Mary Ellen Birkett, 76, Cuba City, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque.

Services were at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3 at the United Methodist Church in Cuba City. Pastor Dan Verdegan officiated. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Visitation was from 3–8 p.m. on Friday at Casey Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Cuba City and  from 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at the church before the service. A Mary Ellen Birkett Memorial Fund has been established. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.caseyfuneralhome.net.

Complete obituary is in the January 7, 2015 issue of The Platteville Journal.