Middleton - Evelyn "Evie" G. Ziegler, age 74, passed away on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 at HospiceCare Center. She was born on June 28, 1935 in Waunakee, the daughter of Alphonse and Elizabeth Ziegler. Evie married Werner "Kiefer" Ziegler on Dec. 10, 1953. They were joined in marriage for 42 years. Evie worked at Eagle Grocery Store before joining the Middleton-Cross Plains School District as a Food Service provider. Evie had a variety of interests including flowers, gardening and was a devoted fan of the Ashton Home Talent Baseball team. She was a member of St. Bernards Catholic Church, loved spending time with her family and lived life to the fullest. Survivors include her children, Debra (Marion) Moore, Ronald (Pam), James, John (Tammy), Gary (Loree), Robert (Diana) and Cheryl Wood (Don Williams); 15 grandchildren, Heather, Rachel, Jeremy, Ryan, Alisha, James, Zach, Trevor, Austin, Dylan, Daniel, Taylor, Garrett, Logan and Hunter; her siblings, Betty (Harold) Spahn, Elaine (Harry) Acker, Tony (Elaine) Ziegler, Mary Ann Sveum, Pat (Dan) Thielmann, and Larry "LZ" Ziegler; and her brother-in-law, Jonas Ziegler. Evelyn is preceded in death by her husband, Werner, her parents, her brother Clem, nephew Bill Spahn and her in-laws, Ted, Jr. (Betty), Elizabeth (Joe) Acker, Sue (Bill) Ripp, Kay (Marty) Ripp, Sister Victoria Marie Ziegler, Rosetta (Bud) Endres and Agnes Ziegler. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at ST. BERNARDS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7450 University Ave., Middleton at 11:00 am on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at GUNDERSON WEST FUNERAL HOME, 7435 University Ave., Middleton from 4:00pm until 8:00pm on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 and also at the church on Wednesday from 10:00am until the time of service. The family would like to give a very special thank you to the staff at St. Mary's Hospital, HospiceCare, and Sister GeorgeAnn for the heartfelt care they provided. What we would give if we could say "Hello Mom or Grandma", to hear your voice or see your smile, to sit with you and chat a while. So you who have a mother or grandmother cherish her with care, for you will never know the heartache 'til you see her vacant chair. In life we loved you dearly, in death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a memory, no one can ever fill. It breaks our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone, for part of us went with you' the day God called you home.