Bernitta ''Bun'' Funk

Age 87, passed away Friday, June 01, 2001 at the Calumet Medical Center in Chilton. Bernitta was born in Sherwood on September 13, 1913, daughter of the late Leonard and Mary (Benzschawel) Petrie. On November 13, 1937, she married Roman Funk in Sherwood. Roman preceded her in death exactly thirteen years ago on June 1, 1988. Bun was a longtime and faithful member of Sacred Heart Parish in Sherwood and a member of the St. Ann’s Society. She was also a member of the Sherwood Senior Citizen Club and a charter member and curator of the High Cliff Historical Society.

Bernitta is survived by a son: Joel (Joan) Funk of Bettendorf, Iowa; three grandchildren: Rebecca (Casey) Johnson of Des Moines, Iowa; Robert (Mary) Funk of Des Moines, Iowa; and Elizabeth Funk of Chicago; two great-grandchildren: Tyler and Olivia Johnson; two brothers: Paul (Eileen) Petrie of Hilbert and Anthony (Barbara) Petrie of Hilbert; four sisters: Dorothy (Wayland) Preder of Everett, Washington, Janet (Robert) Ferris of New Berlin, Alice (Gerhardt) Krueger of Sheboygan Falls, and Shirley (Rodney) Dobe of Edwardsville, Illinois; two sisters-in-law: Rosemary Pawlowski of Menasha and Sylvia Winkler of Brillion; a brother-in-law Robert Schneider of Phoenix. Bun is further survived by numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and by many dear friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Roman in 1988, brothers Irving (Bertha) Petrie and Harold Petrie, and by sisters Margaret Schneider and Marcella Petrie.

The funeral liturgy for Bernitta will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 4, 2001 at SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH in Sherwood, with Fr. Kenneth Frozena officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 1:00 until 4:00 PM and again at the church on Monday from 10:00 AM until the hour of the service.

FARGO FUNERAL HOME
400 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Kaukauna, Wisconsin 54130
920-766-6200