Frances Evelyn Kieler

Cuba City, Wisconsin Frances Evelyn Kieler, 87, of Cuba City, Wisconsin, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Epione Pavilion in Cuba City surrounded by her loving family. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 21, 2015, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Cuba City with Rev. David Flanagan officiating. Her final resting place will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Friday at Casey Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Cuba City where the parish wake service will be at 2:45 p.m. Friends may also call from 9-9:45 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home before the service. Frances was born on April 20, 1927, in Tennyson, Wisconsin, the daughter of John and Rose (Hufnagel) Leibfried. On June 17, 1947, Frances married Ambrose Kieler at St. Andrew Church in Tennyson. Together they farmed in rural Cuba City where they were members of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Frances was formerly a member of the St. Rose Altar Society. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her children and grandchildren, gardening, praying the rosary, volunteering at the Cuba City Meal Site and playing bingo with the residents at the nursing home. She greatly enjoyed playing games and cards with her grandchildren and putting puzzles together. Frances played canasta with a special group of ladies in her neighborhood. Frances' family would especially like to thank the staff at Epione Pavilion, Dr. White and Dr. Tinsman, for their kind and compassionate care of their mother for the last five and a half years. Frances was dearly loved by the nursing home staff and all who met her. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and friend, and she will be greatly missed. Frances is survived by three sons, Ronald Kieler, Randy (Donna) Kieler and Terry (Kim) Kieler, all of Cuba City; five daughters, Jane O'Brien, of Montfort, Judy (Steve) Cushman, of Cassville, Mary Kay (Dean) Booth, of Cuba City, Ruth (Steve) Crubaugh, of Waupun, and Cindy (Tim) Morrissey, of Cuba City; 23 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a sister Ann (Mark) Langkamp, of Indiana. Frances will now be reunited with her husband, Ambrose; a son, Samuel; an infant daughter, Rose Ann; a son-in-law, John O'Brien; a great-granddaughter, Lauren White; her parents, John and Rose; three brothers, James, Louis and Bernard Leibfried; and four sisters, Mary Elskamp, Inez Ehlers, Velma Kruser and Doris Runde.