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Ella Mae Jane Wizner, 87, Green Giant Canning Co. Retiree

Ella Mae Jane Wizner (nee: Hielsberg), 87 years of age, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2005 at Amherst manor Nursing Home.

She was born December 9, 1917 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She lived all her married life in Ripon, Wisconsin. Ella Mae worked for the Green Giant Canning Co. in Wisconsin for many years. She enjoyed doing cross-stitch and crossword puzzles. Special thanks to all the staff at Amherst Manor Nursing Home for the loving care given to Ella Mae and her family.

Survivors include her daughters Darlene Neuman of McHenry, Illinois, and Carol Zellmer of Amherst; four grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Duke Wizner; by her parents Frank and Ella Hielsburg (nee: Schindleholz); by her sisters Dorothy Pino and Ruth Frohman; and by her brothers John and Ray Hielsberg.

Friends may call Sunday, November 27, 2005, at Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home; 515 Mayparty Dr., Ripon, Wisconsin. Services will be held Monday, November 28, 2005, at Grace Lutheran Church on Grizwold St. in Ripon, Wisconsin. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Ripon, Wisconsin.

Memorial contributions may be made to March of dimes #581249801; 199 Nicole Blvd., Avon, Indiana 46123.

Local arrangements are being handled by the Hempel Funeral Home; 373 Cleveland Ave., Amherst, OH 44001.

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