Yvonne Ann Shepherd, age 88, of Pigeon Falls, passed away peacefully on
Friday, June 27, 2025 in the Pigeon Falls Health Care Center in Pigeon Falls.
Yvonne was born on July 26, 1936 in Independence to Cyril and Gertrude
(Suchla) Skroch. She married Joseph Edward Shepherd on November 23, 1957
in Saint Michael’s Catholic Church in North Creek (rural Arcadia). Joseph
preceded Yvonne in death on June 2, 1994.
Yvonne enjoyed being a mother, farm wife, and in her earlier years, working at
Arcadia Fryers. After farm life, Yvonne worked at ORC in Arcadia, the Pigeon
Falls Health Care Center and for Trempealeau County Nutrition sites throughout
the county.
Yvonne volunteered in 4-H as a Club Leader Superintendent of Explorers and
Cloverbuds and was a Fair Board member. She was also very active in the
Trempealeau County Farm Bureau serving as Secretary and Women’s Chair.
Yvonne received the county President’s Award and Wisconsin State Farm
Bureau Distinguished Service Award. She also volunteered on the Trempealeau
County Dairy Promotion Committee.
Yvonne is survived by three sons, Mike (Barb), Bill (Paula) and Dennis (Jane)
Shepherd; a daughter, Susan (Tom) Beck; eight grandchildren, Becky (Gary) last
name?, Kristopher (Ashley) Shepherd, Nicole (Doug) Oberbroeckling, Natalie
DeBoer, Aaron and Brian Beck, Tom Cruz and Danielle (Franz) Lettner; eleven
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Joan Proach and Sonja George and two sisters-
in-law, Jeannie and Kathy Skroch.
In addition to her parents and husband, Yvonne was preceded in death by three
brothers, Giles, Patrick and Wayne; two sisters, Barbara Parpart and Bonita
Skroch; four brothers-in-law, Richard George, Dick Proach, Alphonse Gandyra
and Ernest Shepherd and two sisters-in-law, Genevieve Gandyra and Ruth
Shepherd.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 11:00 in Saint
Michael’s Catholic Church in North Creek, rural Arcadia with Father Kyle Laylan
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the Jack
Funeral Home in Whitehall. A rosary, led by Father George, will be recited at
10:00 a.m.
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