Loretta Marie White

Marshall -- Loretta Marie White, age 68, died on Monday, July 12, 2010, at HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on March 16, 1942 in Madison, Wisconsin the daughter of Kenneth and Doris (Mickelson) Gladem. Loretta was united in marriage to Lilburn White on August 8, 1963. She worked for Oscar Mayer for 29 years.

Loretta is survived by her daughter, Tina (Jack Kramer) Kunst, her mother, Doris Gladem; her brothers and sisters, Doug Gladem, Patty (Greg) Parker, Betty (Jack) Deckerd, Larry (Jean) Gladem, Bonnie (Dick) Jacoby, Connie (Jerry) Minter, Bob (Rita) Gladem, Linda (Randy) Klock, Ricky (Colleen) Gladem, Raymond (Jean) Gladem, Cindy (Mike) Hall and Maryann Allen; a special sister-in-law, Linda Gladem; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Loretta was preceded in death by her father, her husband and a brother, David Gladem.

A visitation will be held at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3325 E. Washington Avenue, on Thursday, July 15, 2010, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held at Hyde Cemetery, Hyde, Wisconsin on Friday, July 16, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.

Mom battled cancer for 2 years. She hung on until the very end and made sure her family was going to be fine. Family was important to her and she will be deeply missed by all.

A big thank you goes out to the staff at Hospice for taking care of my mom and our sister.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to HospiceCare Inc. 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison, WI 53711.