Erma Louella (Beighley) David, 86 of
Holcombe, WI has been called home by Our Lord. After a lengthy battle with cancer, Erma passed away at home February 8, 2023 surrounded by her loving family.
Erma was born February 27th, 1936 to Theron and Cora (Towns) Beighley. She graduated from Lake Holcombe High School in 1953. Shortly after graduating, she went to work for an insurance company in
Minneapolis, MN. Then Erma met Paul David and they were married on February 19th, 1955 in
Janesville, WI. After living briefly in the Cornell area, they moved to
Milwaukee, WI where they raised their four children. In 1993 Paul & Erma retired and moved back to Holcombe.
Erma enjoyed taking road trips with Paul on their motorcycle, searching for treasures, and but mostly she loved spending time with family and friends. Erma was a very active member of The Holcombe United Methodist Church, The Holcombe United Methodist Church Mission, The Holcombe United Women in Faith, and The Holcombe Food Pantry. She also enjoyed quilting and belonged to The Quilt Bee Divas. She was an amazingly strong, feisty, witty and loving woman that will be missed immensely.
Erma is survived by her two daughters; Jean (Michael) Glenn of
Holcombe, WI, June Richter of
Brookfield, WI., her two sons; Richard (Hope) David of Slinger, WI, and Wayne (Cristina) David of Kewaskum, WI. Her grandchildren; Shannon, Stacy, Rebecca, Brian, Heidi, Heather, Christopher, Amy, Andy, Joe, Michael, Eric, Amanda, Nicholas, Shelly, Nathan, Vanessa, Ian, Paul, Andy, Peter, Sally, John, and Joseph; 46 greatgrandchildren and 6 great- great-grandchildren. One brother, Robert (Clara Lee) Beighley, and sister- in- laws Goldene Beighley, Kathleen (William) Lueschen, and Chris Worrall and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Paul, three sisters; Grace, Clara, and Delia, and six brothers; John, Byron, Milton, Gerald, Elmer, Thomas, and brother-in-law Thomas Worrall.
A celebration of life will be held for Erma at 11am, Saturday February 18th, 2023 at Holcombe United Methodist Church with Pastor Paul Messmer officiating. Visitation will be from 10am until the 11am service. A luncheon at the church will follow the internment at the Cornell Cemetery.
The family wishes to express their gratitude to St. Croix Hospice and Lakeland Home Health Care for the exceptional personal care and compassion to us and our mother during her final days.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Holcombe United Methodist Church or the Lake Holcombe Lions Club Food Pantry.
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Cornell, WI is assisting the family.
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