Lucille Irene Brockly died March 31, 2013, at the Masonic Health Care Center in Dousman. She was a resident at Masonic Village on the Square in Dousman since June 2005. She was born March 19, 1922, to Chester and Minnie (Wunnenberg) McKeown in Yarmouth, Iowa.
She married Donald R. Hedges on Oct. 9, 1943, in Bloomington, Ind. Together they ran the D&L Drive-In in Darien from 1953 to 1966. They divorced in 1979. In 1983 she married Frank (Joe) Brockly of rural Beloit.
She got her private pilot’s license late in life and really loved flying. She also enjoyed “hangar talk” with other pilots at her retirement home. She encouraged all she met to decide what you want in life and go for it, or as she would say “Do it, do it!”
She was preceded in death by Don, Joe and nephew Alan Thompson.
She is survived by her sister, Evelyn Thompson, Burlington, Iowa; daughters Linda Hedges, Madison, and Edna Hiltner and son-in-law Bill Hiltner, Shorewood; grandchildren John Ehringer, Rhys Hiltner, Elsa Hiltner, grand-son-in-law Carl Shook, great grandson Alonzo Shook, and nephew Lee Thompson.
A celebration of her life will be held at the Masonic Village on the Square, Dousman, on April 5 at 2:30 p.m. A private burial service will be at Darien Cemetery.
Her family requests that in lieu of flowers you enjoy pursuing your own goal – “Do it”.
Betzer Funeral Home is serving the family.
