Shirley A. Seymour, age 88, of Kenosha, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024, at Hospice House Pleasant Prairie, WI.
Born in Kenosha on December 13, 1935, she was the daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Bauschelt) Greenwald. A lifelong resident of Kenosha, she attended Kenosha schools and graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School.
On April 18, 1959, she was united in marriage at First Presbyterian Church to her high school sweetheart, James Seymour, who she met while roller skating. They were blessed with two children, five grandchildren, and nearly 58 years of marriage.
She was employed by Coopers (Jockey) and Seymour & Seymour, CPA’s. She was also a devoted mother and homemaker.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, St. Mary’s Lutheran Church, and most recently St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. During her time at First Presbyterian Church, she served as Deacon, Elder, Senior High School Youth Group Advisor, Sunday School Teacher, and Communion Preparer.
She also found time to volunteer in various capacities including the Christian Youth Council (CYC) Women’s Auxiliary (past president), Forest Park School Library, Kenosha Soup Kitchen, and Kenosha Rotary Club.
She truly enjoyed spending time with her family including her dogs. Conversations with friends and relatives brought her great joy. She was an avid sports fan and attended as many of her children’s and grandchildren’s sporting events as possible. She enjoyed watching the WI Badgers, Cubs, Brewers, Packers, Bucks and just about any sporting event she could find on television. Her other go to activities included exercise class at the Kenosha Senior Center, reading, word searches, and feeding the neighborhood birds and squirrels. She also enjoyed spending time in Three Lakes, WI and trips to Colorado.
She will be greatly missed by her children, Chris (Carol Nailor) Seymour and Steve (Linda) Seymour, five grandchildren, Allison Winzer, James Seymour, Scott Seymour, Daniel Seymour, and Annelise Seymour, her brother-in-law Dave Hamelink, sisters-in-law Nancy Covelli and Lynne Greenwald and many nephews, nieces, extended family members, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Jim Seymour; brothers: Donald Greenwald, Robert Greenwald, Eugene Greenwald, and Jimmy Greenwald; and sisters: Lucille Jahnke, Donna Van Winkle, and Terry Rasico.
Service Date April 5, 2024
Funeral Home Piasecki Funeral Home
SERVICE LOCATION St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Funeral services celebrating Shirley’s life will be held on Friday April 5th at 10:00am at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 8760 37th Avenue.
Interment will follow at Green Ridge Cemetery.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, April 4th from 4:00pm until 7:00pm at the Piasecki Funeral Home, 3720 39th Avenue.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to, Hospice Alliance, https://www.hospicealliance.org or 10220 Prairie Ridge Blvd., Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158, or Fellow Mortals Wildlife Hospital, https://fellowmortals.org or W4632 Palmer Lake Rd., Geneva, WI 53147 or St. Francis Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, https://www.animalshelter.org or 12300 116 St., Kenosha, WI 53142, would be appreciated by the family.
The family would like to thank the employees of Hospice House, Aurora Hospital, Aurora Cancer Care Center, and Ascension All Saints Hospital Cancer Center for the wonderful care and compassion that they provided.
