Christine Susan "Chris" Skrentny Wilcox Obituary (1951

Mrs. Christine Susan "Chris" Skrentny Wilcox, age 73 of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on August 7, 1951 in Ocean Side, California. She was the loving daughter of Thomas Richard and Jean Audrey Sanders Skrentny. In 1969, she graduated from Hayward High School in Northern Wisconsin. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and was a member of the Class of 1973. On November 21, 1970, she was united in marriage to Alan Lee "Al" Wilcox in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This union was blessed with a daughter, Tricia, and a son, Bill. They lived in Milton, Wisconsin from 1973-1976 and then moved to LadySmith, Wisconsin until 1984. They lived in Crawfordsville, Indiana from 1984 to 1991 when they moved to Madison. While living in Milton, she and Al were co-dormitory directors at Milton College. While residing in LadySmith, she taught aerobics at Mount Scenario and officiated college volleyball. While in Crawfordsville, she taught pre-school and worked at the health center, plus worked as a secretary at RR Donnelley Printing Company the last two years there. She retired from Hanover College in 2018 after 26 years as a faculty secretary. Chris was a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church and Tri Kappa Active Chapter since 1994, plus served on the Speaking for Women's Health Board and the Advocacy Council of the American Cancer Society. She also conducted water aerobics classes at Crystal Beach for several years. Chris enjoyed reading, walking, exercising, scrapbooking and being with her dog Thunder. A breast cancer survivor, Chris fought cancer for 22 years. She passed peacefully on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at 2:45 a.m. at her home in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Chris will be missed by her loving husband of 53 years, Alan Lee "Al" Wilcox of Madison, Indiana; her loving daughter, Tricia Wells and her husband Chet of Madison, Indiana; her loving son, Bill Wilcox and his wife Laura of Houston, Texas; her adoring grandchildren, Kira Wells, Beckett Wilcox, Sullivan Wilcox and Zara Wilcox; her loving mother, Jean Audrey Sanders Skrentny of Madison, Indiana; her sisters, Sharon Kauth of Denver, North Carolina, Lauren Vaverka and her husband Steve of Gainesville, Georgia; her brothers, David Skrentny and his wife Tracy of West Salem, Wisconsin, Michael Skrentny of Madison, Indiana; her sisters in law; Barbara Wilcox of Kansas City, Missouri, Kathleen Paquen and her husband Joe of Winter Park, Florida; her brothers in law, Joe Wilcox and his wife Nancy of Kansas City, Missouri, Jim Wilcox and his wife Joanie of Palm Desert, California; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas Richard Skrentny, died September 28, 2008, her son, Mark Christopher Wilcox, died in 1971, her brother, Paul Skrentny, her father in law and mother in law, William and Mary Wilcox, her brothers in law, Richard "Dick" Kauth and Dave Wilcox. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Funeral Mass will be conducted on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., by Father Christopher A. Craig at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 413 East Second Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the St. Patrick Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Friday, November 22, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, November 23, 2024, from 9:00a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. THE ROSARY The Rosary will be prayed on Friday, November 22, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Hanover College Foundation. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover or at the church. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Christine Susan "Chris" Skrentny Wilcox, please click here to visit our sympathy store.