Gertrude Paton

Stoughton - Gertrude Everson Paton, age 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 12, 2018. She was born in Stoughton on June 3, 1924 the daughter of Clarence and Nina Anderson. Gertrude graduated from Stoughton High School in 1942 and Madison General Hospital with a degree in nursing in 1946. She had a long career as a RN in both Viroqua and Stoughton. On June 5, 1948 Gertrude married Edor Everson Jr. Together they raised four children. After Edor's passing in 1984 she married Roy Paton Jr On November 7, 1987. Gertrude is survived by four sons, Gregory, Jeffery, Todd, and Michael; four granddaughters, Britt, Rachel, Mya and Maren, and four great grandchildren, and the entire loving Roy Paton Jr. family. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Edor and Roy; and two brothers Gregory and Buddy. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Cress Funeral Home in Stoughton. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Friends and relatives are invited to a luncheon following the burial at the Stoughton VFW. Visitation will be held from 9:30am until the time of services. Memorials May be made to Stoughton Hospital Foundation, Skaalen Retirement Services, American Diabetes Association, or the American Cancer Society. A special thank you to Cheryl Trow for her longtime friendship and support, to the staff of Skaalen, and to her long term Doctor Joyce Brehm. Please share your memories of Gertrude by posting Tributes.
Cress Funeral Service
206 W. Prospect Street
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-9244