Irma Minette Lizak

Irma Minette Lizak

October 31, 1940 - May 26, 2024

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OREGON - Irma Lizak formerly Irma Minette Brauel, age 83, died on Sunday, May 26, 2024, surrounded by her family at her home in Oregon, Wis.  She was born in Green Bay, Wis., on Oct. 31, 1940, the daughter of the late Arthur and Alma Brauel, and sister of the late Anita Herrmann. Irma was the wife of the late James Lizak.  They were married in Oshkosh, Wis., in 1963.


Irma is survived by her four children, Lisa and Lynn Lizak of Oregon, Wis., Mark Lizak of Waunakee, Wis., and Michael Lizak of LaGrange Park, Ill.; and five grandchildren, Claire and Luke Lizak (daughter and son of Michael Lizak and Dawn Besaw-Lizak); Cahl and Sage Olson (son and daughter of Lynn Lizak and Michael Olson); and Ashlynn Lizak (daughter of Mark Lizak and Melissa Guethlein).


Irma was passionate about teaching. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degree in education at the University of Oshkosh, Wis. She taught in Neenah, Wis., after receiving her bachelor’s degree and then in Stoughton, Wis., for 31 years after receiving her master’s degree. Irma specialized in teaching reading. She retired from teaching in 2004.


Irma enjoyed gardening, painting, reading, spending time with her family and pets, and participating in church activities. She lived in her home for 50 years in Oregon, Wis., and felt grateful for the supportive friendships she had with her neighbors.  


Irma’s family expresses sincere appreciation to the Agrace in-home and phone triage hospice nurses, nursing assistants, and social worker who supported Irma and the family during the year she received in-home hospice services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Agrace Hospice (agrace.org/donate).


A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at HOLY MOTHER OF CONSOLATION CATHOLIC CHURCH, 651 N. Main St., Oregon, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Family and friends who wish to view the Mass via LIVESTREAM may visit Irma’s obituary page at www.gundersonfh.com at the time of the Mass. A visitation/celebration of life will be held at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Wednesday.  Burial will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery in Green Bay, Wis.


Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.


Gunderson Oregon

Funeral & Cremation Care

1150 Park St.

(608) 835-3515


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Kaelyn Gabathuler
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Sending care and condolence to you and your family-from all in your work family at Stone House Development.
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Stacey Goncalves
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I will always remember Mrs. Lizak and the wonderful sleep overs Lisa had! My deepest sympathies to the family! Stacey Goncalves (née Stull)
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Mike Roth
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Mark and Family, I'm so sorry for your loss. My deepest sympathy. Mike Roth
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Sheila Glennie
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Sending condolences, love, and hugs from the Glennie family. Your family has always been a treasure full of fun and happy memories. May fond memories of Irma help ease the pain during this difficult time. So wonderful that she was surrounded with family and "Team Irma". Lynn, your speech certainly captured her spirit. What a lovely service, very calm & serene. So nice that we could be there remotely. I recall laughing with Irma about Tom Jones's cute butt as we drove to the Packers game!! -Judy Enjoyed the great times at the Packers games and your visit to Nevada. -Bob With sympathy, Bob, Judy, Sheila, Ron & Shannon, and Logan.
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Lynn Lizak
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EULOGY Good Morning. I’m Lynn Lizak, one of Irmas daugters and I wanted to paint you a picture of who my Mom was First and foremost, she was a teacher and had a passion for learning Our Mom spent 9 years getting her Masters Degree while raising 4 children and spent the next 30 years teaching children to read She had fortitude and was accepting of whatever life presented her When our Dad passed away suddenly our Mom was left to raise my younger brother and I, and if you ever met Mark, you would understand that it was quite a challenge! When it felt like everything was falling apart, she held us all together and carried us thorough our loss She belonged to many families The family she was born into with her sister Anita Our family Her School family and her Church family All of these were very important to her She loved to read, paint, garden and bake Her Christmas cookies were out of this world! She loved music and she loved to dance Disco and Tom Jones were her favorites The 70’s were a big deal in our house and still are She had a wonderful sense of humor and contagious laugh It was impossible not to smile when you were around her She listened more than she spoke and gave without expecting anything in return Her eyes were the most vibrant color of blue, they actually sparkled! She enjoyed the finer things in life like coffee, chocolate, black licorice and an occasional rum and coke She loved that her Birthday was on Halloween and got a kick out of seeing all of the children’s costumes and handing out candy Thursday nights were all about comedy, particularly Young Sheldon and Saturday nights were devoted to Horror with Svengooley Her favorite color was Robins egg blue, which she painted her entire house Her favorite season was Fall and she considered herself the number #1 Packer fan She was a kid at heart and would get just as excited as we would for snow days and equally looked forward to summer vacation She had a soft spot for stray cats, guinea pigs and my chihuahua Fawny and considered Swatches, her calico cat, her companion and co-pilot Amidst the chaos, she was able to find time for solitude and contemplation Both of which she really treasured. Her faith was supported by her close friends Joanie, her neighbor and Beth, with the church This past year with our Mom has been the most enjoyable and melancholy time we have spent together. Grieving little losses along the way yet savoring all these moments at the same time. She lived in her home for 50 years and peacefully left us in the very same place We were fortunate for family and friends to come together to make our Moms time with us as gratifying as possible. We were “Team Irma” which consisted of my sister Lisa, myself, Bernadette, my Moms neighbor, Claire, our niece, my daughter Sage and the amazing folks at Agrace. It was dark, windy and rainy the day she said goodbye, however, right in that moment when she left us, a smile appeared on her face and the rain stopped and the sun came out for only about 10 minutes and then got stormy again. This calm in the storm, to me, felt like God was saying, “ It’s okay, I can take it from here”. I think it goes without saying that she was loved immensely and will be missed.

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