Florence L. Simonis, 88, Rosholt, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at Ministry St. Michael’s Hospital in Stevens Point.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday at St. Adalbert Catholic Church in Rosholt, with the Rev. Marcin Mankowski and Rev. Angelo Nobile officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Visitation was at Shuda Funeral Chapel in Stevens Point Friday and at the church Saturday.
A memorial will be established in her name for St. Adalbert Parish.
Condolences may be offered online at www.shudafuneral.com.
Mrs. Simonis was born Jan. 2, 1924, in the town of Sharon, a daughter of the late Walter and Regina (Weronke) Burant.
She was a nurse for the Red Cross during World War II.
She was married to Dennis Simonis on Oct. 4, 1947, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Polonia.
The couple settled in Junction City for a short time, before moving to Columbia, Tenn., where she worked as a bank teller. After moving to Wellsboro, Pa., for a time, the family moved to Gahanna, Ohio, where she again worked as a teller. In 1985 they retired and moved to Rosholt.
She was a member of the St. Adalbert Rosary Society, Rosholt Lion Club and the Rosholt Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband; four sons, Karl, Lancaster, Pa., Dennis, Mainesburg, Pa., Ken (Diann), Gatlinburg, Tenn., and Mark (Christina), Wellsboro, Pa.; one sister, Janet Chojnacki, Stevens Point; one brother, Nick Burant, Polonia; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
