MARGARET SUEMNICHT
Margaret E. Suemnicht, age 82, of Elkhart Lake, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009 at the Sharon S. Richardson Hospice in the town of Sheboygan Falls.
She was born on Oct. 6, 1926 in Plymouth, daughter of the late George and Catherine (Gephart) Stephan.
She attended St. John the Baptist Catholic School and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1944.
On April 14, 1956, she married Alvin F. Suemnicht in Rockford, Ill. He preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 1993. The couple lived in the town of Mitchell, Random Lake, Glenbeulah, and Crystal Lake before moving to Elkhart Lake in 1986.
She had been employed at Lakeshire Marty, Kraft, Kohler Co. and Cleveland Container. In 1976, she and Al purchased Suemnicht Bros. Excavating and were sole owners of Dad’s Excavating. She and Al were also co-owners of Elk-Rhine Mini storage in Elkhart Lake.
She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Elkhart Lake. In her free time, she enjoyed gardening, tending to her flowers and vegetables, bird watching and feeding various species of wildlife. She was also a life-long fan of the Chicago White Sox. The most important thing in her life was spending time with her family and being the biggest cheerleader for all of her children and grandchildren in their sports.
She is survived by four daughters, Bev Verhulst, Cindy (Todd) Smith, Kathy (Kurt Kryzak) Suemnicht, all of Elkhart Lake and Monica Suemnicht of Plymouth; two sons, Randy Suemnicht of Glenbeulah and David (Tracy) Suemnicht of Elkhart Lake; six grandchildren, Eric Theel (fiancée Erica Skarr) of Beaver Dam, Corey Kempf of Plymouth, Megan Young of West Allis, Elizabeth Smith, Ryan and Alex Suemnicht, all of Elkhart Lake; one sister, Issy Freimuth of Elkhart Lake; two brothers-in-law, Ray Meerstein and August “Butch” Suemnicht; five sisters-in-law, Joan Stephan, Norma Nachreiner, Lydia Ninnemann, Evelyn Weber and Doris Suemnicht. Many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends further survive her.
She was also preceded in death by a son-in-law, Lance Verhulst; two sisters, Lorraine Schroeder and Leona Meerstein; and a brother, Maynard Stephan; three sisters-in-law, Gladys Hansen, Lola Schultz and Donna Voell; eight brothers-in-law, Bill Wehrmann, Floyd Schroeder, Norman Deicher, Ray Freimuth, Kenneth, William, Earl, and Carl Suemnicht.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Elkhart Lake with the Very Rev. Dennis Van Beek officiating. Burial will take place at 9 a.m. Friday in St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Cemetery in the town of Rhine. Friends may call at the church on Thursday from 4 p.m. until the time of service. Wittkopp-Schneider Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
A memorial fund has been established for the Sharon S. Richardson Hospice in the name of Margaret E. Suemnicht. Online condolences may be sent through www.wittkoppschneider.com.
I am not there
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
of birds in circling flight.
I am the star shine of the night,
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room,
I am the birds that sing.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there. I did not die.
Mary Frye
