Full Obituary

     SOPHIE M. PAWLICKI, age 95, of Thorp, WI, passed away Oakbrook Health & Rehab, in Thorp, on Monday, November 7, 2016.  Funeral services will be held at 10:30am on Friday, November 11, 2016 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, in Lublin, WI.  Rev. Madanu Lourdu Raju will officiate and burial will follow in the parish cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Dan Boie, Mike Boie, Dave Kroeplin, James Bielecki, Jason Bielecki, Ryan Pawlicki and Jeff Pawlicki.  Visitation will be held at the church, on Friday, from 9:30am until time of service.
     Sophie Mary Siudak was born on July 13, 1921 in Lublin, WI, to Anton and Mary (Kusmider) Siudak.  She was raised on the family farm and received her education in the Lublin area.  After completing her education, Sophie moved to Chicago, where she worked for a few years as a maid, before returning to Lublin.  She was united in marriage to Joseph A. Pawlicki on April 8, 1942 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Lublin.  They farmed in the Town of Taft and later in the Town of Roosevelt until retiring in 1983.  Sophie continued to live on the farm until October 2013 when she entered Oakbrook Heath & Rehab.
     She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church and its PCCW.
     Sophie is survived by her daughter:  Marcie (Dale) Boie of Thorp; one daughter-in-law:  Carol Pawlicki of Thorp;  one son-in-law:  Joseph Bielecki of Thorp;  10 grandchildren;  20 great grandchildren;  one great-great grandchild;  one sister:  Jane Gajda of Lublin;  many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
     She is preceded in death by her parents;  her husband, Joseph, on January 29, 2014;  her son, Raymond, on February 21, 2008;  her daughter:  Theresa Bielecki on April 9, 2013;  her grandson:  Douglas Pawlicki on January 7, 1990;  3 brothers:  Frank, Edward and Joseph Siudak; and one sister:  Stella Swanek.