Matilda A. Petesch
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Funeral service for Matilda A. Petesch, 103, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 26, 2019, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Topeka, KS. Matilda passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Matilda was born May 18, 1916, in Valley Falls, KS, the daughter of Godfrey and Mary (Herbers) Sieve
She married Elmer J. Petesch on April 30, 1940 in Valley Falls, KS. He preceded in death on October 15, 1989. Together they spent their lives farming in Lawrence, earning recognition for their top corn yield production and using progressive conservation methods.
Tillie was a gentle soul. She painted, made thousands of Rosaries and loved to entertain. We will miss her smile, sunshine, and her priceless sense of humor. At 103 she survived the Depression, floods, good and bad years with grace and beauty. May we all learn to live this way. Rest easy, Aunt Tillie.
Survivors include her brother, Lawrence Sieve, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her three brothers, Frank, Leo, and Albert Sieve; and four sisters, Elizabeth Sieve, Clara Sieve, Josephine Schroers, and Olivia Beaubien.
A Rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. with a visitation following until 11 a.m. prior to the service on Friday, July 26, 2019 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church.
Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the American Cancer Society and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.
Prayers going to out family and friends. Tillie was a great lady. Always enjoyed talking to her in my younger days. She will be missed by many.
Sorry to hear the news of Aunt Tillie, she was a very good person. I have a lot of good memories through out the years with Aunt Tillie and Uncle Elmer.
Sorry we’re out of town and won’t be able to make the funeral.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Heaven has been blessed to received an angel in Aunt Tillie. She will truly be missed. I have so many memories of her starting as a young girl to the present. She ment the world to my son, Josh. Always a smile on her face to make a person feel good inside. Peace be with you.
I was raised by Irva and Earl Elliott and was always around Mavis and Victor Petesch when I was young. I am now 81 and visit Mavis in Topeka on her birthday and Christmas every year. She has always mentioned Tillie so many times and she and Elmer were hard workers and good people. I am so sorry to read this on the computer, but lived a long and good life.
Violet Mongold Gottstein 2531 SE Shawnee Heights Road, Tecumseh, Ks.
Heaven has definitely received another angel in Aunt Tillie. So many wonderful memories of her will forever remain in our lives. She was the most gentle person. Always had time to listen to our stories and she had so many to share. I loved the stories she told of her and Uncle Elmer’s travels. They are together again after 30 years. We will all miss her smile and loving heart.
Larry Newell, Sorry to hear about the passing of your Aunt Tillie, Your Families are in our thoughts and prayers in this difficult time in life. Your Aunt Tillie will be missed by family and friends.