Mary Ellen Linder, age 72, of Prairie du Chien, passed away Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 at the Orchard Manor Care Center in Lancaster, after an extended illness.  A Mass of Christian Burial was Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church, Rev. James Weighner officiating, with burial in the Calvary Cemetery, both in Prairie du Chien. The Garrity Funeral Home assisted the family. www.garrityfuneralhome.com.

See complete obituary in the Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 issue of the Grant County Herald Independent