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Marie Smolik Schumacher

8 May 1929 – 3 Jul 2020

Birth	8 May 1929
Death	3 Jul 2020
Cemetery	Saint Joseph Cemetery Yoakum , Lavaca County , Texas , USA
Added by	LJCL16 on 03 Jul 2020
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212235334

Bio

YOAKUM: Marie Schumacher, 91, completed her work on earth, Friday, July 3, 2020. She was born May 8, 1929 in Sweet Home to the late Anton and Otelia (Mozisek) Smolik. She was a woman of faith and she never met a stranger. She was married to Cecil M. Maresch for 30 years until his death in 1979. She later met and married her traveling partner and beloved, Harvey E. Schumacher and together with a group of friends, traveled all over the U.S. to see all 50 states. She and Harvey were married for 30 years until his passing in 2012. She retired from Circle Y after 34 years of service. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family and making the best strudels in the area. She was known to bake lots of strudels for grandchildren’s weddings and for all church functions. She was a Pink Lady at Yoakum Community Hospital for 17 years, was Pink Lady of the Year in 2017 and was recognized for her many hours of service and all the hand embroidered items for the Pink Lady’s Gift Shop. She will be missed by many. Preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Cecil M. Maresch and second husband, Harvey E. Schumacher; grandson, David Keith Schoenfeld and great-grandson, Karter Michael Raab; sons-in-law, Curtis A. Billimek and Harry E. Meyer; sister Lorene McElroy and husband RJ; sister-in-law, Bernice Sommerlatte; brothers-in-law, Sterling Maresch, Earl Nordloh and Wm. Einkauf. Rosary 6 p.m., Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Thiele Cooper Funeral Home. Funeral Mass 11 a.m., Monday, July 6, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Matthew Huehlefeld officiating. Burial to follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers are her grandchildren. Honorary Pallbearers are the Pink Ladies. Arrangements by Thiele Cooper Funeral Home, 361-293-5656. Published by the Victoria Advocate, July 4, 2020

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Parents

• Anton Emil Smolik Jr 1903–1978 FaG
• Otilia Mozisek Smolik 1908–1960 FaG

Spouse

• Cecil Milton Maresch 1926–1979 FaG
• Harvey Edward Schumacher 1935–2012

Siblings

• Dorothy May Smolik Nordloh 1931–2023 FaG
• Lorene Ann Smolik McElroy 1942–2019 FaG

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