"Aunt Mae and Uncle George were my godparents. They have always been nice and welcoming and wonderful people to myself and my family. Aunt Mae always had a smile on her face for me and I will never forget her. Thank you for being a part of my life."
In loving memory of
Mae Bula
May 2, 1923 - September 30, 2011
Mae Bula, of Antigo, died Friday, September 30, 2011 at her home under the care of her family and LeRoyer Hospice. She was 88 years old. She was born on May 2, 1923 in Antigo, a daughter of the late Neil and Mary (Schleis) McCormick. She married George Bula on June 19, 1947 at St. Hyacinth Catholic Church in Antigo. He preceded her in death on July 24, 1996.
She was a 1937 graduate of St. John Elementary School and a 1941 graduate of Antigo High School. Mrs. Bula worked for AO Johnson in Milwaukee during the war manufacturing airplane propellers. When she returned to Antigo, she worked at Woolworth's lunch counter prior to her marriage. She then worked for many years on the family farm with her husband.
She enjoyed working in her vegetable and flowers gardens, reading and watching television. She especially enjoyed visits from her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors include a daughter, Cherie (Charles) LaHam, Rhinelander; four sons, Gary (Lynda) Bula, Grand Marsh, Dennis (Brenda) Bula, Antigo, Kevin (Trudy) Bula, Antigo and Ron (Maureen) Bula, Baraboo; 11 grandchildren, Casey Kaplanek, Jodi Holley, Tamra (Eric) Bula-Garz, Bryan (Lacey) Bula, Nathan (special friend Michelle) Bula, Stacy Bula, Adam (Heather) Bula, Andrea (Michael) Huss, Katherine Bula, Patrick Bula and Justine Bula; 10 great-grandchildren, Kortney, Kassie and Karly Holley, Zoe and Grant Bula-Garz, Ayziah, Jadin and Kea Bula and Clayton and Megan Huss; brothers and sisters-in-law, Billie Bula, Raymond (Mary) Bula, and Angleine (Norman) Cejka; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Charles "Corky" Kaplanek; five brothers, John (Orla), Norbert (Lorraine), Eugene (Marie), Neil (Tina) and William; and two sisters, June (Eugene) Weigert and Audrey McCormick; her mother and father-in-law, Stanley and Mary Bula; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Stanley (Edna) Bula, Martha (Alex) Zaganczyk, Annie (Ervin) Ziebarth and Wymath Bula.
A funeral Mass will be held on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St. John Catholic Church with Reverend Charles Hoffmann officiating. Entombment will take place in the Queen of Peace Mausoleum. Visitation will be Friday from 5 - 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 - 10 a.m. at the Bradley Funeral Home. A parish wake service will be held on Friday at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established.