SOHN, Mildred A. (Snitker) 1914-2003

SNITKER, BECKER, SOHN, GUTSCHOW, KOENIG, JOHNSON, KOESTER

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 7/6/2003 at 21:39:01

Mildred A. Sohn

HERALD TIMES REPORTER - June 5, 2003

Mildred A. Sohn, age 89, a resident of Morningside Terrace and formerly of Howards Grove, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003 at the Beach Health Center of the Sheboygan Retirement Home where she had been a resident the last two weeks.

She was born March 22, 1914 in Waukon, Iowa, a daughter of the late August H. and Martha (Becker) Snitker. Mildred Snitker and Roy Sohn were united in marriage Dec. 14, 1939 in Waukon, Iowa. Roy and Mildred farmed in Spring Valley over 27 years, retiring in 1972 then moving to Howards Grove. The couple celebrated their golden wedding in 1989. Roy preceded her in death on Aug. 5, 1993.

Mildred was a member of St. James United Church of Christ in Spring Valley. Mildred was a kind and caring person and her family was the most important thing in her life.

Funeral services for Mildred Sohn will be held Saturday, June 7, 2003 at St. James United Church of Christ, Spring Valley, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. William Kesting officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the church on Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of services.

Surviving Mildred is one son: Kenneth (Barbara) Sohn of Sheboygan; three daughters: June (Robert) Gutschow of Kiel; Dianne (James) Koenig of Howards Grove; and Jeanette (Edward) Johnson of Cleveland; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. She is further survived by two sisters: Ruby (Loren) Koenig of Postville, Iowa; and LaVerne (Donald) Koester of West Union, Iowa.

She was also preceded in death by one son: Ronald; one great-grandson; four sisters and one brother.

A memorial fund has been established to the Handicapped Accessibility Fund for St. James United Church of Christ, Spring Valley, in the name of Mildred A. Sohn.

The family wishes to thank the kind and caring staff of the Beach Healthcare Center third floor for the wonderful care Mildred received during her stay.

She Lives Inside
Your mother is always with you...
She's the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street.
She's the smell of bleach in your freshly laundered socks.
She's the cool hand on your brow when you're not well.
Your mother lives inside your laughter.
She's crystallized in every tear drop...
She's the place you came from, your first home...
She's the map you follow with every step that you take.
She's your first love and your first heart break...
and nothing on earth can separate you.
Not time, not space...not even death...
will ever separate you from your mother...
You carry her inside of you...
-Author Unknown-

The Zimmer Funeral Home of Howards Grove is assisting the family.
Herald Times Reporter - June 5, 2003

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Posted By: SGF
Date: 10/16/2003

Mildred A. (Snitker) Sohn, age 89, a resident of Morningside Terrace and formerly of Howards Grove, Wis., died Tuesday June 3, 2003, at the Beach Health Center of the Sheboygan Retirement Home where she had been a resident the last two weeks.

Funeral services for Mildred Sohn were held Saturday, June 7, 2003, at St. James U.C.C., Spring Valley with the Reverend William Kesting officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. The Zimmer Funeral Home of Howards Grove is assisting the family.

Margaret was born March 22, 1914 in Waukon, Iowa, the daughter of the late August H. and Martha (Becker) Snitker. Mildred and Roy Sohn were united in marriage December 14, 1939, in Waukon. Roy and Mildred farmed in Spring Valley over 27 years, retiring in 1972, then moving to Howards Grove. The couple celebrated their golden wedding in 1989. Roy preceded her in death on August 5, 1993. Mildred was a member of St. James United Church of Christ in Spring Valley.

Surviving Mildred is one son, Kenneth (Barbara) Sohn of Sheboygan; three daughters, June (Robert) Gutschow of Kiel, Dianne (James) Koenig of Howards Grove, and Jeanette (Edward) Johnson of Cleveland; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. She is further survived by two sisters, Ruby Koenig of Postville and LaVerne (Donald) Koester of West Union.

She was receded in death by one son, Ronald; one great grandson; four sisters; and one brother. A memorial fund has been established to the Handicapped Accessibility Fund for St. James United Church of Christ, Spring Valley, in the name of Mildred A. Sohn.

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