Arline H. Castillo

Arline Hilda Meta Castillo (nee Feller) was born on December 1, 1925 in Hustisford, Wisconsin, the daughter of Arnold and Hilda (nee Bergmann) Feller. She attended and graduated from Bethany Lutheran School and Hustisford High School. After high school, she worked in canning factories and a shoe factory. She was a life-long member of Bethany Lutheran Church, Hustisford, being baptized, confirmed in her Christian faith and united in holy matrimony to Dionicio Castillo, Jr. on September 27, 1947. All these important Christian events took place at Bethany Lutheran Church. Arline and Dio Castillo were blessed with four children, James, Mary, Rita and Sarah. Both Arline and Dio instilled in their children the importance of God’s Word and joyfully lived the confession of the Psalmist: “I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the LORD’” (Psalm 122:1). She continually and humbly emphasized that all honor, praise and glory be to her Lord Jesus and not to her. Her cherished hope was that her family and many others would place their trust in their Lord and Savior in God-given faith by God’s grace. Arline was a devoted, God-fearing wife, a loving, caring and hard-working mother whose dedication to her Lord and to her family strongly influenced the entire family. Her God-given gifts of a remarkable memory and a command for detail were truly blessings to her family and to many others. She was a proud, patriotic member of the Hustisford Ladies Auxiliary, especially since both her husband Dio and her brother Marvin served God and country in World War II. Those who in Christ may look forward to seeing Arline in heaven include her children: Rev. James (Sherry) Castillo, Mary (Rev. Norman) Seeger, Rita (Rev. Mark) Bartsch and Sarah (Anthony “Tony”) Neu; her 16 grandchildren Dr. Daniel (Dr. Reshma) Castillo, Rachel (Chris) Kozina, Christa (Kyle) Roethle, Dr. Mary (Dr. Chris) Burnett, Kathryn (Alan) Meihak, Laura (Casey) Pufahl, Elizabeth (Jeffrey) Loberger, Emily (Courtney) Schmidt, Amanda (Jason) Paltzer, Jonathan (Leah) Bartsch, Adriane (Tom) Klingbeil, Abby Bartsch, Martin Neu, James Neu, Timothy Neu and Cayla Neu, and her 25 great-grandchildren; her sister Ardis Bischoff and her brother Marvin (Phyllis) Feller, her sister-in-law, Jacinta Rodriguez, her brothers-in-law Tori Castillo, Ricardo (Gloria) Castillo, Gerry Castillo and Ray (Mary) Castillo; and her wonderful nephews, nieces, relatives and dear friends. Arline was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Dio Castillo on May 1, 1995; by her parents Arnold and Hilda Feller, by her sister Marguruete Schiller; ;by her brothers-in-law Edgar Schiller and Norman Bischoff. Arline was called to her eternal home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, the Lord’s Day, March 9, 2014, while at the Hartford Hospital. Her time of grace on this earth was 88 years, 3 months, 8 days. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 14, 2014 from 4-7 PM and Saturday, March 15 from 10-11 AM at Bethany Ev. Lutheran Church. Funeral Service will follow at 11 AM at the Church. Rev. Timothy Bauer will officiate. Her body will be laid to rest at the Hustisford Cemetery next to her beloved husband Dio’s grave site, as they will both await their glorious bodily resurrection on the Lord Jesus’ great Day of Resurrection on the Last Day. “Because I live, you also will live.” (John 14:19) Memorials to Bethany Ev. Lutheran Church would be appreciated. The Berndt-Ledesma Funeral Home of Hustisford is serving the family. www.berndt-ledesma.com

Arline H. Castillo

December 1, 1925 - March 9, 2014