Doris M. Filla
Doris M. Filla, 89, of Independence, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at Gundersen Tri-County Care Center in Whitehall.
Doris was born November 3, 1930, in Waumandee, to Rudolph and Mary (Sendelbach) Pronschinske. She married Edmund E. Filla, May 18, 1954, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Waumandee. He died August 8, 2011.
The couple farmed in Independence. Doris was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, its women’s organization and rosary society. She worked many years for the Ss. Peter and Paul Fall Festival.
Doris is survived by three children: Diane Walske of Arcadia, David (Sandy) Filla of Independence and Sharon (Daniel) Kotlarz of Arcadia; ten grandchildren: Greg Walske, Beth (Jake) Wadewitz, Brian (Amber) Walske, Daniel Filla, Michelle (Eric) Halverson, Sara (Austen) Whitwam, Nicole Filla, Brent (Jessie) Kotlarz, Brad and Tracy Kotlarz; nine great-grandchildren: Brayden Reedy, Brianna, Brooklyn and Aliyah Walske, Kanden and Aubrey Wadewitz, Jaelynn, Madelynn and Brantley Kotlarz; two brothers: Rudy (Dorothy) Pronschinske of Waumandee and Robert (Carolyn) Pronschinske of Arcadia; four sisters: Rita Bork of Waumandee, Anna Schmitt of Fountain City, Janice Weiss of Mondovi and Leora Skroch of Independence; and sister-in-law, Barbara Filla of Eau Claire.
Doris was preceded in death by her husband; and son-in-law, Michael Walske.
A Mass of Christian Burial (with COVID-19 guidelines) was held Monday, September 7, 2020, at 10:30 a.m., at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Independence. Rev. George Thayilkuzhithottu officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Visitation was held at the church one hour prior to Mass. COVID-19 guidelines can be found on the funeral home website.
Online condolences may be offered at www.edisonfuneralhome.com.