Sobolewski, Emilia-September 3, 2010
Emilia SOBOLEWSKI, 88, of Whitewater, Wisconsin, a devoted mother and grandmother was born into eternal life on Friday, September 3, 2010.
She was born July 16, 1922, in Poland to Michael and Marie (Ruslik) Sielicki. On November 25, 1945 she married Edwin Sobolewski, who preceded her in death in May, 1976. They came to their beloved America together, after surviving the profound and life-changing hardships of WWII in both Poland and Germany, and settled in Whitewater in 1951.
Emilia was employed at Whitewater Electronics and Polymer Technologies for many years, and was a longtime and devoted member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. The greatest joys in her life were her children and grandchildren.
Surviving are a son, John (Cecilia) Sobolewski, Whitewater; two daughters, Eva (Dennis) Stanton and Terri (Jon) Kachel, both of Whitewater; six grandchildren, Michael Sobolewski, Nicholas Stanton, Eric Stanton, Andrew Kachel, David Jon Kachel and Kristyn Kachel; two great grandchildren, Kaila and Dylan Sobolewski; one brother, John Sielicki, Greenfield and one sister, Sophie Stachowicz, Evergreen Park, IL, and many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 11:00am at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Whitewater, Wisconsin with Father Thomas Perrin celebrating. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery, in Whitewater, Wisconsin.
Friends may call after 9:30am on Wednesday at the church until the services. Memorials may be made to the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Music and Liturgy Fund.
“The silent tears that each must shed, Like rain upon the ground, Will nourish all the love for her, Which did in life abound. Our mother’s labors now are over, Her earthly labor done; And now she rests in peaceful sleep, Her rich rewards are won. Her family sheds a silent tear, The grandchildren, too, must mourn; But they again will meet her, When eternal life is born.”
September 6th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
I have happy memories of visiting Emilia in her home in the 1990′s with my children and late mother-in-law, Florence Sobolewski, who visited us for extended visits from Pennsylvania. We were new transplants to Whitewater, and Emelia and the Sobolewski family treated us like new-found relations, even though we could never prove that we were blood relatives. We will never forget how wonderful and at-home that made us feel. Every time Mom came to visit we would run over to Emelia’s house so the two ladies could visit (often in Polish). My children looked forward to those visits as well, and even years after Emilia moved from her home on the east side, my children would comment upon their fond memories of those times as we drove by.
Emilia’s love for, pride in, and devotion to her children and grandchildren shined.
We know that Emelia is now home with the Lord she loved. Perhaps she and Florence have already resumed their visits.
May God grant comfort and peace to all of Emilia’s family.
With love and sympathy, Sonya, Vic, Larissa, Peter, and Steven Sobolewski