Bernadine Elizabeth (Koehl) Feiner, age 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 1, 2009. Bernadine was born on July 1, 1918 in Mendon, Missouri, to Anna and Francis Koehl. At the age of 18, she moved to Wisconsin and worked at St. Mary's Hospital, where she met the love of her life, Lawrence Feiner. They were united in marriage on October 14, 1944. Bernie and Larry had a family of nine children, developed a beautiful farm in the Black Hawk area, and were members of St. Luke's Catholic Church, Plain. They farmed until Larry's death in 1971. In 1977 Bernie moved with her family to Sauk City and became a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church and a member of the Altar Sodality. She loved to attend church, sew, garden, cook, read and write poetry, watch the birds in her yard, and especially enjoyed creating a warm loving home. Bernie was a beautiful person who devoted her life to her family and friends. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by 9 children, Patricia Alt of Prairie du Sac, Beverly (Jack) Walsh of Sauk City, Gerald Feiner of Sauk City, Mary Feiner of Madison, Eugene (Jan) Feiner of Bluffton, SC, Lois Feiner (Mike Berchem) of Verona, Deborah Feiner (Dave Alber) of Cottage Grove, Jacqueline (Mike) Schwartz of West Bend, and Tammie Feiner-Mueller (Bernard) of Milwaukee; 14 grandchildren, Kimberly (Mark) Puccio, Shawn (Angela) Alt, Renee (James) Turner, Jody (Dale) Ballweg, Denise (Dale) Breunig, Daniel and Thomas Feiner; Gregory, Jacqueline and Victoria Alber; Joshua and Samantha Schwartz; Ingrid and Alaric Mueller; six great-grandchildren, Daniella and Jack Puccio, Brayden and Hudson Turner, and Jayden and McKayla Ballweg; three sisters, Mercedes Gladbach, Loretta (Ray) Feiner and Monica Maag; two brothers, Francis (Marion) Koehl and Gene (Margaret) Koehl. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and two brothers-in-law, Gilbert Gladbach and Merlin Maag. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at ST. LUKE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Plain, at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2009 with Fr. Michael Resop officiating. Burial will be in St. Luke's Cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Thursday, after 9:45 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the family. "Mom, you were our rock and our inspiration. Your spirit, grace and strength to endure will live on forever in all of us."