Victorine M. (Simon) Schlezes 1926 - 2022

SIMON, SCHLEZES, CLARK

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 1/11/2023 at 15:27:07

Sioux City Journal
30 October 2022

Victorine M. (Simon) Schlezes

Rochelle, Ill., formerly Sioux City

Victorine M. (Simon) Schlezes, 96, of Rochelle, born in Lebanon, S.D., on Sept. 2, 1926, and formerly living in Sioux City passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Unger-Horner Funeral Home 400 N. 6th St., Rochelle, with recitation of the rosary starting at 7 p.m. The Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 244 Kelley Drive in Rochelle, with Father Jesus Dominguez officiating. Burial interment will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery in Rochelle, followed by a luncheon at St. Patrick Parish Center. Visit www.ungerhorner.com to sign the online guest book.

One of 13 children, Vicki lived a very simple but rich life, from horseback riding, to sports activities, to prayer meetings; God and her family's needs always came first. She grew up on a farm in Lebanon, moved to Sioux City during WWII, and worked at Albertsons and Bell Telephone. It was there that she met the love of her life, Frank G. Schlezes, and had 58 years of marriage together (1948).

The couple traveled to Egypt, Jordan, Greece, and several pilgrimages to Medjugorje, Yugoslavia. They moved to Rochelle in 1969 where she became active in the Catholic Church and the head of the DeKalb Deanery teaching ministry of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. She also organized three nationally advertised Catholic conferences. She was also known to care for terminally ill patients in her family and the community. Her confident desire has been for people to know how much Jesus loves them.

She is survived by their two children Judith Faaborg of Rochelle, and Kenneth (Margaret) Schlezes of Wilmington, Del.; five grandchildren Jason Faaborg of Old Town, Idaho, Jodine (Mark) Switalski of Harrison Township, Mich., Andrea (Jon) Grubb of Long Island, N.Y., Kyle Schlezes of Milton, Del., and Kimberly Schlezes of Wilmington; and eight great-grandchildren Grace Debbrecht, Dane Debbrecht, Ryan Grubb, Logan Grubb, Brendan Grubb, Molly Grubb, Roman Schlezes, and Cecilia Schlezes; brother, Royce Simon of Lebanon; and several nieces and nephews.

Victorine was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Schlezes, on Dec. 26, 2006; parents, Mathias and Grace (Clark) Simon; and 11 brothers and sisters Lavicia Vikre, Sylvester Simon, Edward Simon, Lucille Kuhns, Sylvia Bergeson, Gerald Simon, Edith Baus, Joyce Benck, Althea Simon, Baby Girl Simon, and Baby Boy Simon.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family of Victorine Schlezes for future Masses.