Vera E. Williams Phd

Vera E. Williams PhD, age 90, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Bethel Home. Vera was born in Hawthorne, WI on March 25, 1926, to Lloyd and Ethel Williams. She graduated from Superior East High School and attended Superior State College. Vera received degrees at La Crosse State College, the University of Michigan and the Ohio State University.She retired as Professor Emeritus from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1988. Her 39 years career of teaching included the public schools in Portage, Sheboygan, Superior, and Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Vera worked as a telegrapher for the Northern Pacific Railroad summers and spent her retirement traveling throughout the world, usually by train.Vera is survived by a sister, Vivian Lund of Gordon, WI; seven nieces and one nephew. She was preceded in death by her sister, Doris Gezzer and her brother, Lyle Williams.Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Superior, WI.A special thank you is extended to Affinity Hospice for their tender care given to Vera.

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