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Adele Mona Findley

August 8, 1932 — November 8, 2024

Adele Mona Findley

Adele Mona (Braun) Findley, 92 years old, went peacefully to eternal life on Nov. 8, 2024, at Angel’s Grace Hospice.

Adele was born in Mequon, Wisconsin, and after some moves, she grew up in Pewaukee. She married her life’s partner, Floyd Ray Findley on March 21, 1953, in Germany. She and Floyd bought their first home in Waukesha and there they raised their 8 daughters: Deborah Baker, Luann Hermening, Jill (Helge) Helgeson, Mary (Kim) Earhart, Julie (Kent) Turkoske, Peggy (Steve) Metts, Ellen Findley, and Betsy Boos. Adele loved her girls and their husbands. She also raised her nephew, Keith Braun, from the time he was 8 years old. She was proud of all of them.

While raising her children, waitressing, and doing daily loads of laundry, Adele enjoyed knitting and crocheting, gardening and canning her produce, camping, golfing, bowling, coaching youth bowlers, leading Girls Scouts, and cooking and baking. She shared her passion for baking Christmas cookies each year and made stollens for all of her girls’ teachers. Adele’s potato salad was well-loved by all who tried it. Her daughters continue to try to replicate that recipe.

Adele worked as a waitress for many years before she and Floyd purchased a tavern in Sullivan (Findley’s Pub.) There they met many new friends and continued to live in Sullivan after they retired.

Adele joins Floyd, her daughter, Luann, Grandson Joel, granddaughter Amy, and great grandson, JJ, as well as other loved ones in heaven. She will be dearly missed by her 7 other daughters, Keith Braun, 18 grandchildren, and 26 great-grandchildren. She has one great-great grandchild and was waiting for the birth of another.

Thank you to Angel’s Grace Hospice for their gentle and loving care of Adele and her family. Please consider donating to them in honor of Adele.

A visitation for Adele will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at Pagenkopf Funeral Home from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM with a service to follow. A burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Pewaukee.

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