Sherlee Mauch

Sherlee Jane (Hoepner) Mauch was born October 17, 1926, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Louis and Grace Hoepner. The eldest of four children, she grew up in the town of Mayville, Wisconsin, where she met Eugene W. Mauch. Their high school romance led to a loving marriage which began August 14, 1948 and continued happily for 64 years. Sherlee received her degree from Columbia School of Nursing in Milwaukee, and soon after assumed her role as a young wife and (eventually) mother of four children. She raised their children in households throughout the Midwest until in 1959, the family settled permanently on Grosse Ile, Michigan, and Gene established his practice in obstetrics and gynecology in the Detroit area. After 23 years, Sherlee and Gene moved to East Lansing, Michigan, where Gene was an associate professor at MSU. He and Sherlee then retired to Harbor Springs, where they lived until moving to Freedom Village, Holland, Michigan in the fall of 2005. While on Grosse Ile and after, Sherlee achieved a long and diverse career as a volunteer. She used her nurse's training as a Crisis Hotline responder in Wayne County. She worked at an art gallery in Windsor, Ontario and in a hospital gift shop in Petoskey, Michigan. As a member of the Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church, she participated in Inner City mission work for children and families. These and many other organizations benefited from her talents and dedication. Sherlee's interest in needlework led her to quilting, which became a passion and the source of many treasured friendships. She was a founding member of the Crosstown Patchers, and a member of the Capital City Quilt Guild and the Little Traverse Bay Quilt Guild. She assisted in the restoration and curating of quilts at MSU and the Henry Ford Museum. Sherlee mentored fellow quilters through classes and projects, generously offering her creative eye and technical talents. In addition to quilts made for her family, she donated countless hours joining friends to create quilts used as fund-raising for a variety of causes. The most recent of these were donated in support of the Scholarship Fund at Freedom Village. Sherlee will be dearly missed by her loving family: her sisters, Ann (Ed) Hughes of Hendersonville, NC; Ellen (Jim) Berg of Mineral Wells, TX; her son Chuck (Char) Mauch of Caseville, MI; and daughters Debra Dean of Eugene, OR, and Amy (Greg) Ferguson of Hoover, AL. Her legacy includes seven grandchildren: Chris (Daliana) and Scott Mauch, Jessica (Gregg) Sanders, Marissa (Brian) Simard, Stephen Dean, Emily and Ryan Ferguson; and two great-grandchildren, Noah and Mia Sanders. We are all better for her guidance and influence in our lives. A private family service is being planned. Memorial contributions may be given to: -Freedom Village Scholarship Fund 145 Columbia Avenue Holland, MI 49423; -Salvation Army-Holland, MI Corps 104 Clover Avenue Holland, MI 49423 http://saholland.org -Lake Louise 11037 Thumb Lake Rd. Boyne Falls, MI 49713 www.lakelouisecommunity.org

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Sherlee Mauch

October 17, 1926 - June 10, 2016