Marcella “Marcie” Wilkes, 87, Stevens Point, passed away Saturday
evening March 25, 2017, at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Marcie will be held at 11
a.m. Friday, March 31, at St. Bronislava Catholic Church in Plover. Rev. Edward
Shuttleworth will officiate.

Friends and family will gather to share memories Friday from
9:30 a.m. until the time of services at the church. A general rosary will be
prayed for Marcie at 10:30 a.m. prior to the Mass at St. Bronislava.

Marcie was born July 13, 1929 in Portal, N.D., the daughter
of Emery and Blanche (Jensen) Carpentier.

She married Bernard “Bud” Wilkes July 11, 1950, in Portal, N.D.
The couple settled in Sawyer, N.D., for a time before moving frequently for
Bud’s career in the railroad. They eventually settled in Stevens Point in 1972.

Marcie worked at Dr. Eskritt’s office until her retirement.
She volunteered for years at the Lincoln Center and St. Michaels Hospital.
Marcie loved to travel and visited all but one of the continents. It was said
of her, “She was a Force of Nature.”

Marcie is survived by her two children, five grandchildren
and five great grandchildren, Mark (Karen) Wilkes, Wausau, and their 2
children; Mathew (Krisie) Wilkes, Neenah, and Jen (Dave) Fetters, Minn., and
their two children Ella and Enzo; Lynn (Gerry) Widen, Naples, Fla., and their
three children, Mollie (Larry) Griffin, Chicago, and their son Nicholas; Andrew
(Jessica) Widen, Minneapolis, and their two children Logan and McKenna; and
Christopher Widen, Boston. Two sisters, Mary Ann (Don) Downie, Rochester,
Minn., and Jeannie McCall, Reno, Nev.; and two brothers, Pat (Diane)
Carpentier, Washburn, N.D., and Pierre Octavious (Susie) Carpentier, Portal, N.D.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Bud in
1994, two brothers and one sister.

Shuda Funeral Service is assisting the family. Online condolences
may be sent by visiting www.shudafuneral.com.