Bernice ’Bee’ L. Dedolph

Bernice ‘Bee’ L. Dedolph, age 105, longtime resident of Mayville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at Hope Health and Rehabilitation in Lomira.

A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mayville with the Rev. Fr. Tom Biersack presiding. A visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. at the church on Saturday, January 20, 2024. Entombment will take place at Ledgeview Memorial Park in Fond du Lac following the service.

Bee was born the daughter of Paul and Elsie (Koch) Madigan on July 4, 1918 in the township of Trenton. She was united in marriage to Ben H. Dedolph on June 28, 1941 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Beaver Dam.

Early on Bee taught in a one-room school at Lake Emily. Later she worked at Harkins jewelry store in Mayville and was the first drive-up teller at the State Bank of Mayville where she retired in 1976. She was a faithful member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Mayville. She was also active on the Mayville Library Board and volunteered at the Mayville Historical Society. In her spare time, Bee loved to play bridge and spend time with her family.

Bee is survived by her daughters- Nicole (Mike) D’Amore of Camarillo, CA., and Mary Jean (Steve) Samer of Grayslake, IL. Her grandchildren- Dana (Kevin) Gilpatrick, Todd (Trena) D’Amore, Tony (Stephanie) D’Amore. Her great grandchildren- Erin, Felicity, Dakota, Delilah, Piper, and Sawyer. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ben in 2009, her brothers Worth (Ellen), Byron (Ethel), and Rodney Madigan, her brothers and sisters in law, Gertrude (Leo) Leavengood, George (Agnes) Dedolph, and Edna (Bob) Sjostrom.

Memorials may be directed to St. Mary’s Catholic Church or the Mayville Historical Society.