Patricia (Peachy) Ann Schoenenberger (nee Wagner), age 86, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on March 3, 2023. She was born on January 24, 1937 in Sheboygan, the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Lamb) Wagner.
Patricia attended St. Clement Parish School and graduated from Sheboygan North in 1955. On September 30, 1967, she was united in marriage to Bob Schoenenberger. She worked at Kohler Company as a Secretary in the Accounting and Purchasing departments immediately following high school and later worked as an Educational Assistant at the Sheboygan Area School District.
Patricia was a loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed being outdoors. Her favorite activities were downhill and cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and riding her bicycle around town. She was an active volunteer with her kids’ activities and school. She loved being a Girl Scout Leader and was proud to receive the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award in recognition for her contributions serving the spiritual needs of her troop members. She enjoyed sewing and made the best Halloween costumes.
Patricia will be dearly missed by her husband, Bob Schoenenberger; her children, Bob (Missy) Schoenenberger, Jennifer Reiss, Christine (Brendan) Dillmann, and Cathy (Richard) Mathews. She was blessed and loved deeply by her eight grandchildren; Sommer, Chase and Palmer Schoenenberger, Emily and Billy Reiss, Margaret Dillmann, and Mae and Dermott Mathews; she is further survived by a brother, Tom (Judy) Wagner, brother-in-law Roger Kuehl and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Patricia was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, George (Dorothy) Wagner; her sisters Mary Kuehl and Margaret (Jerome) St. Amand; and a son-in-law, William Reiss III.
A private Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Clement Church. Burial has taken place at Calvary Cemetery in Sheboygan.
Patricia’s family would like to thank the caring nurses and staff at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice for their loving and compassionate care. Please consider a donation in Patricia’s name to Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.
For additional information or to leave online condolences, please visit Reinbold-Novak Funeral Home.
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