Sim E. Safford, 60, of Sheboygan, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 13, 2022 after long term health issues. Sim was born in Upper Michigan to the late Thomas and Georgianna Safford and grew up in Rapid River. He graduated from Rapid River High School and continued his education at Lakeland College where he earned four bachelor’s degrees and eventually his Master’s in Education. While in college he worked for New York Life Insurance and for Orkin but found his passion as a teacher and coach at South High School. Sim was an outstanding father to his two daughters which were raised in Kohler, where Sim resided for 20 years of his life. As a part of the Mighty Hunters of Mahskeekee Lake, Sim was an avid hunter, fisherman, and had a passion for the outdoors. He also loved golfing and coached several other school sports as well as being famously known for announcing at many of South High School’s sporting events. He will always be remembered as the caring man who would give you his shirt off his back, as the man with the repeated (yet somehow always just as funny) stories, and as the man who always could be counted on to make you smile.
Sim is survived by his daughters, Rachel and Maria Safford and their mother Martha Safford Meyer; sisters, Cindy (Pete) Brock, Jenny Safford and Susan Safford Gaul (Mike Safford Kennedy); sisters-in-law, Kris Safford and Alice Samuel and many beloved nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Thomas, Klint and Daniel “Duke” Safford and sister-in-law, Dale Safford.
A funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at the Blue Harbor Conference Center, 725 Blue Harbor Drive, Sheboygan, with visitation from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service at 4:00 p.m. Condolences may expressed online at www.reinboldfh.com. A memorial fund is being established in his name.
The family would like to express a special thank you to all the South High School students and faculty for their support.
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