Died peacefully on March 25, 2017, at age 88. Wife of the late Anton Both. Mother of Gisela (Jim) Gasior and Maria (Larry) Bislew. Grandmother of Antonette “Toni” (Chris) Neitzel and great-grandmother of Mari and Collin Neitzel. Sister of Lucia Silber of Germany. She is also survived by 2 additional grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. Preceded in death by her parents Johann and Anna (nee Mueller) Jahn, an infant daughter and her sister Barbara Assman.
Maria was born in Musci, Hungary and immigrated to Milwaukee in 1955. She and her husband opened Both’s Home Bakery in Milwaukee before moving to Beaver Dam, WI. She was an avid gardener and baker, who enjoyed spending time with family and her beloved companions, Corki and Cindy.
Visitation at Krause Funeral Home, 12401 West National Avenue, New Berlin, Wisconsin on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 from 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM. Funeral service at 1:00 PM. Burial at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery in Beaver Dam.
In lieu of flowers, memorials appreciated to Aurora at Home Zilber Family Hospice, 1155 North Honey Creek Parkway, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213.