Thalia Eileen Sadewasser
SADEWASSER, NEWKIRK, SCHEETZ, ONEIL, SCHUMP, GOLDSTEIN, SCHNOEBELEN, HAUENSTEIN, VINCENT, HARTMAN, ZITTERGRUEN
Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 9/28/2020 at 08:56:52
Thalia Eileen Sadewasser, 63, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 18, 2020. She battled cancer for the past three years.
A gathering to celebrate her life will be held Saturday September 26, 2020 at 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, 605 Kirkwood Avenue, Iowa City, where a time of sharing led by Rev. Dr. Barrie Tritle will begin at 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Iowa City Hospice or First United Methodist Church in Iowa City.
Thalia was born April 24, 1957 in Iowa City, Iowa. The youngest (& favorite) child of James Newkirk and Mary Eileen (O’Neil) Newkirk/Scheetz. She attended University High (U-High) until its closing in 1971, then transferred and graduated from Iowa City High School in May 1975. She continued her education at Kirkwood Community College which resulted in a 40-year career in the Information Technology field. Thalia worked for the University of Iowa ADP/ITS, UI Foundation and retired in January 2020 from UI Hospital & Clinics.
Thalia married Jerry Schump in 1979, they had a son, Michael, and later divorced. She then married Mark Sadewasser in August, 1995, celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. They have two daughters, Rachael and Rosetta. She enjoyed living in Iowa City and visiting Guttenberg whenever possible to be with Mark’s family. Both Mark & Thalia came from large families and enjoyed time with relatives.
She attended First United Methodist church for over 30 years, was a Sunday school teacher, and served in several church groups. Thalia enjoyed trying new activities like hatchet throwing, even though she never improved and was a danger at it. She also took golf lessons but would rather just walk the course than play it. She had a colorful personality, always working on home improvements and various crafts.
Thalia is survived by her husband Mark; children Michael Schump of West Branch, Rachael (Daniel) Goldenstein of Iowa City, Rosetta Sadewasser of Iowa City, and stepson Brian Allen Sadewasser of North Liberty; siblings, Kathleen (John) Schnoebelen of Iowa City, Sherry (Elson) Hauenstein of New Cumberland, PA, Andrew (Julie) Newkirk of West Des Moines, Shelia Vincent of North Liberty, Nora (Dennis) Hartman of Madison, WI, and too many nieces, nephews, and cousins to name.
Thalia was preceded in death by her parents, step-father Leo Scheetz, father-in-law Donald Sadewasser, brother Kevin, brother-in-laws Russell Vincent, Thomas Sadewasser, and James Sadewasser, and sister-in-law Julie Jo Zittergruen.
The family would like to thank Iowa City Hospice for their wonderful support in the past months.
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