Marcella Rose Fuller

Marcella Rose Fuller, 79, of Benton, Wisconsin, passed to the arms of her loving savior Tuesday, March 29, 2011, surrounded by her loving family at Southwest Health Center Hospital in Platteville. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 1, 2011, at the Benton Bible Church in Benton with Pastor Nelson Perkinson officiating. Graveside services and burial will be 1:00 p.m. Friday in Eastside Cemetery in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the Benton Bible Church in Benton. Casey Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Benton is in charge of arrangements. Marcella was born on March 15, 1932, in Richland Center, Wisconsin, the daughter of Ben and Mary (Vest) Treakle. She graduated from the Richland Center High School in May of 1951. She married Ira Dean King Sr. in December 1951. Blessed to this union were a son, Ira Dean Jr., and a daughter, Susan Marcella. They made their home on the family farm near Clyde, Wisconsin, until moving to Richland Center in 1969. Her husband Dean passed away on July 8, 1976. In 1979 she married John Fuller and they lived in the Hazel Green and Benton areas. John preceded her in death on June 13, 1997. Marcella loved life and had a zest for living it. She loved her family greatly, and she loved her Lord Jesus Christ and served Him many ways. She was very creative and always made occasions special. She worked as a police officer, worked at senior meal centers, and retired from Honeywell Micro-Switch. Marcella loved reading, embroidery and crochet work, decorating her home, and traveling. Her survivors include Ira Dean King Jr., of Dodgeville, Susan (Steven) Weittenhiller, of Platteville; five stepchildren, Susan (Joe) Sborz and Wanda (Joe) Mazzuca, both of Pennsylvania, Stirling Fuller and Brenda (David) Shepherd, both of Iowa, and John Allen (Jo Anna) Fuller, of Monroe; 17 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Olive Treakle, of Clinton, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Marcella was also preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Mary; her brothers, Marvin, Orie, Francis and Leslie and their spouses. A special note of thanks to the Southwest Health Center Hospice Staff for all the wonderful loving care you gave to our mother and us. We would also like to thank Casey Funeral Home for their caring support.