Floy Ortscheid
October 18, 1945 - December 21, 2015
Obituary
Floy Ann Ortscheid, 70, of Platteville, died on Monday, December 21, 2015 at Gray's Nursing Home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 2, 2015 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville. Rev. Michael Short will officiate. Private family burial will be at Hillside Cemetery, Platteville. Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Memorials may be made to the Floy Ann Ortscheid Memorial Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.melbyfh.com.
Floy was born on October 18, 1945 in Platteville, Wisconsin, the daughter of John “Jack” B. and Lucille “Lucy” (Hudson) Ortscheid. She graduated from Platteville High School in 1964 and then attended Dubuque Beauty School from 1964 to 1965. She was a beautician for Eleanor's Beauty Salon for 7 years; 3 years of which she managed the salon. She returned to Platteville and opened Floy Ann's Beauty Salon in 1972. She had her business for 24 years in Platteville. She sold her business to Jayne Stark in 1997. After the sale of her business she worked for Southwest Health Center Nursing Home for 6 years, retiring on February 22, 2003. She is survived by cousins and many dear friends. She was preceded in death by her mother, on January 5, 1990, and her father on July 27, 2000.
A special note from Floy:
Everything Floy's friends and helpers did for her, no matter how big or silly and small, all these things were very much appreciated by her, a lot more than any one of her friends and helpers will ever know! Thanks so much for everything.
Just Floy