Florence E. Broderick
Florence Edna Broderick, age 86, of Berlin, died peacefully on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Patriot Place in Berlin.
She was born January 29, 1939, in Oshkosh, WI, the daughter of John and Edith Newton Abhold. Florence attended Clintonville High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from UW-Stevens Point. Additionally, she received an LPN certificate from Moraine Park Technical College.
Florence grew up in Clintonville and Tigerton. Early in her lifetime, she operated an upholstery business and made wedding cakes. Florence also worked at, managed and owned several restaurants, enjoyed sewing costumes and gowns, spending time in the library reading and researching genealogy. For 36 years, Florence dedicated her life to nursing in the health care field and cared for the elderly. Throughout her life she spent every free moment enjoying her passion for the outdoors and camping. Florence volunteered at Salvation Army in several communities.
She is survived by her daughter, Loretta (Earl) Kettlewell; four sons, Mark (Katie) Broderick, David Kelbach (Rebecca Carlson), Donald Kelbach (Joan Litton) and Dale Kelbach; nine grandchildren, Angela Dodd, Christina Nelson, Joe Kelbach, Brittany Gosh, Dan Kelbach, Heather Wilson, Jessie Kelbach, Kayla Beckland and Josephine Broderick; many great grandchildren; twin brother, Fred Abhold; sister, Lorraine Abhold Butler; and many nieces, nephews and a variety of friends. Florence was preceded in death by her parents; three husbands, Harvey Kelbach, John “Jack” Martin Broderick and Paul “Bobby” Weiland; son, Daniel Kelbach; and grandson, Kyle Kelbach.
A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, May 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at Barbola Funeral Chapel in Berlin. Inurnment will be in Union Cemetery in Tigerton. Anyone wishing to send a sympathy card to the family, please mail to Florence Broderick, c/o Barbola Funeral Chapel, PO Box 201, Berlin, WI 54923.
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