Inez J. Crochet, age 86, died at Columbus Health and Rehab on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. She was born on December 14, 1938 to Charles Ruggles and Ella (Kehl) Sutton in Hampden at home. She was married to Charles Crochet in 1959 and had 3 children. Inez attended Sutton School in the Hampden township and then Columbus High School, later attending Columbia County Teachers College where she received her teaching certificate. Inez had many jobs through the years: she taught at Rio Public Schools, Inez worked at the Department of Preventative Medicine at U.W. Madison, then she was the director of a teen center in Madison's North East side, while she was the director crime dropped in the area by 6%, after that Inez spent some years working as an interior designer, before retirement she was the director of the Columbus Senior Center.

Inez is survived by her children Michelle (Jeff) Guenther of Columbus, Charles Crochet of Columbus; five grandchildren Rebecca Barnica, Nicholas Guenther, Dustin Guenther, Cythia Powers, Zachary Powers; two great grandchildren Kamden, Wyatt; six sisters Marion Heggestead of Stoughton, Barbara (Gary) McNutt of Jefferson City, MO, Edith Hoppe of MN, Judith (Dana) Roberts of Columbus, Susan Mcfarland of Columbus, Cheri (Keith) McCormick of Columbus; other relatives and friends.

Inez was preceded in death by her daughter Catherine Powers; parents; sister Jean Hammond; brothers-in-law Alden Heggestead, Dennis Hoppe, Dennis McFarland.

A celebration of life will be held on April 26 at the Hampden Town Hall from 1:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M..

A special thank you to the CNA's at Columbus Health and Rehab.

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