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Flora

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Wheeler

September 14, 1917 – November 29, 2009

Obituary

Flora Wheeler, 92, of Montreal, Wis., died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at St. Mary's Solvay Hospice House in Duluth.      Flora was born Sept. 14, 1917, in Hurley, Wis., to Joseph and Domenica (Casarotto) Schiavo, and lived in the Hurley area all of her life.      She married Harry I. Wheeler on Nov. 23, 1940. He preceded her in death on Aug. 22, 1967.      She was an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montreal for many years and later attended St. Mary's Church in Hurley.      Flora was employed for many years at Connie's Supper Club in Hurley. She enjoyed gardening, bowling, knitting, craftwork and cooking for her family.      She is survived by a daughter, Bertha Pearson, Duluth; a granddaughter, Sarah (Kurt) Goulet, St. Paul; a grandson, Tom (Theresa) Pearson, Duluth; four great-grandchildren, Kaitlin and Emma Goulet and Emily and Eric Pearson; one brother, Carmel Schiavo, of Hurley; and numerous nieces and nephews.      Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, a son-in-law, Richard B. Pearson; a sister, Cisera Canalia; and three brothers, Alfred, Geno, and Mero Schiavo.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m., at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley, with the Rev. Michael Hayden, celebrant.      Rite of Committal will take place at the church, with luncheon to follow at the Iron Nugget in downtown Hurley.      Spring burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hurley.      Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the service on Monday.      To view Floras's obituary online, sign the guestbook and express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are with McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home Inc., Ironwood.
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