Ginger A. Wedde

Ginger A. Wedde, 79, of Clintonville passed away Tuesday evening, Aug. 23, 2022, at Care Partners Assisted Living in Clintonville.

Ginger Ann Alto was born with her twin sister Julie Ann in Wild Rose on May 25, 1943, as the daughters of the late Arley Alto and Arlene (Rose) Alto-Rixner. Ginger graduated from Omro High School with the Class of 1964 and as a young woman became a chef for a few Oshkosh area hotels. She then went to get her hospitality management degree from Nicolet College in Rhinelander.

Ginger was united in marriage to Wayne Wedde at St. Martin Lutheran Church in Clintonville on Aug. 16, 1981. She loved to dabble with photography taking many family pictures and even finished a course in professional photography at the New York Institute of Photography. She was a great artist and loved producing oil paintings.

Ginger was well known for her ability as a cook which led to her publishing her own cookbook and authoring “Ginger’s Corner” which was a segment in the family’s owned Shopper’s Guide in town. She had a passion for her flower gardens and especially looked forward to designing them. In recent years, Ginger wrote her own children’s book “The Trumpeter Swan” and enjoyed taking care of things at home and spending time with her family.

Survivors include her husband, Wayne; stepchildren, Randy (Brenda) Wedde, Bruce (Beth) Wedde, and Kim (Tony) Malueg; step-grandchildren, Joshua, Walker, and Savannah Wedde, Denver (Megan) Wedde, Danielle Wedde, and Bailey and Nicholas Malueg; sister, Kjordis (Dennis Gratke) Christie; sister-in-law, Ute Alto; numerous nieces and nephews.

Ginger was preceded in death by her parents, her stepfather, Al Rixner; twin sister, Julie Ann Schry; step-grandchildren, Justin, James, and John Wedde; and brothers David and Ron Alto.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, at noon at St. Martin Lutheran Church in Clintonville with the Rev. Jason Zobel officiating. Interment will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Clintonville. Visitation will be held at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.

Ginger’s family would like to thank the staff members of ThedaCare Shawano, Care Partners, and ThedaCare at Home Hospice for the wonderful care and attention given to Ginger.

The Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home and Crematory of Clintonville is assisting her family. www.eberhardtstevenson.com