Victoria Marie Kiar, 78, of Shawano, passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Appleton. Born on Aug. 29, 1935, in Keshena, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Augustine (Duquain) Jacobs.
Victoria was raised in the Keshena area, where she attended St. Joseph Grade School. After grade school, she graduated from Haskell High School in Lawrence, Kan. She later married Kenneth Kiar in Milwaukee. For many years Victoria made her home in the Fox Cities area, where she worked for Miller Electric until retiring. In her free time, she enjoyed playing bingo and cards as well as spending time at Bass Lake. Victoria was a member of the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Keshena.
Victoria is survived by her five children, Fred (Judi) Kiar, of Little Chute, Kenneth Kiar, of Oshkosh, Patricia Koch, of Neenah, Kathy (Mark) Wildenberg, of Kaukauna, and Carol (Jeff) Clark, of Neenah; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. Victoria is further survived by two sisters, Carol Newton, of Shawano, and Patricia Tourtillott, of Keshena; five half-brothers and half-sisters, Joe Duquain, Gregory Jacobs, Earl Jacobs, Terry Jacobs, Alice Jacobs; and her former husband, Kenneth Kiar.
Victoria was preceded in death by a grandson, Mark Kiar; her parents; a brother, Irvin Jacobs; and a sister, Delores Jacobs.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at the Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano with the Rev. David McElroy, O Praem, officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday from noon until the time of the service.
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