Mavis Lousier, age 95, of Terrace Estates, died Tuesday morning, August 7, 2012 after a long and wonderful life. She was born September 4, 1916 in Two Rivers, WI to Arthur and Norma (Jonas) Beduhn. She was a graduate of Washington High School, Class of 1934. She was baptized, confirmed, and on January 20, 1940 was married at St. John Lutheran Church to LeRoy Lousier. The couple lived in Manitowoc where LeRoy was employed by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. In 1955 they moved to Sheboygan after LeRoy's transfer to that office. After 35 years of marriage, LeRoy preceded her in death on April 28, 1975. Mavis worked for Nemschoff...
Mavis Lousier, age 95, of Terrace Estates, died Tuesday morning, August 7, 2012 after a long and wonderful life.
She was born September 4, 1916 in Two Rivers, WI to Arthur and Norma (Jonas) Beduhn. She was a graduate of Washington High School, Class of 1934. She was baptized, confirmed, and on January 20, 1940 was married at St. John Lutheran Church to LeRoy Lousier. The couple lived in Manitowoc where LeRoy was employed by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. In 1955 they moved to Sheboygan after LeRoy's transfer to that office. After 35 years of marriage, LeRoy preceded her in death on April 28, 1975.
Mavis worked for Nemschoff Chairs and later for the Sheboygan Area School System as a teacher's aide in Special Education at James Madison Elementary School. She retired from US Grant Elementary School in 1981 and then served as a Partner in Reading Volunteer.
She was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, a past officer of The National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) and a member of the Shuttlecraft Guild, a group of her hand weaver friends.
Mavis is survived by her daughter, Lynn Jones-Finn of Berkeley, CA; her grandchildren, Bryan (Kristen) Finn and their children, Sarah and Sean of Dublin, CA; and Diane (Martin) Silguero and their children, Matthew, Daniel and Adriana of Mariposa, CA. She is also survived by a brother-in-law, Dan Flaherty of LaCrosse and a sister-in-law, Emma Beduhn of West Palm Beach, FL; and friends, cousins and her beloved nieces, nephews, and their children.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sons-in-law, Eugene Jones and Terence Finn; a brother, Bob Beduhn; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Gladys Lousier and a sister-in-law, Lorraine Flaherty.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1019 N. 7th St., Sheboygan, WI. Rev. Thomas G. Fleischmann, Sheboygan County Chaplain, will officiate. A time of visitation and support will be held at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will take place at Pioneer's Rest Cemetery in Two Rivers.
A memorial fund has been established in her name.
Mavis made the world a happier place.