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Willa Mae Brainard Faust
22 Oct 1927 – 9 Jan 2021
| Birth | 22 Oct 1927 |
| Death | 9 Jan 2021 |
| Cemetery | Saint Aloysious Cemetery Sauk City , Sauk County , Wisconsin , USA |
| Added by | seifert on 12 Jan 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221000780 |
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Willa Mae Faust, age 93, of Cross Plains, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 at Milestone Senior Living. She was born on Oct. 22, 1927, in Custer County, Neb., daughter of John and Margert (Leonard) Brainard. Willa graduated from Sargent High School, Sargent, Neb. in 1945 and accounting school in 1950. She was united in marriage to Roman Rosen in 1952, raising five children, being married 39 years. She married Keith Faust of Cross Plains in 1995, united for 25 years. Willa worked for several businesses as a bookkeeper, including Ballweg Chevrolet in Sauk City, making the leap from ledger paper to computer, retiring in 1990. She volunteered to teach religion classes, was on the prayer chain of her local congregation, enjoyed studying scripture and embraced her faith in Jesus. Willa enjoyed playing bridge and all crafts. She did embroidery, knitting, counted cross-stitch, etc. and made her first wedding gown, dresses, shirts, neckties and even a few sport coats! In her retirement she picked up quilting and gifted the blankets to her family. Willa is preceded in death by many cherished family members, including her first husband, Roman. She is survived by her husband, Keith; sister, Beverly; children, Ann, Kenneth (Debra), William (Lisa), Mary and Anthony; stepchildren, Joseph (Joanne), Jacqueline (Jonathan), Jann, John (Susan), Jeffrey (Marisa), Jerry (Louise) and Jennifer; and many beloved grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
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- Elizabeth J Brainard 1918–1976
- Robert Wallace "Bob" Brainard 1925–2014
- Beverly Jean Brainard Strand-Shaul 1930–2021
- Richard Eldon Brainard 1933–2005
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