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Mabel G. Surdick
1927- 2021
Mabel G. Surdick,
94, of Watertown, passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at her home
surrounded by her loving family.
A funeral service
will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran
Church with Rev. Dustin Yahnke officiating.
Relatives and friends may gather at the church from noon until the time
of the service. Burial will follow at Oak Hill
Cemetery, next to her beloved husband, in Watertown. Hafemeister Funeral Home and Cremation
Service of Watertown is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at
www.hafemeisterfh.com.
Mabel Gertrude
Budewitz was born on July 4, 1927, in Lebanon to Oscar and Alma (Braunschweig)
Budewitz. On November 30, 1946, she
married John “Jack” Surdick.
She is survived by
her five sons: John Jr. (Dorothy)
Surdick, James (Joyce) Surdick, Thomas (Reneé) Surdick, Howard Surdick, William
(Kelly) Surdick; five daughters: Susan
(Marcos) Avila, Joan (Don) Sellnow, Jean (Kevin) Bergdoll, Lauran Carter,
Barbara (Mark) Harris; 28 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; 5
great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Howard Budewitz; a sister, Delores
Schultz; other relatives and friends.
Mabel was preceded
in death by her parents, her husband Jack on February 6, 1996; son-in-law John
Carter, March 17, 2020; brother, Herbert (Viola) Budewitz and two brothers in
infancy; sisters: Leona (Walter)
Fredrick, Adeline (Armond) Kuehl, Norma (Orlando) Rantzow, Luella (Arthur)
Wolter, Marcella Budewitz, Blondina Budewitz; sisters-in-law: Shirley Budewitz;
Margaret (John) Novotny, Kathleen (Oscar) Schmutzler; brothers-in-law: Merlin
Schultz, Tony (Ruth) Surdick.
She was a wonderful and loving wife, mom, and grandma that will be deeply missed.
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