RACINE – Our hearts are saddened as our dear mother and grandma left us on June 30, 2007 to be with our dad in heaven. She was loved very much and we are proud she was part of our lives. Mom was born on August 31, 1921, the child of the late Edgar and Rose (nee: Marsch) Davis. She was a graduate of St. Catherine’s High School. On October 11, 1941, she married Eugene Gedemer. He preceded her in death on February 5, 1978. Mom worked for Racine Unified School District for 18 years. She lived a very active and spiritually motivated life. She loved involvement with people in her community. She was active with St. Richard’s (Holy Name) Church for many years as a lector and president of Christian Mothers. She recently attended St. Paul the Apostle Church. Mom volunteered many hours at both St. Mary’s and St. Luke’s Hospitals. She also served as president of the Catholic Women’s Club; past regent of Daughters of Isabella and vice-president of Civic Council, where in 1996 was nominated “Woman of the Year.” Mom enjoyed life to the fullest. Her spirits were always high, had a great source of humor and loved traveling to see new places and meeting new people all over the world. She most enjoyed caring for her family. Her survivors include her children, Ron (Carolyn) Gedemer of Racine, Tim (Kathy) Gedemer of Grayslake, IL, Susan (Steve) Benik of Racine; 6 grandchildren who referred to her as a Coo-Coo Grandma and Grandma Geri, Matthew (Heather Flores) Gedemer, Lee (fiancé, Rick Seater) Iselin, Brian Gedemer, Andrew Gedemer, Kyle Benik, Chad Benik; great granddaughters, Breanna Lee Gedemer, Jalen Gedemer; sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Betty Gedemer, Marion Gedemer, LaVerne Horton, Joseph (Nell) Gedemer and many nieces, nephews and dear friends. Mom, was also preceded in death by an infant sister; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Richard, Norbert, Marvin and Jerome Gedemer, Martin (Catherine) Pekar, Al Horton, Evelyn Hettig, Ottilia Ruelle, Josephine Gedemer and LaVerne Gedemer. The celebration of her funeral Mass will be held at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church on Friday, July 6, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. There will be a visitation in the funeral home on Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m. and in the church on Friday from 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Caledonia. Memorials have been suggested to St. Catherine’s High School. In one moment our best friend was gone. We miss you. Our lives will never be the same but we will always remember and love you.
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