Aurelia Frances Gatzemeier

Aurelia Frances Gatzemeier, 88, formerly of Rudyard, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings.

Aurelia was born on Aug. 11, 1923, in Steger, Ill., to Stephen and Louise (Seiter) Dunn. She grew up in Steger and attended Bloom Township High School in Chicago Heights. She later obtained a nursing degree from St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in Joliet. Aurelia worked as a registered nurse in Illinois during World War II.

She married Victor C. "Vic" Gatzemeier in 1949 in Steger, and the couple later moved to Rudyard. Their union was blessed with five son...