Marcella I. Walloch

Walloch, Marcella I. "Marcie" (nee Kubinski) Born to Eternal Life on August 4, 2016 at the age of 87. Beloved wife of the late Clarence. Loving Supermom of Chris (Martin) Schwab, Neal (Nancy), Joel (Dixie), Carl (Sandy), Eileen (the late Joe) Tomasino, Karen (Jim) Burian, and the late Gary (Sharon). Dear sister of Theresa (Richard) Marek, Ralph (Fran) Kubinski, Annette (Chuck) Engel, Frank (Ruth) Kubinski, the late Bernice, the late Dolores (the late Kent) Schanning and the late Ronald (the late Rosemary) Kubinski. Marcie will also be missed by her many cherished grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation Sunday, August 7, 2016 from 1-3:30 pm at the Max A. Sass & Sons Mission Hills Chapel with a prayer service at 3:30 pm. Additional visitation Monday, August 8, 2016 9-10:45 am with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am at St. Matthias Catholic Church (9306 W. Beloit Road). Private interment Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Marcie was an energetic, caring and giving woman who had an incredible passion for life and helping people. She was an AT&T Pioneer, made over 44, 000 cancer caps with her sewing friends and made surgical dolls for Children's Hospital patients. In lieu of flowers, memorials appreciated. Eulogy for Marcella I. Walloch Marcella Walloch! Who was Marcella Walloch? Well, as it turns out, Marcella was actually Ester. This was unknown to all until she needed her birth certificate to apply for her Social Security. So, after several legal consults, and 20 plus years of a mixed up identity, at the age of 86, she had to undergo the entire legal process to have her name changed and appear before the judge just so she could be "Marcella". Super-Mom doesn't even begin to explain the woman Marcella I. Walloch was; wife of Clarence for 62 years; mother of seven children born over nine years; sister to seven siblings; cousin to dozens; mother-in-law, aunt, godmother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, and so on We don't remember when Marcie started, but know she only recently stopped asking the question: "What can I do for you?" It was the start of a phone call, the end of a conversation or visit, it was how she lived. Whatever someone needed, she would find a way to help make it happen. Her talents were endless, her children would tease that she never really found her niche, because she just kept trying new things, taking on different tasks and excelling in everything! Marcie, who had worked as a telephone operator at age 16, still managed to graduate high school with honors from St. Mary's Academy. After marrying Clarence and starting to have childrenwhich kept comingMarcie became a stay-at-home mom until all the children were in school. Marcie then returned to the phone company and worked there until December 1985. Working full-time and raising seven kids kept Marcie busy, but not too busy to help Clarence run the "Tu-E-Tom" Tavern. Over 13+ years, Marcie helped tend bar, cater parties and weddings, and hosted many Christmas celebrations with everyone's family invited. Food was love to Marcie. She was an amazing cook! No one made German Potato Salad like Marcie did. She was a "food-pusher", handing out cup size servings off giant spoons, known as "Marcie Servings". She loved family and friends, and nothing showed love more than feeding her loved ones. Clarence picked up on that! As Marcie's children grew into young adults and her apron strings became less taut, she decided she might take an evening course, or two or dozens! Over the years, Marcie took various painting, sewing, jewelry, cake decorating, flower arranging, ceramics, weaving, and many more classes. She discovered her true passions in upholstery, sewing, and woodworking after realizing how much she could use these skills for the benefit of others. As Marcie became more proficient from all the classes she took, she began to take on projects like reupholstering furniture, woodworking, and sewing that even included making formal gowns. Nothing fueled her fire more than using her talents to problem solve and help others. Marcie was a lifelong learner who craved the opportunity to learn and create, which gave her great joy and a sense of accomplishment. Upon Marcie's retirement at age 56, she once again took up the career of childcare. This time, it was for her grandchildren! The pay wasn't quite the same as the phone company, but the joy and rewards filled her heart. As Marcie did for her own children, she also began to sew costumes, make crafts, make cakes, cook, and teach the grandchildren many of her skills. Marcie's nature was always to be a caring, loving, giving soul. Nothing proved this more than the role she played in the later part of Clarence's life. As successful as Marcie was, she would always say, even in her final days, "There's so much more I want to do." She loved nothing more than to teach and inspire others to learn and to create, to find the Marcie within them. Charles and Rebecca, a nephew and his wife, were visiting Marcie before their marriage, when Marcie convinced them to take classes at WCTC. Thanks to her urging, they took 5-6 classes from cooking to sewing and enriched their lives. From Marcie's own experience, having two daughters go through breast cancer, she yearned for a way to help. As she learned to make cancer caps, she headed up the "Cozy Caps" mission, which has provided over 44, 000 caps to cancer patients with the help of her dear sewing friends and other caring people. The cancer cap project really exemplifies Marcie's nature, more is better. She was a production wizard, everything she did was bountiful, make a bunch while you are at it, buy 2 dozen at the Dollar store so everyone in the family has one. A spirit of generousity, caring and sharing, she was so proud to know she was able to help someone, or to see a patient at a grocery store wearing a cozy cap. If you want to carry on Marcie's spirit of giving, use her words: "What can I do for you?" And whatever you do, make it a Marcie-size serving.