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Bernice M. (Hefty) Steinhauer, age 94 of Verona, WI, died on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. She was born July 2, 1922, in Belleville, WI, to William A. and Evelyn J. (Tourdot) Hartwig.

She was married to Alvin J. Hefty on September 25, 1940, in Dayton, WI, he died November 12, 1980. She then married William E. Steinhauer on January 9, 1987, at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Verona, WI, he died on June 2, 2001.

Survivors include her son, Gary (Delores) Hefty of Janesville; a daughter-in-law, Beverly Hefty of Oregon; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; her brother, Richard Hartwig of Albany; her sister, Gladys Hartwig of Madison; step-children, Irvin (Judy) Steinhauer and William (Martha) Steinhauer, both of Mount Horeb; six step-grandchildren; several step-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; a son, William J. Hefty; and a sister, Eleanor (Wayne) Albertson; brothers, Jack and Clarence Hartwig; and a grandson, Timothy J. Hefty.

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, August 27, 2016, at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 500 N 8th Street, Mount Horeb, WI, with the Rev. Richard Heilman, VF, officiating. Burial will be at St. James Catholic Cemetery in Exeter Township, WI. Visitation was from 10:00 a.m. till 10:50 a.m., on Saturday at the funeral home.

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