Memories of Aunt Mary

Mary Louise Seidl, 92, died on Friday, August 21, 2009 at the Luther Manor in Marinette, Wis. She grew up in Menominee, spent her career working for American Airlines and then retired back in Menominee.

Mary was born on March 27, 1917, the sixth of 10 children of Michael G. and Mary C. (Maihofer) Seidl. She was a member of Epiphany Catholic Church (now known as Holy Spirit) and attended elementary school at there. She was a member of the 1935 graduating class of Menominee High School. After studying at the Spencerian Business College in Milwaukee, she worked as an executive secretary for American Airlines for 37 years, first in New York City and later in Dallas, Texas. She returned to Menominee in 1993.

Mary was deeply devoted to her family, embracing her many nieces and nephews as part of her life. When her mother’s health was declining, she and her sister Helen made numerous trips home to help with family members who were closer with the care that enabled their mother to remain in her home.

Mary and Helen were together through much of their life, sharing an apartment in New York when they both worked for American Airlines there, traveling together around the U.S. and Europe, and sharing an apartment in Menominee when they retired back to their home town and lived in the 1300 block of First Street, just a block from the house where they grew up at 1412 7^th St.

Mary is survived by her sister, Irene Johnson of Brookfield, Wis., her brother Robert (Gwen) Seidl of Seattle, Wash.; her sisters-in-law Lucille Seidl and Kay Whitford; and, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Leo, Michael and Richard, and her sisters Margaret, Agnes, Gertrude and Helen.

Fr. Ronald J. Skufka will preside at the funeral for Mary at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, 2009 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 1016 Tenth Ave. in Menominee, Mich. There will be visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.

Mary’s family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at the Luther Manor and Unity Hospice for their compassionate care.

Memorial donations may be given in Mary’s name to Holy Spirit Church, 1010 1/2 Tenth Ave., Menominee, MI 49858 Menominee; to Unity Hospice, 2366 Oak Ridge Circle
De Pere, WI 54115; or to the Northland Lutheran Retirement Community, Inc.
925 Pine Beach Rd.,
Marinette, WI 54143 , where she lived for the past few years.

Scenes from the Cousins Reunion - August 2009

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Cousins' reunion -July 31-Aug. 2, 2009

A plan is beginning to form for the Seidl cousins reunion this summer.

WHEN: The reunion will be Friday, July 31 through Sunday, Aug. 2. Folks should feel free to come and go as it is convenient for them.

WHERE: "Party central" will be Anne and Dick Niles' house in Delafield, which is a little bit west of Milwaukee. They have graciously offered to provide hospitality Friday evening, a cook out for lunch on Saturday, a place to order pizza or whatever for dinner Saturday evening and a place for breakfast/brunch on Sunday morning.

WHAT TO DO: People may want to wander around Milwaukee on Saturday or Sunday. There is a great art museum, botanical gardens, Miller Park (the Brewers are not in town that weekend), etc.


WHO WILL BE THERE:
As of April 23, here's the list:
Irene Johnson; Anne and Dick Niles; Kari and Al Bendall and Kari's son Tony and his wife, Tanya and their children; Jill and BIll Stielow; possibly some of Lois and George's children: Eden, Christoff, Sharon and Theresa.
Beth Rubens and Fred Mackey; Lauren Harp; Gabriel Harp will try to be there if he is in the states.
Mike and Linda Rubens; Pat Rubens.
Ken Meter; Emily Meter.
Lynn and Bill Whitford.
Phil Haslanger and Ellen Reuter.

Even if you can't attend, feel free to send along updates about you and your family that I can post on the blog.