Dodgeville – Lila Mae Branaugh, age 85, passed away on the afternoon of June 27, 2014.
Lila was born in East Helena, Montana to Ignatius and Eleanor (Steele) Petek. She moved to Dodgeville, Wisconsin in 2001 and lived with her daughter. Before moving she was very involved in her community baking cookies for various organizations
She is preceded in death by her husband Ray and her parents. Lila was a homemaker and mother to her three children, Kathy of Dodgeville, Bob (Beth) Branaugh of Fitchburg, and Gayle Jebbia of Madison; five grandchildren, Adam (Kyria) Branaugh of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, Eric Branaugh of Fitchburg, Jezzamin (Anthony) Phillips of Box Elder, South Dakota, Aidan and Olivia Jebbia of Madison; one great-grandson Anthony Phillips Jr.
A special thank you goes to Upland Hills Hospital, Dr. Mullen, Dr. McGraw, Kim Emerson, and the Dodgeville EMS.
A private service will be held in the future at St. Ann's Cemetery in East Helena, Montana where Lila's ashes will be interred next to her husband.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. Ann's Cemetery P.O. Box 525, East Helena, Montana 59635.