Rebecca “Becky” Dufresne

Rebecca, “Becky,” Dufresne went home to be with the Lord on December 27, 2024.

Becky was born on July 30, 1959, to William and Jean Westphal in Stillwater, Minnesota.  She was the second of four children.  Becky enjoyed school and graduated from Stillwater High School.  Then she went to work at the Washington County Abstract Office.

Becky met and married Craig Dufresne in 1981 and they happily welcomed their daughters, Rachel and Sarah, into the family a few years later.  They settled in Amery, Wisconsin for the girls to grow up.

Becky loved being a mother and spent several years at home with the girls while also doing daycare for families in the community.  When Becky’s daughters were in school, she started working for Polk County in their Land Information department.  She enjoyed volunteering and supporting all the activities Rachel and Sarah were involved with including Sunday School at St. Joseph Catholic Church, summers volunteering at Kamp Kimchee, and marching alongside the Amery Marching Bands as a “Band-Aid.”  Becky enjoyed reading, cooking, crocheting, camping, and taking walks with the family and their cockapoos.  After Rachel and Sarah graduated college, she moved to Somerset, Wisconsin and remained there until her passing.  Most of all, Becky loved spending time with her family and enjoyed being a grandmother to her six grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughters, Rachel (Ryan) Witthoft, Sarah (Tyler) Stevens and Craig Dufresne the love of her life.  She was loved by all six of her granddaughters, Reesa, Ruby, Rosa, Eva, Raya, and Remi.  She is also survived by her siblings David (Guadalupe) Westphal, Richard (Sue) Westphal, Brenda Koller, and Nicole (Maurice) Calvendra along with her nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents William and Jean Westphal and parents-in-law Vernon and Betty Dufresne.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Anne Catholic Church in Somerset, Wisconsin on Friday January 31, 2025, at 10 AM.  Visitation will be held for one hour prior to Mass in the church’s Beaudette Center.  Following the funeral, all are invited to a luncheon in the church basement.  In lieu of flowers please donate to St. Anne Catholic Church or St. Anne Catholic School in Becky’s honor.