Sally Rae Felckowski, 62, of the town of Washington, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on Oct. 15, 1951, in Shawano, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Gertrude (Dingeldein) Horn.
Sally grew up in the Bonduel area. On Jan. 20, 1973, she was united in marriage to Gary Felckowski in Bonduel. Sally worked for more than 15 years in the Head Start program. She then became a personal banker working at Citizens Community Bank, BMO Harris Bank in Cecil and Bank Mutual. When not at work, she loved spending time with her family, especially her beloved grandkids. She also enjoyed traveling and riding on the Gold Wing Motorcycle with her husband, as well as making and working with stained glass. Sally was a member of the St. Jakobi Lutheran Church.
Sally is survived by her husband of 41 years, Gary; two daughters, Lindsay (Rob) Beyer, of Greenville, and Kelly (Reed) Bamke, of Kimberly; four grandchildren, Amanda, Timothy, Rachel, Jacob; two sisters, Carol (Ken) Capelle, of Cecil, and Shirley (Glenn “Red”) Nohr, of Bonduel; two brothers-in-law, David (Vicki) Felckowski, of Montana, and Brian Felckowski, of Shawano; and a sister-in-law, Noreen (Gene) Utteck, of Shawano.
Sally was preceded in death by her parents, her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Hank and Jean Felckowski, and a brother-in-law, Dennis Felckowski.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at the St. Jakobi Lutheran Church in the town of Richmond with the Rev. Travis Kleinschmidt officiating. Inurnment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Sunday from 3-7 p.m. and on Monday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service.
Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano is assisting the family with the arrangements.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the Vince Lombardi Cancer Center and Heartland Hospice for the wonderful care given to Sally. They would also like to extend a sincere, heartfelt thank you to all of Sally’s great friends and “fake family” for all they have done and for always being there.