Rosemary Bergeon Olkowski Lehnen

Rosemary Bergeon Olkowski Lehnen, age 96, of Mauston, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at Crest View Nursing Home in New Lisbon. She was born January 29, 1927, to Arthur and Florence (Hoffman) Bergeon, in Rhinelander.

A memorial service will be held Dec. 16, 2023 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Rev. Jeyaseelan Yobu officiating. Burial will follow at St. Patrick’s cemetery, Mauston. Visitation will be at the church on Dec. 16 from 9:30 a.m. until time of service.

Rosemary was married to Raymond J. Olkowski on Oct. 5, 1946, and in 1947 Rosemary gave birth to their son William R. Olkowski. In 1972 Rosemary married George Lehnen.

Rosemary grew up in Rhinelander, attending St. Mary’s Catholic school, Rhinelander Jr and High School.

After marring Raymond, they moved to Milwaukee, where she worked in the medical field for several years. Later she moved out west, first was Washington, then to California where she met and married George Lehnen. After retirement they moved to Arkansas and in the early 1990s moved back to Wisconsin. She loved to travel and spent many hours enjoying fishing, camping, cooking, needle work, sewing and crocheting. One her life wishes was to see the wonders the of United States and she did.

Rosemary is survived by her granddaughters Heather (Casey) Honeyager, Michigan, Holly ONeill, Minnesota, and Hope Wachendorf, Wisconsin; nine great-grandchildren, William, Christian, Matilda, Dennis, Ella, Raymund, Ryan, Kennedy and Reagan; brother, Joseph Allen Bergeon of Washington and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Florence, son and daughter-in-law, William and Christine Olkowski, brother and sister-in-law, Arthur and Ida Mae Bergeon, sisters Carolyn Bergeon and Lorraine Buser, her husbands Raymond Olkowski and George Lehnen, and nephew Scott Bergeon. 

Memorials may be directed in Rosemary’s name to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. The family would like to thank Crest View Nursing Home for the years of care given to Rose.