Obit: Mudgett, Sandra Kay (1948 - 2013)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Gosse, Mudgett, Pink, Schoenfeldt, Sowinski, Ugoretz, Wanta

----Source: The Star News (Medford, WI) 04/25/2013

Mudgett, Sandra Kay (Sowinski) (8 AUG 1948 - 21 MAR 2013)

Sandra Kay Mudgett, 64, of Maplewood, Minn., passed away on March 21, 2013 while on vacation in Palm Harbor, Florida.

Sandy was born in Wausau on August 8, 1948 to Clement and Ione (Schoenfeldt) Sowinski. She was a graduate of D.C. Everest High School in Weston. After high school, she attended and graduated from Wausau Technical Institute in Wisconsin.

Sandy married Wayne "Butch" Mudgett on September 27, 1969 in Rothschild. She worked in various technical and managerial computer positions for Bell Laboratories in Illinois and Unisys Corporation in Minnesota, retiring in 2005.

Sandy had a huge heart and opened her life up to everyone. She enjoyed traveling, planting flowers, observing nature, visiting with many friends and spending time with family.

Sandy is survived by her husband of 43 years, 6 months, Wayne Mudgett, Maplewood; mother, Ione Sowinski, Weston; mother-in-law, Josephine Pink, Gilman; brothers, David (Sue) Sowinski, Rothschild, Mark (Michelle) Sowinski, Weston; sisters, Judy (Bob) Ugoretz, Mosinee, Donna (Tim) Gosse, Terri Sowinski and Robin Sowinski, all of Weston; brothers-in-law, Lloyd Wanta, Weston, and Randy (Sandi) Mudgett, Holcombe; and sisters-in-law, Dianne Mudgett, Gilman and Cindy Mudgett, Santa Maria, Calif.

Sandy was preceded in death by her father, Clement Sowinski; father-in-law, Roland Mudgett; sister, Julie Wanta; and brother-in-law, Larry Mudgett.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 27 at 1 p.m. at the Gilman Funeral Home. Visitation is from noon to 1 p.m. on Saturday.