mood; and with that being said, the weather can control our emotions and mood as well. However, we still should be the one in control! When we're able to express those feelings of how we feel, we can keep the sunshine bright no matter what mother nature says! This program is dedicated to the memory of: Alverna Neis who died March 1, 1992 Alfred Rothstein who died March 3, 2010 Truma Rasmusen who died March 9, 2023 Dolores Imdieke who died March 9, 2012 Dorothy Bromeling who died March 9, 2004 Michael Miller who died March 9, 1980 Ella Emma Fromm who died March 9, 1977 Melvin Edward Fiedler who died March 10, 2024 Viola Bischof who died March 10, 2005 Marilyn Wolbeck who died March 10, 1996 Henry Sand who died March 10, 1977 Irene Kohorst who died March 10, 1947 Arlene Arnzen who died March 11, 2023 Judy Schmidtz who died March 11, 2018 Leona Schneider who died March 11, 2017 Sylvester Jonas who died March 11, 1984 James Volk who died March 12, 2024 Judith “Judy” Vogt who died March 12, 2023 Christine Stadtherr who died March 12, 1992 Kenneth “Kenny” Frericks who died March 13, 2012 Leonard Rooney who died March 13, 1997 Ken Euteneuer who died March 14, 2024 Lambert Nathe who died March 14, 2010 LeRoy Spychala who died March 14, 2007 George Langenberger who died March 14, 1987 James “Jim” Rehkamp who died March 15, 2024 Renee Muehlenhardt who died March 15, 2023 Robert “Bob” Brenny who died March 15, 2018 We encourage you as family and friends to show that you care by remembering these families, this week, with a phone call, a card, or a visit.

Music & Memories Broadcast for Sunday Mar 2, 2025 Covering the deaths from Mar 2-8, 2025 Good morning and welcome to Music & Memories. This is Linda Sue, and I am the grief specialist at Patton-Schad Funeral Home. It is my pleasure to bring you this week’s program. This program is our way of reaching out to help families deal with those difficult days surrounding the death anniversary of a loved one. March is here and with it comes spring weather. The weather in March can be unpredictable as with our grief. The ups and downs, good days and bad days along with grief bursts. Grief bursts are those moments when all is well in your day and out of nowhere comes a song, expression or thought of your loved one and you become a puddle. This is normal as we travel forward on our grief journey. For a moment, stop and look at your thumb. As everyone's thumbprint is unique and individual, so is your grief journey. There are no rules as to how to grieve. As long as you're not hurting yourself or other's it's your journey. Let’s enjoy March together! This program is dedicated to the memory of: Stan Athmann who died February 28, 1999 Tom Deters who died March 1, 2015 Loretta Hinnenkamp who died March 2, 1980 Josephine “Dude/Jo” Leko who died March 3, 2024 Julian “Sonny” Goerdt who died March 3, 2024 Audrey Welinski who died March 3, 2021 Della Thull who died March 3, 2003 Jerry Zietz who died March 3, 1998 Paul Klemm who died March 3, 1996 Courtney Cunningham who died March 4, 1996 Aaron Welle who died March 5, 2021 Jim Zehowski who died March 5, 2019 Verena Nathe who died March 5, 2015 Lydia Mahn who died March 5, 1999 Ron Braun who died March 5, 1993 Veronica Middendorf who died March 5, 1986 Frances Stangl who died March 6, 2024 Bernard “Bernie” Liestman who died March 6, 1990 Waldo Fauskee who died March 7, 2021 Curtis Rothstein who died March 7, 2019 Steve “Stevie” Reber who died March 7, 2019 Elizabeth Rose Hemmesch who died March 7, 2013 Evelyn Carstenson who died March 7, 2006 Donald “Don” Meyer who died March 8, 2024 Valerian “Val” Chapp who died March 8, 2011 Julia Trettel who died March 8, 1997 We encourage you as family and friends to show that you care by remembering these families, this week, with a phone call, a card, or a visit.

Music & Memories Broadcast for Sunday February 23, 2025 Covering the deaths from Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2025 Good morning and welcome to Music & Memories. This is Linda Sue, and I am the grief specialist at Patton-Schad Funeral Home. It is my pleasure to bring you this week’s program. This program is our way of reaching out to help families deal with those difficult days surrounding the death anniversary of a loved one. There are not any other words to express "Where does time go?" and yet we hear these words often. It's now March! As with this phrase we too have wondered, but now after losing someone we loved deeply we know that time goes on. We have also learned that with time we can heal. Another truth we have learned is that time is precious; every moment of time is a gift! Your loved one would want you to find joy in each moment. Are you living each moment and creating special memories or are you allowing your grief to shadow those precious moments? We always have choices. This program is dedicated to the memory of: Gertrude Welle who died February 18, 2002 Estella Niewind who died February 18, 1989 Doris Landowski who died February 23, 2008 Ben Westendorf who died February 23, 1993 Christ Wander who died February 23, 1992 Leo Rooney who died February 23, 1985 Gerald “Jerry” Frericks who died February 24, 2024 Butch Fietek who died February 24, 2020 Gary Preme Primus who died February 24, 2019 Edward Bursey who died February 24, 2016 Angie Workman who died February 24, 2016 Frank Pelzer who died February 24, 2012 Michael “Mike” Ellering who died February 25, 2023 Cynthia Majeski who died February 25, 2009 Hooky Kuhl who died February 25, 2008 John Geschwill who died February 25, 1980 Rosemary “Rosie” Ritter who died February 26, 2024 Joseph “Joe” Boecker who died February 26, 2023 David “Dave” Schwanke who died February 26, 2020 Edmund Gillitzer who died February 26, 1990 Sister Julitta Hoppe who died February 26, 1971 David Heim who died February 27, 2024 Nick Czeck who died February 27, 2001 Clara Zenzen who died February 27, 1991 DeWayne Dirschel who died February 28, 2024 Duane Herzog who died February 28, 2017 Valeria Mareck who died February 28, 2009 Rose Court who died February 29, 1996 Marie “Mayme” Imdieke who died March 1, 2020 Mark Schumer who died March 1, 2020 Henry “Harry” Court who died March 1, 1979 We encourage you as family and friends to show that you care by remembering these families, this week, with a phone call, a card, or a visit.

Music & Memories Broadcast for Sunday February 16, 2025 Covering the deaths from Feb 16-22, 2025 Good morning and welcome to Music & Memories. This is Linda Sue, and I am the grief specialist at Patton-Schad Funeral Home. It is my pleasure to bring you this week’s program. This program is our way of reaching out to help families deal with those difficult days surrounding the death anniversary of a loved one. President’s Day is tomorrow and as we celebrate our Presidents, let’s not forget that they too are human, and many have experienced loss of loved ones to death. Two of the many, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, come to mind. President Lincoln mourned the losses of his two sons; Edward aged 4 and William aged 11, while he was in office. President Roosevelt's first wife died before he was elected and a son who died at the age of 21. Who we are and the place we fill in the world doesn't stop death, pain or grief. They too felt the stabbing heart pain of loss, were depressed, sad, melancholy and even angry. All the emotions we've felt they too have felt! In the words of Abraham Lincoln... "In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all…it comes with bitterest agony…Perfect relief is not possible except with time. You cannot realize that you will ever feel better…and yet this is a mistake. You are sure to be happy again. To know this, which is certainly true, will make you some less miserable now. I have experienced enough to know what I say." This program is dedicated to the memory of: Virginia Shay who died February 5, 2016 Dennis Shay who died February 6, 2016 Eunice Thell Oswald who died February 7, 2017 Bernice Kluempke who died February 13, 2020 Ann Gominsky who died February 15, 2015 Edwin Wieber who died February 15, 2003 Alfred Slivnik who died February 16, 2020 LeRoy Schulte who died February 16, 2000 Norbert Hiltner who died February 16, 1995 Bill Goebel who died February 16, 1972 Gene Braegelmann who died February 17, 2018 Alvina “Sandy” Koglin who died February 17, 2010 Paul Kuklok who died February 17, 2009 Agnes Hiltner who died February 17, 1997 Donald Gertken who died February 17, 1993 Mary McKenney who died February 17, 1976 Allen Taufen who died February 17, 1961 Donald “Donnie” Lenarz who died February 18, 2024 Lorene “Lori” Zierden who died February 18, 2024 Jeanette Barth who died February 18, 2023 Ronnie McKenny who died February 18, 2002 Alma Schulte who died February 18, 2021 Marilyn Borgerding who died February 18, 2018 Randy Vossen who died February 18, 1996 John Bischof who died February 18, 1974 Jane Martin who died February 19, 2023 Rose Schaefer who died February 19, 2019 Peter Van Beck who died February 20, 2024 Al Sanoski who died February 20, 2021 Gregory Thomas who died February 20, 2006 Dolores Maleska who died February 21, 2024 Judie Hennes who died February 21, 2020 Hubert Sunderman who died February 21, 2013 Linda Paavola who died February 22, 2023 Richard Janssen who died February 22, 2022 Harold “Harry” Bassett who died February 22, 2013 Leona Heying who died February 22, 2000 Edwin Hiltner who died February 22, 2000 We encourage you as family and friends to show that you care by remembering these families, this week, with a phone call, a card, or a visit.

Music & Memories Broadcast for Sunday February 9, 2025 Covering the deaths from Feb 9-15, 2025 Good morning and welcome to Music & Memories. This is Linda Sue, and I am the grief specialist at Patton-Schad Funeral Home. It is my pleasure to bring you this week’s program. This program is our way of reaching out to help families deal with those difficult days surrounding the death anniversary of a loved one. The month of February brings Valentine’s Day, the day of Love! When we've lost a loved one to death, they seem to always be on our mind and most definitely in our hearts. With the upcoming holiday of Love, how will you celebrate the love of the one you lost? Some folks don't celebrate this holiday at all and that's ok. Other ideas may be to take hot chocolate and cupcakes out to the cemetery or meet up with family and friends to celebrate the love you shared. Write a love letter to your loved one, light a candle and spend time remembering those memories. Whatever you choose to do is always ok. It's your grief journey! continue to tell those stories and share those memories. This program is dedicated to the memory of: John Ostendorf who died February 5, 2024 Jerome “Jerry” Rothstein who died February 7, 2022 MaryAnn Moog who died February 9, 2023 Sherwin “Herm” Tschida who died February 9, 2011 Ralph Middendorf who died February 9, 2004 Thomas “Doc” Pfannenstein who died February 9, 2004 Dawn Crosby who died February 10, 2023 LaVerne Aiken who died February 10, 2022 Bernice Tieman Koetter who died February 10, 2008 Delores Hagemann who died February 10, 2004 Mildred “Millie” Gillitzer who died February 10, 1996 Rose T. Lieser who died February 11, 2003 Irene Kramer who died February 11, 2002 Donna Mae Scholz who died February 12, 2024 Richard M. Lieser who died February 12, 2016 Erv Schiffler who died February 12, 2015 Virgil Hollenkamp who died February 12, 2004 Paul Frie who died February 12, 1978 Marvin Mastey who died February 13, 2020 Catherine Primus who died February 14, 2024 Tim Botz who died February 14, 2024 Richard “Rich” Goebel who died February 14, 2018 Evelyn Molitor who died February 14, 2015 Robert Stangler who died February 14, 2001 Rodney Walters who died February 15, 2023 Jim Raab who died February 15, 2017 Edwin “Lefty” Perne who died February 15, 2011 Dora Frevel who died February 15, 1991 We encourage you as family and friends to show that you care by remembering these families, this week, with a phone call, a card, or a visit.

Music & Memories Broadcast for Sunday February 2, 2025 Covering the deaths from Feb 2-8, 2025 Good morning and welcome to Music & Memories. This is Linda Sue, and I am the grief specialist at Patton-Schad Funeral Home. It is my pleasure to bring you this week’s program. This program is our way of reaching out to help families deal with those difficult days surrounding the death anniversary of a loved one. Wow! the January thaw has allowed us warm and sunny days to enjoy outside. When we talk about our grief journey it not only includes the emotions we are feeling it also includes our physical well-being. Being aware of our bodily needs like food, the proper amount of sleep, fresh air and sunshine are so important! These are very important to grieving in a healthy manner. Feeling loved and laughter are also very important to our well-being. As our feelings surface, you'd be surprised as to how you'd feel after taking a walk in nature and soaking up the sunshine. Call a friend and get outside to take advantage of the gifts mother nature is providing. Take Time for YOU! This program is dedicated to the memory of: MaryAnn Gerads who died January 24, 2011 Jacob Lieser who died January 28, 1996 Ray VanHavermaet who died February 1, 2001 Helen “Kitty” Wedel who died February 1, 1982 John C. Hens who died February 1, 1970 Dale Haffner who died February 2, 2023 Florence Maciejewski who died February 2, 2012 Eldred Barthel who died February 2, 2007 Francis Roering who died February 2, 1998 Herman Hellermann who died February 2, 1997 Marcella Gruber who died February 2, 1993 Jerry Kuklok who died February 3, 2024 Stacy Ann Orbeck who died February 3, 2012 Eleanor Heinen who died February 3, 2003 Edmund Jonas who died February 4, 2018 Alvina Bayer who died February 4, 2017 Rosie Ostendorf who died February 4, 2016 Claude Kron who died February 4, 2007 Larry Roske who died February 4, 1982 John Ostendorf who died February 5, 2024 Gladys Clasemann who died February 5, 2020 Eileen Capser who died February 5, 2017 Wilfred Clasemann who died February 5, 2016 Leo Gruber who died February 5, 2015 Nick Moscho Jr. who died February 5, 2011 Heidi Deters who died February 5, 2011 Donna Knapp who died February 6, 2024 Irene Braun who died February 6, 2023 Rita Palmersheim who died February 6, 2021 Rita Trettel who died February 6, 2020 Leo Raab who died February 6, 2007 Joan Fenlason who died February 6, 2001 Jerry Drone who died February 6, 2001 Joseph Hollenkamp who died February 6, 1965 Al Schaefer who died February 7, 2007 Herman J. Notsch who died February 7, 2004 Bill Kramer who died February 7, 1996 Charles Poepping who died February 8, 2016 Mary Vornbrock who died February 8, 1995 Jerome Berger who died February 8, 1966 We encourage you as family and friends to show that you care by remembering these families, this week, with a phone call, a card, or a visit.

Music & Memories Broadcast for Sunday January 26, 2025 Covering the deaths from Jan 26-Feb 1, 2025 Good morning and welcome to Music & Memories. This is Linda Sue, and I am the grief specialist at Patton-Schad Funeral Home. It is my pleasure to bring you this week’s program. This program is our way of reaching out to help families deal with those difficult days surrounding the death anniversary of a loved one. Whether our loved one is newly gone or it's been a long time now, we still miss them dearly. It's easy to allow our grief pain to take control over who we are. If you're feeling you have no control, it's time to remember you have a choice about who you're becoming and what you are doing. Ask yourself "do I like who I am right now?" If the answer is no, it's time to change this new normal. We all have gut feelings, and we also know what happens if we don't listen to those gut feelings. Feelings/emotions are a huge part of grieving but should never be in control of who we are! This is where one needs to find a good listening ear and talk it all out. By doing so you have started to take your life back. Speaking out loud, tears and laughter are a healthy way and a great beginning to a new, refreshing you! This program is dedicated to the memory of: Darlene Kuhl who died January 20, 2013 Ronald Eisenschenk who died January 23, 2020 Irene Block who died January 23, 1989 Joseph “Joe” Claseman who died January 26, 2024 Don Gaebel who died January 26, 2022 Dorothy Eisenschenk who died January 26, 2019 Mae Lyon who died January 26, 2018 Robert Slivnik who died January 26, 2014 Gery Czech who died January 26, 2013 Mary Pallow who died January 26, 2011 Josepha “Sapha” Kerfeld who died January 26, 2009 Andy Roering who died January 26, 2006 Hugo Lieser who died January 26, 2004 Andrew J. Hansen who died January 26, 1996 Clarence Blonigen who died January 27, 2023 Juan Nunez Avila who died January 27, 2023 Raymond Sobiech who died January 27, 2011 Viola Olmscheid who died January 27, 2007 Marie Frericks Zwilling who died January 27, 1994 Maurice Michels who died January 28, 2021 Brandon T. Schaefer who died January 28, 2020 Louise Thiesen who died January 29, 2017 Beatrice “Bede” Kortenbusch who died January 29, 2011 John Birr who died January 29, 2004 Brian Klinefelter who died January 29, 1996 Peter Walters who died January 29, 1994 Joseph Thieschafer who died January 29, 1968 Anna Fenlason who died January 29, 1968 Joseph “Farmer” Schwinghammer who died January 30, 2024 Robert “Bob” Wehseler who died January 30, 2022 Lawrence Notch who died January 30, 2000 Virgil Roering who died January 30, 2018 Celestine “Sally” Zirbes who died January 31, 2023 Lorayne Primus who died January 31, 2018 Bill Lowell who died January 31, 2009 Lucille Berger who died January 31, 1996 James “Jim” Prodinsky who died February 1, 2023 Virgil Kalthoff who died February 1, 2021 Bob Roering who died February 1, 2001 Joe Schulte who died February 1, 1984 Peter Trettel who died February 1, 1975 We encourage you as family and friends to show that you care by remembering these families, this week, with a phone call, a card, or a visit.

Music & Memories Broadcast for Sunday January 19, 2025 Covering the deaths from Jan 19-25, 2025 Good morning and welcome to Music & Memories. This is Linda Sue, and I am the grief specialist at Patton-Schad Funeral Home. It is my pleasure to bring you this week’s program. This program is our way of reaching out to help families deal with those difficult days surrounding the death anniversary of a loved one. We are over the middle of January which brings us digging a little deeper into the details of grief. Let's talk about the four cycles of grief. The first one, shock/numbness, appears right after the loss of your loved one. You ask yourself, "Did this really happen?", "Are you really gone?". The second one is yearning/searching; missing your loved one and searching for them in all you do. The third one is disorganization/despair; feelings of not being in control, disorganized, along with the loss of hope. Reorganization/recovery is the last one; this is the final cycle where your new normal has begun; and you feel in control, and you're organized and on the road to recovery. We need to always remember our pain of grief gets softer with time, but never really goes away. We have loved and to love deeply we also grieve deeply. This program is dedicated to the memory of: Jerome “Jerry” Thell who died January 9, 2003 James Stalboerger who died January 13, 2020 Arnold Kortenbusch who died January 13, 2008 Ralph Muellner who died January 15, 2022 Richard Roering who died January 15, 2019 Mary Jane Schneider who died January 16, 2014 Clarence Fischer who died January 19, 2021 Carol A. Theis who died January 19, 2019 Margie Morgel Roering who died January 19, 2017 Gerald “Jerry” Jacobs who died January 19, 2014 John Waletski who died January 19, 2008 Robert “Bob” Berger who died January 19, 2006 Julitta Goebel who died January 19, 2001 Peter Roering who died January 19, 1982 Bud Jones who died January 20, 2018 Mickey Ebnet who died January 20, 2017 Betty Roering who died January 20, 2016 Edwin Wander who died January 20, 2005 August Holmgren who died January 20, 2005 Anna Mae Haskamp who died January 21, 2023 Rose Ann Ohmann who died January 21, 2013 Irene Blenker who died January 21, 2011 Elmer Wuertz who died January 21, 1996 John B. Meyer who died January 22, 1985 Aloys Meyer who died January 22, 1957 Barbara “Barb” Krebs who died January 23, 2024 Loretta Wippler who died January 23, 2023 Dorothy Ashbaugh who died January 23, 2023 Ken Kuebelbeck who died January 23, 2021 Bill Bredeck who died January 23, 2015 Delphine (Klisch) Meyer who died January 23, 2004 Virgil Gettel who died January 23, 2002 Irene Felling who died January 24, 2024 Stanley Patyk who died January 24, 2023 Nathan Rothstein who died January 24, 2022 Mary Ann Gerads who died January 24, 2011 Belester Vasquez Sobreyra who died January 25, 2024 Denise Scepaniak who died January 25, 2022 Elizabeth Weber who died January 25, 2001 Kathy “Kitty” Zwilling Burdick who died January 25, 2020 Gene Boecker who died January 25, 2017 Celestine “Sally” Hinnenkamp who died January 25, 2013 Kenneth Kalthoff who died January 25, 1984 We encourage you as family and friends to show that you care by remembering these families, this week, with a phone call, a card, or a visit.

Music & Memories Broadcast for Sunday January 12, 2025 Covering the deaths from Jan 12-18, 2025 Good morning and welcome to Music & Memories. This is Linda Sue, and I am the grief specialist at Patton-Schad Funeral Home. It is my pleasure to bring you this week’s program. This program is our way of reaching out to help families deal with those difficult days surrounding the death anniversary of a loved one. With the new year comes New Year's resolutions and by now your resolutions have been forgotten or are over. Grief also provides us resolutions; self-talk. We can allow the pain of grief to overtake us or we can resolve our grief by allowing ourselves to feel those ever present emotions and allowing them to surface through talking about those emotions or through tears. By doing so, allowing, you may feel a sense of relief. If we don't speak out our feelings of grief, those very feelings control us. By speaking out we take the control away and in charge again. With the new year celebrate the love of your loved one and celebrate you! This program is dedicated to the memory of: Fredrick Hennemann who died December 14, 2019 Louella Richter who died January 6, 2002 James “Jim” Yurczyk, Sr. who died January 10, 2007 Gary Schleppenbach who died January 10, 1999 Herman Slivnik who died January 11, 1968 David “Davey” Friedrichs who died January 12, 2024 Bernadette Trobec who died January 12, 2018 Lorraine Hiltner who died January 12, 1988 Arnold Scholz who died January 13, 2023 Debbie Trobec who died January 13, 2023 Maureen Pivic who died January 13, 2022 Ryan Ritter who died January 13, 2019 Eunie Grausam who died January 13, 2017 Ervin Haskamp who died January 13, 1988 Bradley Middendorf who died January 14, 2002 Amber Moscho who died January 14, 1987 Nick Moscho Sr. who died January 14, 1972 Gary Lange who died January 15, 2024 Lorraine Fischer who died January 15, 2024 Diane Honeck who died January 15, 2023 Linda Welz who died January 15, 2023 Rita Vos who died January 15, 2013 Jason Michels who died January 16, 2024 Adella Ehlert who died January 16, 2007 Otto Kaschmitter Jr. who died January 17, 2020 Walter Beuning who died January 18, 2023 Larry Jonas who died January 18, 2023 Rudolph Muellner who died January 18, 1992 We encourage you as family and friends to show that you care by remembering these families, this week, with a phone call, a card, or a visit.