Dorothy, age 96, of Waunakee, died on Saturday at the Waunakee Manor Health Care Center. She was born the daughter of Anton & Catherine Acker.
She married Leo Ballweg at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ashton on Nov. 23, 1939. Together they operated a dairy, hog and tobacco farm between Waunakee and DeForest. She cared for chickens and ran an egg route in Madison for more than 50 years. She was a card player and enjoyed making and donating mittens for children in the community. She was a great cook, especially desserts and made many apple pies and donuts for friends and family.
Dorothy was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, the Catholic Order of Foresters and Catholic Knights St. Jude's card group.
She is survived by a daughter and her husband, two sons and their wives, eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, three sisters, four sisters-in-law, and a brother-in-law.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo on Sept. 2, 2005; infant grandchild, Jaclyn Ballweg; three brothers, John V. Acker, Albert Acker and Syl Acker; and in-laws, Ed Schwarz, Leonard Meier, Arnold Karls, Allen Bassett, Barbara and George Skrum, Helen and Perry Haugen, Marion Ballweg, Olive and George Shepard, Al Hoffman, Adolf Ballweg, Lawrence Ballweg, Sally Bowers and Caroline Ballweg.
She married Leo Ballweg at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ashton on Nov. 23, 1939. Together they operated a dairy, hog and tobacco farm between Waunakee and DeForest. She cared for chickens and ran an egg route in Madison for more than 50 years. She was a card player and enjoyed making and donating mittens for children in the community. She was a great cook, especially desserts and made many apple pies and donuts for friends and family.
Dorothy was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, the Catholic Order of Foresters and Catholic Knights St. Jude's card group.
She is survived by a daughter and her husband, two sons and their wives, eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, three sisters, four sisters-in-law, and a brother-in-law.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo on Sept. 2, 2005; infant grandchild, Jaclyn Ballweg; three brothers, John V. Acker, Albert Acker and Syl Acker; and in-laws, Ed Schwarz, Leonard Meier, Arnold Karls, Allen Bassett, Barbara and George Skrum, Helen and Perry Haugen, Marion Ballweg, Olive and George Shepard, Al Hoffman, Adolf Ballweg, Lawrence Ballweg, Sally Bowers and Caroline Ballweg.
Dorothy, age 96, of Waunakee, died on Saturday at the Waunakee Manor Health Care Center. She was born the daughter of Anton & Catherine Acker.
She married Leo Ballweg at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ashton on Nov. 23, 1939. Together they operated a dairy, hog and tobacco farm between Waunakee and DeForest. She cared for chickens and ran an egg route in Madison for more than 50 years. She was a card player and enjoyed making and donating mittens for children in the community. She was a great cook, especially desserts and made many apple pies and donuts for friends and family.
Dorothy was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, the Catholic Order of Foresters and Catholic Knights St. Jude's card group.
She is survived by a daughter and her husband, two sons and their wives, eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, three sisters, four sisters-in-law, and a brother-in-law.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo on Sept. 2, 2005; infant grandchild, Jaclyn Ballweg; three brothers, John V. Acker, Albert Acker and Syl Acker; and in-laws, Ed Schwarz, Leonard Meier, Arnold Karls, Allen Bassett, Barbara and George Skrum, Helen and Perry Haugen, Marion Ballweg, Olive and George Shepard, Al Hoffman, Adolf Ballweg, Lawrence Ballweg, Sally Bowers and Caroline Ballweg.
She married Leo Ballweg at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ashton on Nov. 23, 1939. Together they operated a dairy, hog and tobacco farm between Waunakee and DeForest. She cared for chickens and ran an egg route in Madison for more than 50 years. She was a card player and enjoyed making and donating mittens for children in the community. She was a great cook, especially desserts and made many apple pies and donuts for friends and family.
Dorothy was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, the Catholic Order of Foresters and Catholic Knights St. Jude's card group.
She is survived by a daughter and her husband, two sons and their wives, eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, three sisters, four sisters-in-law, and a brother-in-law.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo on Sept. 2, 2005; infant grandchild, Jaclyn Ballweg; three brothers, John V. Acker, Albert Acker and Syl Acker; and in-laws, Ed Schwarz, Leonard Meier, Arnold Karls, Allen Bassett, Barbara and George Skrum, Helen and Perry Haugen, Marion Ballweg, Olive and George Shepard, Al Hoffman, Adolf Ballweg, Lawrence Ballweg, Sally Bowers and Caroline Ballweg.
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