Elva Magee Passes

Elva K. Magee

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/22/2015 - 20:43

Elva Kathleen Magee, 92, of Shawano, passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, in Shawano.

Elva was born in a single-room log cabin on July 12, 1923, in Lena, to the late Walter and Esther (Schutte) Muck. She attended school in Angelica and Pulaski.

On Feb. 26, 1944, Elva was united in marriage to Elwood Magee in Dubuque, Iowa. He preceded her in death on Feb. 11, 2007. Elva lived in Green Bay, Angelica and moved to Shawano in 1950. She was a skilled seamstress and made driving jackets for harness racing, enjoyed flower gardening, journaling, crocheting and drives with Elwood. She was very proud of her family and took care of Elwood for 13 years after he suffered a stroke.

Elva was an active member of Shawano United Methodist Church on the Hill for many years. She served in several offices with the board of trustees and was a member of United Methodist Women and the Mary Circle. She was also a member of the Wolf River Stroke Club.

Elva is survived by six children, Gary (Donna), of Shawano, Dale (Carol), of Shawano, Randy, of Marion, Sally Zander, of Appleton, Patti (Jeff) Hitzler, of Green Bay, and Brian (Nancy), of Shawano; nine grandchildren, Corbin (Tami), Mike (Erica), Grady Magee, Stephanie (John) Boyles, Tabb (Sarah) Magee, Kari (Glen) Zink, Charlie (Jessy) Zander, Megan (Andrew) Ford and Annamarie Magee; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; one brother, Orville (Lorraine) Muck, of Green Bay; four sisters-in-law, Viola Muck, of Cecil, Margie Muck, of Shawano, Joyce Schieder, of Shawano, and Orriene Buckley; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded by her husband, Elwood; grandson, Ryan Magee; her parents; and four brothers, Floyd, Robert, Bernard and Melvin.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at Shawano United Methodist Church on the Hill with the Rev. Allen Christensen officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery in the town of Angelica. Visitation will be held on Thursday at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service.

Memorials may be directed to Rest Haven Cemetery.

Swedberg Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Paiser's Oakhaven and ThedaCare Hospice for the wonderful care given to Elva.

www.swedbergfuneralhome.com

Walworth County Fair

The Walworth County Fair in Elkhorn has long been Wisconsin’s flagship fair.  With the number of horses tailing off, it has been harder and harder to keep the box filled and provide the fair with a return on their investment.   Since the budget was cut, the Wisconsin Harness Horse Association was taxed with finding new revenue to keep the fair going.  Fortunately, two big sponsors came through for the racing program this.   USTA Phil Langley and the Langley family made a sizeable donation on behalf of his late parents, Pete & Jessie Langley.   Phil has always had a soft spot for the Elkhorn Fair and has supported it for many years now.

Also making a sizeable donation was Alagna Racing through the sponsorship of the Captaintreacherous FFA Pace.   The race drew 9 entries which was a required split at the fair, so two divisions went postward for the cash.  The first division saw David Samuelson come from northern Illinois with his horse Part Time to win in 2:02.2.  The second division was won by the Brian McMahon owned/trained Spirit In The Sky.  Gabe Wand piloted Sky in the fastest race of the day, a snappy 2:01.3.   

Despite being a hot and humid September day, the crowd turned out to support the racing.   A big thank you to all who helped make this year’s fair a raging success!