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Eleanor May Wichmann
Eleanor May Wichmann
North English
Eleanor May Wichmann died on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at the English Valleys Care Center in North English, at the age of 97 years.
Celebration of Life Service will be held 10:00 am on Monday, November 24, 2025, at St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church in Williamsburg. Burial will be in the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Williamsburg. Visitation will be on Sunday, from 3:00-6:00 pm at the Powell Funeral Home in Williamsburg. Memorials may be given to The Iowa County Food Bank or the Lutheran Interparish School. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.
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