Obituary of Emilia Sobolewski

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.�