Thomas A. Maurer, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at Library Terrace Assisted Living surrounded by loved ones.\u00a0 He was 86 years old.<\/p>\n
Born on September 14, 1937, he was the son of Peter Maurer and Daisy (Thilges) Maurer.\u00a0\u00a0 He was a graduate of Mary D. Bradford High School.<\/p>\n
On May 30, 1964, Thomas was united in marriage to Veronica Zalubowski at St. James Catholic Church. For over 56 years, they built a beautiful marriage and raised four children.<\/p>\n
Thomas was a devout Catholic and a member of St. Lucy\u2019s Catholic Church in Racine, WI.<\/p>\n
Thomas had a tremendous work ethic. As a young teenager, Thomas began working for his father at the Maurer Feed Company.\u00a0 His parents then founded Maurer Lawn and Garden Center and Floral Shoppe. He continued his parent\u2019s legacy by later owning and operating that same business with his wife, Veronica.<\/p>\n
Thomas had a strong commitment to serving and to helping others.\u00a0 He served as the Chairperson of The Village of Somers Park Committee.\u00a0 He was a volunteer for the Field of Dreams Community Garden, which served to feed those in need.\u00a0 Thomas also served his country as a member of the US Army Reserve.<\/p>\n
Thomas stayed busy in his free time working on home projects and restoring and repairing lawn mowers and other small equipment.\u00a0 He was passionate about John Deere tractors.\u00a0 He was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone in need.<\/p>\n
Nothing meant more to Thomas than his marriage and his family.\u00a0 He and Veronica had a model marriage that their children and grandchildren can only hope to emulate. They were inseparable and always supportive of one another.\u00a0 He was a wonderful father and grandfather. His warm loving personality will forever live on through his family.<\/p>\n
Thomas is survived by his children, Matthew (Nicole) Maurer, Aimee (Michael) Suyko, Katie (Mitch) Liggett and Steven (Amy) Maurer; his grandchildren, Megan, Ashley and Hannah Maurer, Ainslie, Parker and Colin Suyko, Owen and Max Liggett, Mackenzie-Kay Maurer and Brennan Huff.<\/p>\n
In addition to his parents, Thomas was preceded in death by his dear wife, Veronica Maurer and his two brothers, N. Peter Maurer and Jerome Maurer.<\/p>\n
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A heartfelt note of appreciation from our family to the staff of Library Terrace Assisted Living and Legacy Hospice for all of their compassionate care and support given in Tom\u2019s time of need.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Memorial services honoring Thomas\u2019 life will be held privately.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thomas A. Maurer, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at Library Terrace Assisted Living surrounded by loved ones.\u00a0 He was 86 years old. Born on September 14, 1937, he was the son of Peter Maurer and Daisy (Thilges)<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"service-location":[],"class_list":["post-11233","obituary","type-obituary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary\/11233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/obituary"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service-location?post=11233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Informaci\u00f3n del servicio<\/h3>\n