Obituary of Modesta A. Lovejoy
Modesta A. Lovejoy
Of Waukesha, passed away peacefully at Waukesha Springs Health and
Rehabilitation Center while with her son, Kim, on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the
th
age of 100. Modesta had just celebrated her 100 birthday with her family last
Sunday. She was born on April 29, 1912 in Juneau, Wisconsin, the daughter of
Fred and Anna (nee Lehman) Justman. Modesta married Roy Lovejoy and they
raised five children together. They lived in Madison, Beaver Dam, Wauwatosa and
Waukesha. Modesta was a wonderful baker, quilt maker and gardener. She had a
wonderful sense of humor. She will be most remembered for her kindness and
generosity towards others.
Modesta will be dearly missed by her children, , Shirley Skinner of Buffalo, NY,
Roy (Jean) Lovejoy of Trabuco Canyon, CA, Lea Bollinger of Galena, IL and Kim
Lovejoy of Waukesha; and her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, two
great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other family and friends.
Modesta was preceded in death by her husband, Roy; her brothers, Ralph and
Elmer; her daughter, Betty Showers; and her daughter-in-law, Pamela Lovejoy.
A visitation for Modesta will be from 9:00 AM until the 10:00 AM funeral service
on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 (TODAY) at the Cesarz, Charapata & Zinnecker Funeral
Home, 237 N. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha, WI 53188. Burial to immediately follow
at Prairie Home Cemetery in Waukesha.
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