SANDRA ANN AMWEG
Sandra Ann Amweg, age 61, of 1912 Mapletree Road, Howards Grove, passed away early Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 11, 2009, surrounded by her loving family at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice after long and courageous battle with cancer.
She was born on March 19, 1948 in Plymouth, a daughter of the late Robert J. and Angeline Wondra Gilles.
She attended Elkhart Lake Grade and High Schools.
She married George Amweg on Oct. 30, 1965, at St. George Catholic Church in Elkhart Lake. The couple resided in Georgia, Michigan and in Elkhart Lake for 30 years before moving to Howards Grove in 2000.
She was employed at Sargento Cheese Company in Plymouth since 1972, and ran the company store since 1995. She was also the owner and operator of Spargling Clean Car Wash in Howards Grove with her husband since 1987.
She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Elkhart Lake where she was a Communion distributor.
She also belonged to the Secap Club and also served on the Christmas committee, the wellness committee and picnic committee at Sargento.
She was also very active in the Reach for Recovery Program (talking to cancer patients).
Survivors include her husband, George of Howards Grove; one son, Conrad “Baron” Amweg (special friend, Tracy Rickert) of Elkhart Lake; one daughter, Shawn (Brian) Jensen of Vernon Hill, Ill.; four grandchildren, Elizabeth and Elyssa Amweg of Plymouth and Cassandra and Harrison Jensen of Vernon Hills, Ill.; two brothers, David (Klaudia) Gilles of Glenbeulah and Brian (Denise) Gilles of Plymouth; one sister, Beverly (David) Dippel of Plymouth; and one brother-in-law, Eric (Denise) Amweg of Montford.
She is also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Her funeral Mass was held on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 15, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Elkhart Lake. The Very Rev. Dennis Van Beek, pastor of the church officiated. Cremation will take place following the service and inurnment will be in St. Thomas Aquinas North Cemetery.
In preference to flowers, a memorial fund is being established in Sandy’s name for the Sharon S. Richardson Hospice program.
The Suchon Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Plymouth is serving her family. For online condolences, visit www.suchonfh.com.
A message from Sandy:
My grandchildren were the light of my life. They made me keep on going when sometime I didn’t think I could. George, Baron
and Shawn, thank you for always being there for me. Thanks to all the support my family and friends gave me, I couldn’t have made
it this far without you all.
Dr. Matthews and all his staff at Matthews Oncology, thanks. May God be with you and your staff, keep up the good work.
I enjoyed very much working at Sargento, the people and the Gentine family.
I enjoyed watching the birds in our sunroom with George. George, I will still be there watching them with you.
Do not weep for me, I’m resting in peace, but I’ll be watching over you all.
God Bless you all. Love Sandy
