Obit: Drews, Silveria "Susie"  (1926 - 2009)

Contact: Audrey Roedl

Email: audero@charter.net

Surnames: Drews, David, Youngwirth, Kobs, Dillman, Schubring, Duranceau

----Source: The Loyal TRG  (Loyal, Clark County, Wis. 04 Nov 2009)

Drews, Silveria "Susie"  (04 JUNE 1926-@7 OCT 2009)

Silveria B. "Susie" Drews, 83, rural Marshfield, died on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, at the Palliative Care Unit at Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Christ The King Catholic Church, Spencer. The Rev. Charles D. Stoetzel officiated. Burial was in West Spencer Cemetery, Spencer. Nephews served as pallbearers.

Silveria B. David was born on June 4, 1926, in Marshfield, to Wendelin and Thecla (nee Youngwirth) David. She graduated from Marshfield Senior High School in 1944 and worked at the old Marshfield Clinic on Central Avenue until her marriage to Donald W. Drews on Feb. 14, 1948. He preceded her in death on Sept. 13, 1007. She and her husband were partners operating a dairy farm in the town of Spencer. In 1990, they were recognized as the outstanding retired farm couple by the Spencer FFA Alumni.

In their retirement years, they enjoyed traveling throughout the United States with family. She was an election poll worker in the township for many years. She loved bowling, and treasured her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, teaching them how to bake pies and cookies. She was a member of the Prish Council of Catholic Women and St. Catherine’s Circle.

Survivors include her three children, Sharon (Gerald) Kobs, Spencer, Dianne (Mark) Dillman, Wausau, and Charles (Charmaine) Drews, rural Marshfield; five grandchildren, Dana (Steve) Schubring, Amber Duranceau, Robin Kobs, and Claire and Chloe Drews; three great-grandchildren, Alanna, Makenna and Ava Schubring; her younger siblings, Cecilia Trowbridge, Arpin, Willis (Jeanne) David, Marshfield, Daniel (Sylvia) David, Auburndale, Rose (Gene) Heggeland, Marshfield, Wendelin (Dianne) David Jr., Marshfield and Carol (John) Berg, Marshfield; two sisters-in-law, Theresa David, Marshfield, and Joan David, Marshfield; and a brother-in-law, Ken Kraemer, Park Forest, Ill.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband; and two brothers, Jerry David on March 27, 2009, and Jack David on Sept. 15, 2009.

Memorials may be given to the Palliative Care Unit at Saint Joseph’s Hospital or Christ the King Church, Spencer.

The family thanks all the staff at Saint Joseph’s Hospital for the compassionate care.

Condolences may be sent online to www.rembsfh.com.

Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield, assisted the family with arrangements.