Else R. Kuerten
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Else R. Kuerten, age 83, passed away August 9, 2021 at Tivoli in Portage, Wisconsin. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert J. Kuerten; dear father of Janet (James) Leja and the late Jay R. Kuerten; loving grandmother of Jimmy and John Leja; dear sister of Caroline (Wade Leathers) Reitenbach and Kathe (the late Chris) Baffes; dear aunt of Karen (Joel), Sharon (Billy) and Tina (Steve). Else was born on May 8, 1938 at a German settlement in Tschervenka, Yugoslavia to Peter and Margit Reitenbach. Her family moved to Chicago in 1952 where she graduated from Lake View High School and then attended Taylor University in Indiana. In 1962, she married Bob and made their home in Deerfield, Illinois for almost 50 years. Else was an executive secretary for medical product companies and moved to Sun Prairie, WI in 2011 to be closer to her daughter's family after Bob died. Else was preceded in death by her husband, Bob; her son, Jay; her parents, Peter, Margit and Elisabeth (Ma) Reitenbach, her in-laws, I. John and Elizabeth Kuerten, her nephew, Glenn Kamphausen and her many beloved pets. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the church, the Sun Prairie EMS or the Adams County Humane Society.