Mary Ellen La Ven Tewksbury

Mary Ellen La Ven Tewksbury, 88, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon January 30th, 2023, at Watertown Wisconsin Regional Hospital. She was born November 9, 1934, in Bethel, VT to Olin and Marguerite (Hatch) Tewksbury. She graduated from Windsor High School in Vermont and attended Dartmouth-Hitchcock College in New Hampshire. She finished her nursing career at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her father, Olin; and mother, Marguerite (Hatch) Tewksbury; sister, Patricia Tewksbury Bessel; and brother, Gary Tewksbury. She was survived in death by Ned and Diane Tewksbury; daughter, Barbara Bolitho; son, Lawrence La Ven; son, Patrick and Rachel La Ven; grandchildren, Jessica Pierce, Adam La Ven, Sam Dixon, Jason La Ven, Maggie La Ven, Amy La Ven; and great-grandchildren, Alana Pierce, Vera Lynn Dixon; and nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Pagenkopf Funeral Home (new location), 2228 N Silver Maple Lane, Oconomowoc, WI 53066. Committal services will be in the Gardens of Stone Bank, corner of Hwy K & West Shore Drive, Stone Bank WI.