Kelly Mauck

HIXTON, Wis. - Kelly J. Mauck, 42, of Hixton, died on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, from injuries sustained in an auto accident in Garfield Township in Jackson County, Wis. Kelly was born on March 8, 1965, in Springfield, Ohio, to parents Cliff and Joanne (Archer) Mauck. She grew up in the Niagara, Wis., and graduated from Niagara High School. Kelly graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1988 with a bachelor of science degree in elementary education and a minor in mathematics. She started her career as a fifth and sixth grade teacher in Weslaco, Texas, where she taught for four years. She then taught for two years in the Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District in northeast Wisconsin as an eighth grade teacher and Title I teacher. She began teaching with the Black River Falls School District in 1995 as a Title I teacher at Hixton Elementary and Forrest Street Elementary School. She started as a regular classroom teacher at the Black River Falls Middle School in the fall of 2005. While in the Black River Falls School District, Kelly received her master of arts degree in education from Viterbo University in 1997. Kelly was a very dedicated, enthusiastic educator. She was extremely passionate about her role as a teacher and truly cared about each and every one of her students. She was a member of the Black River Falls Education Association and currently held the office of secretary-treasurer. Outside of teaching, Kelly had a wide variety of talents and interests. She loved caring for her two poodles, Bailey and Chole. She enjoyed cooking, especially candy making which she learned from her mother. English toffee, mint fudge and caramels were some of her specialties. She enjoyed gardening and landscaping her home with plants and flowers. She was an avid reader of mystery novels and she liked to listen to uplifting music, both contemporary and gospel. She also enjoyed taking trips to Idaho to visit her brother and his family. Kelly is survived by her parents, Cliff and Joanne Mauck of Sagola; one brother, Craig (Joyce) Mauck of Boise, Idaho; special friends, Ruth and Larry Casper of Hixton; two aunts, Shirley Swetnam of Westerville, Ohio and Naomi Scales of Sheridan, Wyo.; one niece, Allison Mauck; one nephew, Jason Mauck; and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Raymond (Margaret) Mauck and Joseph (Lulu) Archer. A celebration of life for Kelly Jo Mauck will be held today at 7 p.m. in the Lunda Community Theater in Black River Falls. Friends may call one hour prior to services at the Lunda Theater in Black River Falls. Arrangements were with Jensen-Modjeski Funeral Home of Hixton. On Thursday, funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Niagara with burial in the Niagara Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the church. Niagara arrangements are being handled by the Erickson-Rochon and Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain. Memorials may be directed to a scholarship fund in Kelly's memory through the Coop Credit Union of Black River Falls, Wis. Condolences to the family of Kelly J. Mauck may be expressed online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon and Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

Kelly Mauck

January 26, 1966 - January 26, 2008