IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Yvonne M.
Potter
May 11, 1936 – December 23, 2010
Obituary
Yvonne M. Potter, age 74, of Buffalo died Thursday, December 23, 2010 at her home. Graveside services will take place at a later date at Prospect Hill Cemetery, La Crescent, MN.
Yvonne Marie Potter was born May 11, 1936 at Sparta, WI. She graduated from Central High School in 1953 in LaCrosse, WI. She lived in LaCrescent, MN prior to her marriage to Robert Potter where she then lived on Little Maple Lake. In her life time Von managed her own business, worked as a waitress, managed the Maple Lake Legion Club, lived in Phoenix AZ & for a short time in Cypress, TX before returning to MN. She was a member of Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Maple Lake and enjoyed gardening, yard work, antiques, and homemaking.
She is survived by her son & daughter in law James & Kari Shockley, grandchildren Emily & Joey Shockley, all of Cypress, TX. Grandchildren Nicholas Shockley and Amanda Higbee of Blaine, MN, & three great grandchildren Dylan, Gracie & Lillian Marie Higbee, and former husband Robert Potter, Jr. She was preceded in death by her mother Margaret (Popenfuss) Holt, father George Holt, sister Louise Brown, brother Richard Hoenshel, and former husband Joseph Shockley.
Yvonne Marie Potter was born May 11, 1936 at Sparta, WI. She graduated from Central High School in 1953 in LaCrosse, WI. She lived in LaCrescent, MN prior to her marriage to Robert Potter where she then lived on Little Maple Lake. In her life time Von managed her own business, worked as a waitress, managed the Maple Lake Legion Club, lived in Phoenix AZ & for a short time in Cypress, TX before returning to MN. She was a member of Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Maple Lake and enjoyed gardening, yard work, antiques, and homemaking.
She is survived by her son & daughter in law James & Kari Shockley, grandchildren Emily & Joey Shockley, all of Cypress, TX. Grandchildren Nicholas Shockley and Amanda Higbee of Blaine, MN, & three great grandchildren Dylan, Gracie & Lillian Marie Higbee, and former husband Robert Potter, Jr. She was preceded in death by her mother Margaret (Popenfuss) Holt, father George Holt, sister Louise Brown, brother Richard Hoenshel, and former husband Joseph Shockley.
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