- Mary M. Simon, Hortonville, loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, age 59, entered eternal life Saturday, May 9, 2015 peacefully at home with her family by her side. Mary was born in Los Angeles, CA on June 13, 1955, daughter of the late Edward Turek and survived by her mother, Rosemary (Van Camp) Turek. She married David Simon on August 21, 1976 and they celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary this past August. Together, they raised four daughters: Kristine (Matthew) Palmer, Shari (Christopher) Brzinski, Stacy (Andrew) Arendt and Laura (fiancé, Troy Olson) Simon.
Mary found great joy in spending time with family, especially the children. She cheerfully devoted her life to her daughters, nieces and nephews and she cherished her six grandchildren: Adam, Abigail and Cora Palmer, Blake and Kai Brzinski, and Anastasia Arendt. She loved nothing more than to have a minivan full of kids on their way to Bay Beach.
Influenced by her father, Mary was a strong advocate for education. During his retirement she helped him receive his honorary high school diploma because he left school to proudly serve in WWII. Mary also supported all four of her daughters as they pursued college educations and she sat proudly at each graduation ceremony.
Mary always found a way to balance her family life and her personal goals of a higher education with grace. She received her undergraduate degree at the age of 45 with a bachelor of business administration and became a proud and devoted employee at UW Oshkosh for 14 years as the Senior Administrative Program Specialist in the Chancellor's office. Mary obtained her master's degree in public administration at the age of 50 to better serve the students and faculty that she so loved at UW Oshkosh.
Mary is further survived by her beloved brother and sister with their spouses; Edward (Vicky) Turek and Janet (Terry) Brill; her mother in law, LaVera Simon; her sisters in law: Connie (David) Tiedt, Carla (Paul) Bagstad and Cindy (Rodger) Eberly; her brother in law, Leslie (Debbie) Simon and her nieces and nephews: Angela, Shaun (Cassandra) and Michelle Brill; Kathy, Amy and Marcus Turek; Jennifer (Kyle) Stoehr, Jessica (Michael) Johnson, Jill (Matthew) Magill, Lisa (Darrin) Grassman, Michelle (Fred) Noyes, Lance (Nikki) Hoier, Troy (Darcy) Peterson, Joshua (Amber) Peterson, Chase Eberly, Justin (Lavonne) Simon, Nicole Simon-Demerath, Jake (Samantha) Simon.
Friends may visit on Friday, May 15, 2015 from 5 to 8 pm at Borchardt and Moder Funeral Home, Hortonville, WI and on Saturday, May 16, 2015 from 10:30-12:30 am at Saint Edwards Church, Mackville, WI before the hour of service. The mass of resurrection will begin at 12:30 pm with Father Walter Stumpf officiating. Burial will take place in St. Edwards Cemetery after the service.
Thank you to everyone who helped our family during her brave battle with cancer over the last year including the care teams with Theda Care Hospice, Martha Siekman Cancer Center and Froedtert Hospital. We want to give an additional thank you to Todd and Jodie Thompkins and Julie Fronczak along with her mother Jo Pulido.
"Keep your heart open and I will fly in." ~Mary Simon
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1955 - 2015 (59 years)
Has 30 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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