
Grace Emma Breitzke
October 18, 1954 - November 08, 2013
Obituary
MADISON-Grace E. “Tip” (Zellmer) Breitzke, age 59, of Madison, passed away on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, at St. Clarie Hospice House in Baraboo. She was born on Oct. 18, 1954, in Maryland, daughter of William E. Zellmer and Thelma Applegarth. Grace married Frank Breitzke in 1992 and had two beautiful children.
Tip received her CNA license from MATC in 1999. She loved working with people and loved her job. She was a caring person who loved cats and her family. Tip’s passion was reading, writing poems, and shopping.
She is survived by her two children, Emily and Andy, both of Madison; granddaughter, Nevaeh; two brothers, Bill Zellmer of Madison and George Zellmer of Dent, Minn.; and special friends, Toni and Char. Tip was preceded in death by her husband, Frank.
Private family services will be held. Burial will be at Forest Hill Cemetery. The family would like to thank Home Health United for their wonderful care.
Gunderson Fitchburg
Funeral & Cremation Care
2950 Chapel Valley Rd.
(608) 442-5002
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EMILY
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U WERE THE BEST MOM EVER!! I WILL ALWAYZ LOVE U MOM!! I KNO U && DAD BOTH NOW R MY ANGELS!! U WILL NEVER B 4 GOTTON!! LOVE YOUR 1 && ONLY DAUGHTER!!
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jessica bartels
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You were a wonderful mother, an all around great person! Did a great job raising two awesome children! Grace, you will always be in my heart and will NEVER be forgoten! I will look out for Emily and do what I can for Andy. I know you and Frank are both looking down and watching over us! I love you more than you know!!!
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Char Howell
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We will miss you Grace We had a lot of crazy times together tho Lots of fun Love ya The crazy Howells
CH
Corine H
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** Grace**
Like always I pray for you; and your family (My condolences).
Mama Grace You will be truly missed. I will never forget and all the great laughs and good cry’s we had together. I will never forget our walks and talks in the hallway :), and I will always look at you as a GREAT fighter, You fought through all the adversity in your life and continued to fight right to the end. So VERY strong. In my eyes I Never saw you give up. You were a great fighter and I know you will continue to always be looking out for me.
Like i looked out for you ** CRACKERS** ;)
Emily & Andy
I want you both to know that I care for you and wish you well.
Thanks for everything< I love you,
Corine
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Mary Beth Welsch
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Grace - this is for you, and Andy, because although your other friends and family probably don't know me I still think of you every day. I feel your presence often and it makes me smile. Andy is doing well and we love having him live with us. I have begun to feel as though he is just one of my own, and he fits right in. I can't sit on the porch without thinking of you as I sit there...and wonder whether I'll ever be able to do that for very long after the weather gets warmer. I just miss you powerfully and with all those great memories...miss your sense of humor more than anything else...you could always make me laugh. I miss reading to you, talking with you, listening to music with you, watching youtube for our daily laugh session...just so many things that I cannot possibly list them all here. I hear 'your' song - Day is Done - and have to crank it up, can't keep the smile from my face. You were the most constant presence in my life after I got home. The first person I met when I got here. You were never one to judge or to make me feel as though I was different in any negative way...we just became best buddies and stayed that way to the end. The end came too soon for me, though I comfort myself by knowing you are in a better place; without the pain, or frustration, or worry, or stress. You so deserve that and it makes it impossible for me to feel sorry for myself because you are not here. I still see you sitting on my couch being the beautiful person you were. I felt badly at first that I wasn't able to do more for you, but just having the blessing of Andy being here every day and knowing it must comfort you to know how well he is doing makes it easier, as I feel in some ways as though I am doing something for you still. I love him very much and hope he will be here for the rest of my days, and it is hard to think that I have him with us for you since he is part of the joy in my life every single day. You did such a good job of raising him, that is obvious. Just one more reason I admire and love you. I have just one request: that you keep Loren on his toes about ghosts (which, as you know, he doesn't believe in), and every time something odd happens here Andy and I tell him it is you - I think he is starting to wonder what to believe. Keep it up. I so hope you are laughing at that one...I even truly believe you do things just to keep him guessing. I could probably write a book, but I'll stop now. Just know that you were loved by all who knew you. We all still miss you. May you rest in eternal peace and happiness Grace - that is my one most fervent wish - and I believe you are doing just that, which makes my sadness wane and gives me great happiness instead. With all my heart, your buddy, Mary Beth.
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Mary Beth Welsch
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I was so undecided which symbol to leave that I am writing this so I can post one more...too many memories for one to cover them all, but these two were so much a part of our lives that I felt the need to leave both. Love you Grace.