- Mary C. Thede, 81, Sturgeon Bay, left her earthly home peacefully on Saturday morning (Oct. 21, 2006), at the Dorchester Health & Rehabilitation Center in Sturgeon Bay. She was born on May 8, 1925, in Kaukauna, the daughter of the late Jerome and Josie (Bries) Verhasselt. Mary was a 1942 graduate of Wrightstown High School. On Feb. 16, 1946, she married Wayne Henry Thede at St. Pauls Catholic Church in Wrightstown and shared 60 years together. After their marriage they lived in Milwaukee until 1990 and then moved to Bella Visa, Ark., until 2001 at which time they returned to Sturgeon Bay where Mary worked as a waitress and as a seamstress in her home. She was well known for her charitable work as well as her talent for her cooking and baking. Her pecan rolls were enjoyed by hundreds of people. Mary enjoyed crafts, sewing, baking and writing poems. She was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Mary was also a member of the Catholic War Veterans association. Mary is survived by her husband, Wayne, Sturgeon Bay; daughter, Barbara Ann (Tom) Kujac, Princeton, Wis.; three granddaughters, Kathleen Timm, Princeton; Kristine Timm, New Holstein; Brittney Carlson, Ripon; six great-grandchildren, David, Alex, Leah and Kayla Schablow; Delaney Pershing; and Gavin Finney; brother, John Verhasselt, Wrightstown; sisters, Joan Eckert, Fish Creek; Rita Shebel, Portage; Zita Wessa, Good Year, Ariz. and Egg Harbor; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; two children, Josie Ann (Feb. 12, 1969), and Richard (Sept. 18, 1980); and three brothers, Basil, Leo, and Orlo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, at 11 a.m., at Corpus Christi Catholic Church with Fr. Anthony Birdsall officiating. Burial will be made in Holy Cross Cemetery in Milwaukee. Friends may call at the church on Tuesday, from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m.
A memorial fund will be established in her name. Huehns Funeral Home of Sturgeon Bay is assisting the family with arrangements.
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1925 - 2006 (81 years)
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