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IN MEMORY

Aline Whitten (Ziesemer) - Class Of 1941

Aline W. Ziesemer, 97, of Kenosha, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at Manor of Kenosha.

She was born on April 10, 1923, to the late Robert Kent and Frances Estella (Simpson) Whitten in Kenosha.  She was educated in the schools of Kenosha and graduated from Kenosha High School in 1941.  She also attended the University of WI Extension.

On February 2, 1948, she married Robert Donald Ziesemer at the First United Methodist Church.  He preceded her in death on January 2, 1981.

Aline worked in the 1940s as a Secretary for Kenosha Family Services, then in the early 1950s as a carhop at the Spot Drive-In and was very proud of that.  In the 1960s she worked at Manpower as a secretary.  She also worked at WE Energies taking applications for energy assistance from 1982 to 1996.

Aline was a member of the First United Methodist Church.  She was also a member of the Kenosha Stamp and Cover Club and a Lifetime member of the Kenosha Bradford Alumni Association.

Aline enjoyed stage plays and musicals, traveling and collecting “Old Ironside” memorabilia.

Aline is survived by her daughters, Diane L. (Jim) Balk of Cudahy and Robin L. Bahr of Kenosha; her grandchildren Brian Wilson and Broeke Wilson; and a great-granddaughter, Savannah.

She is preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Ariel Wilson.

Funeral Services for Aline will be held on Tuesday, July 14 at 12:00PM at the Bruch-Hansen Funeral Home (6019 Seventh Avenue, Kenosha).  Interment will follow at Green Ridge Cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 11:00AM until the time of service.  Masks are encouraged.