Anna Mae Ellen Wersland

Anna Mae Ellen (Showers) Wersland, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Skaalen Home in Stoughton.   She was born in Stoughton on May 23, 1921, a daughter of Wallace and Anna (Alme) Showers.   Anna Mae graduated from Stoughton High School.   She was united in marriage to Ernest T. Wersland on March 24, 1945.   Together they farmed, and Anna Mae also worked as a cook at the Waterfall Restaurant and the Stoughton High School, and later in the office at WPS.   She is survived by 2 children, Roger (Cindy Raasch) Wersland, and Linda (Parker) Gibbs, both of Stoughton; daughter-in-law, Nancy Wersland of Evansville; 8 grandchildren, Todd, Jamie (Michelle), and Eric Wersland, Tasha and Chad (Jennifer) Hanson, Jessica (David) Ross, Karla (Jeremy Church) Raasch and Kyle Raasch; 4 great grandchildren, Quintin Moy, Austin Ross, Ian Hanson, Ella Church, and a great-grandson coming in February.   She is further survived by Richard Bayens (like a brother), 2 sisters, Joan Whitehead and Shirley Dean; 3 sisters-in-law, Anna Wersland, Marie Jerdee, Dorothy Brannon; and many nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews.   She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ernest on April 9, 1973; her son, Richard on May 18, 2007; brother, Ervin Showers; and sister and brother-in-law Ruth and Gene Hager.    Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 23, 2009 at 11:00 am at Christ Lutheran Church, 700 County Hwy B, Stoughton with the Rev. Paula Geister-Jones officiating.   Burial will follow at Eastside Cemetery.   The family will greet friends at Christ Lutheran Church on Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm and again, also at church on Friday from 10:00 am until the time of service.   Anna Mae's family would like to thank the Skaalen Home (especially Kim) for their care these past 7 years.   A big thank you to the Hospice staff for their care and compassion for not only mom, but the entire family.   Moms seem to be the ones to hold the family together.   That was certainly true in this family.   She had a strength and determination the rest of us can only hope for.   At last, there is peace.