Florence Helen Parchem, 89, of Kenosha, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 19, at Clare Bridge.

Born in Chicago, on Nov. 28, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Ignatius and Agnes (Dolewski) Musialowski.

On Oct. 2, 1943, she married Jerome Parchem at St. Viators Catholic Church in Chicago. In 1953 they moved to Kenosha. He preceded her in death on May 30, 2006.

Florence was employed as a bookkeeper by Chiappetta Inc., Schepker Inc., and most recently, Five Star Fab Inc. She retired in 1997. She was a former member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and Altar Society and was currently a member of St. Therese Catholic Church.

She is survived by her two daughters, Patricia (Gerald) Kashmerick of Brookfield, Wis., and Karen (Gary) Shadley of Waukesha, Wis.; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Florence was preceded in death by her husband, parents, her brother, Carl and her sister, Lorraine.

A memorial service will be held at St. Therese Catholic Church on Thursday Jan. 5, 2012, at 11 a.m. Interment to follow at All Saints Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Thursday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of mass. Please omit flowers; memorials to the Alzheimer's Association of Southeastern Wisconsin would be greatly appreciated by the family.