Shirley M. Snopl, 84, of Antigo, passed away on March 24, 2013, at Eastview Medical and Rehabilitation Center, under the care of LeRoyer Hospice.

She was born March 28, 1928, in Deerbrook, a daughter of Fred and Mattie (Schwantes) Fick. She was a 1946 graduate of Antigo High School and a lifelong resident of the Antigo area.

She married Edward Snopl on August 30, 1947, in Antigo. They celebrated 53 years of marriage in 2000 before his passing that year.

Shirley and Eddie owned a dairy farm in Deerbrook.

She also worked as a cook for River Grove School, Country Kitchen, and Black Jack Supper Club. She provided home health care, and was a volunteer at Langlade County Memorial Hospital for several years.

Shirley was a people person who loved her family and many friends. She had many pets throughout her life and loved them all dearly, especially her cat Duffy. She enjoyed polka dancing, baking kolaches, and tending to her flower garden.

She is survived by two daughters, Jayne (Gerard) Skrzypchak, Wausau; and Pamela Snopl and her husband Garrett LePage, Minneapolis;

three grandsons, Lee (Dawn Woodward) Skrzypchak, Los Angeles, Joel Skrzypchak and his wife Emma Radomski ,Wauwatosa, and Scott (Jenny) Renchin, Milwaukee;

a sister-in-law, Mary Fick, South Carolina; a brother-in-law, John (Betty) Snopl, Jr. Deerbrook; and many dear nieces, nephews, cousins, life-long friends and neighbors.

In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by a daughter Judy Renchin; two sisters Lorraine (Wallace) Bier and Jeanette (Ernie) Zakrzewski; two brothers Myron Fick and Tom (Millie) Hawley; eight sisters-in-law Blanche (Peter) Higgins, Irma (Robert) Lannan, Georgiana (Al) Schock, Mary (Mike) Cermak, Vlasta (Ray) Dickerson, Emily (Ed) Higgins, Eileen Snopl, Ethel Snopl; and special friend and companion Ervin Seis, who made her life richer in her later years.

A special thank-you to Shirley's cousins Mary Ann Zelinski and Angie Flood, who promised to look after Shirley after Eddie's death...and they did.

Services will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Bradley Funeral Home with Rev. Omer Kelley officiating. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family wishes donations be given to the Langlade County Humane Society 2204 Clermont St. Antigo, 54409 or LeRoyer Hospice 112 E. Fifth Ave. Antigo 54409, or to a charity of your choice.

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