Vivian Casteel

Vivian "Teter" A. Casteel age 56, of Montello, WI, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 18, 1952 in Athens, TN, the daughter of Rosemarie Rossing and Curtis Casteel. She graduated from Janesville Craig High School in 1970.
Teter very much enjoyed traveling and trying new things some of which were logging in Colorado, working at a sugarbeet factory in Oregon, the shipping manager for Pizza Blends in Kansas City, KS. She was able to achieve her life long dream as a semi-driver doing long hauls from coast to coast.
An avid outdoor enthusiast, Teter enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. She was a league bowler at Thal acres and immensely enjoyed family gatherings. She will be remembered for her gentle loving soul, always the first to respond when anybody needed help and her dedication to her close-knit family and many friends.
Survivors include her mother Rosemarie Rossing of Montello; four sisters Sherry (Fred) Pesch of Sturgeon Bay, Denise Casteel of Janesville, Nannette (Jack) Williams- Onsgardof Janesville, Gennia Brady of Etowah, TN, two brothers; Randy (Starla) Casteel of Benton, TN, Tony (Michelle) Williams of Woodbine, GA. She is further survived by one great nephew Cayden Williams-Schultz of Janesville , nieces, nephews, special friends Vicky and Gill, other relatives and many friends.
Teter will be met in heaven by those who went before her; her grandparents Chic and Myrtle Demro, Thomas and Dulcie Casteel, father Curtis Casteel, stepfather Duane Rossing, brothers Steven Ary and Thomas Casteel, nephew Shawn Williams.
A visitation will be held Thurs, May 15, 2008 from 5-7pm followed by a prayer service at Steinhaus-Holly Funeral Home in Westfield. Online condolences available at www.steinhaushollyfuneralhome.com.
Another visitation will be held Sat., May 17, 2008 at Whitcomb-Lynch-Albrecht Funeral Home in Janesville from 4-6 pm with a prayer service to follow. A light dinner will follow the service at 1600 Mayfair Drive, Janesville.
A special thank you to Vicki and Mike from Portage Hospice for their excellent support and care of our loved one.