Virginia M. Keyeski

SERVICE UPDATE FOR VIRGINIA KEYESKI

The funeral Mass for Virginia Keyeski has been postponed until FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 at 12 pm at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 810 Pearl St., Chippewa Falls with Msgr. Michael Gorman officiating.

The visitation will begin at 10:30 am at the church on Friday.

Virginia Mae Keyeski (nee Gustafson), 93, of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, died Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.

She was born May 30, 1929, in Stanley, Wisconsin to Edward and Elizabeth (Mohr) Gustafson.

Virginia grew up in Boyd, Wisconsin on the family farm with her 5 siblings. At the age of 14 she worked as a “candy striper” at St. Joseph’s Hospital while attending school at McDonell Memorial High School, graduating in 1947 where she was involved in theater and music.  She was one of four girls chosen to represent the state of Wisconsin for academic honors.

On December 18, 1954, she married Roland Keyeski. Together they raised six children.  Virginia was an active member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, where her faith guided her path through life. She volunteered for many years at the Rutledge Home for the Aged and Wissota Lakeside. Virginia was a wonderful, loving and nurturing wife, mother, sister, and grandmother, a homemaker, a creative and talented lady with a fun sense of humor, and the matriarch of our family. She loved a good thrift sale. She was such a joyful, caring person who loved life – the best mom ever!

Virginia is survived by her children, Roman “Romie” (Jean) of Cadott, Roland “Rollie” (Laurie) of Albert Lea, MN, Joann “Sissy” (Mark) Hanson of Chippewa Falls, Jean (John) Arneson of Cadott, Julie (Timothy Rank) of Minneapolis, MN, and Rodney (Sarah) of Lodi, Wisconsin; 22 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Edna Beaudot; brother, Ed “Uncle Butch” (Marjorie “Marge”) Gustafson; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roland; parents; father and mother-in-law, Gerald and Josephine (Fanetti) Keyeski; brothers, Greg (Mary Anne) Gustafson, Eugene (Adeline “Del”) Gustafson, John “Jack” (Marlene) Gustafson; brother-in-law, Duane Beaudot; sister and brother-in-law, Wanda and Sam Nudo and their two sons, Timothy and Patrick; sister-in-law, Kathleen “Kitty” Keyeski; and grandson, Grady Rank.

A funeral Mass will be held at 12 p.m., Friday, February 24 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 810 Pearl St., Chippewa Falls with Msgr. Michael Gorman officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church.  Interment will be held at a later date at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner, Wisconsin.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to donor’s choice.