Lydia A. (Roehl) Kilian

Lydia A. Kilian, age 101 of Clintonville, passed away Sunday morning, January 4, 2015 at the Thedacare Medical Center in New London.

Lydia was born on May 18, 1913 on the family farm in the Township of Bear Creek, Waupaca County as the daughter of the late William and Mathilda (Lueck) Roehl.  She lived her early life in the Bear Creek area where she attended Fountain Creek and Trinity Lutheran Schools. She later worked as a nurse maid and housekeeper in Sheboygan.  Lilian was united in marriage to Walter Kilian of Sugarbush on December 2, 1931 in Nicholson.  The couple resided in Sugarbush where they owned and operated Kilian’s Hardware Store and Repair Shop.  Upon retirement they moved to Sunset Lake near Eagle River in the early 1960s where they resided for a number of years before moving back to Clintonville. Walter preceded Lydia in death in 1974.  Lydia was a faithful member of Christus Lutheran Church in Clintonville.  Having no children of her own, Lydia took on all of her nieces and nephews as her family and entertained often at her home.  She was a caring person, enjoyed sewing, and was an excellent cook

Survivors include: 

Her Brothers:  Ben Roehl, New London.

                        Reuben (Rosemary) Roehl, Wausau.

Also her many nieces, nephews, great-nieces & nephews, great-great-nieces & nephews, and great-great-great-nieces and nephews.

Lydia was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Walter, & brothers Herman and Leo “Bill” Roehl.

Funeral services will be held for Lydia on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 11 AM at the Christus Lutheran Church in Clintonville with Rev. Brian Crocker officiating.  Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery in Clintonville in the spring.

Friends may call at the church on Thursday from 10 AM until the time of service.  The Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home & Crematory of Clintonville is assisting her family with the arrangements.  An online guestbook for Lydia can be found at www.eberhardtstevenson.com. 

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