Sandra Lee "Sandy" Thiel

1959 - 2017

Thiel, Sandra Lee "Sandy" Of Pewaukee, after a long courageous battle with cancer with her beloved Mike, family and friends at her side, died on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at home at the age of 57 years. Sandy was born in Sheboygan, WI on October 11, 1959 the daughter of Lester and Evelyn (Schultz) Thiel. She graduated from Washington High School in Two Rivers, WI in 1977. Sandy graduated from the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse with a Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education. After graduation, she moved to Milwaukee and worked for Health Call Corp. as a national sales and training representative. This allowed Sandy to enjoy the taste of travel. In 1986, Sandy became a pharmaceutical representative for Bristol Myers Squibb for over 26 years. She finished her career at Otsuka Pharmaceuticals as an account representative until recently. Sandy was a member of the Alpha Phi Sorority where she met many friends who are still some of her closest friends today. She was a volunteer for the Big Brother Big Sister Program and mentored her little sister Reilinda. Sandy was a supporter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in addition to supporting many charities. Sandy had a very active lifestyle which included golfing, hiking, biking, boating, snowshoeing, traveling extensively. She was a season ticket holder for the Packers, Brewers, Broadway series at the Marcus Center as well as being a Wisconsin Badger fan. Sandy will be deeply missed by her fiance, Michael "Mike" DuMont and his children, Christian (Cara) DuMont of PA and Justin Zastrow of San Diego; her brother, Brad (Lynn) Thiel of Valders, WI; her nieces, Angela (Tim) Wein of Oconomowoc, Erin (Jeremy) Schroeder of Oconomowoc; her nephews, Mike (Simmi) Urbanek of Cudahy, Matt (Molly) Urbanek of New Berlin and Cody Thiel of Princeton; great nephews, Trevor, Carson, Noah, Jackson, Ethan and Evan; great nieces, Kinsey and Layla; further survived by many dear friends. She is preceded in death by her parents. The visitation for Sandy will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 from 3:00 PM until the time of the 6:00 PM service at the Cesarz, Charapata & Zinnecker Funeral Home, 237 N. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha, WI 53188. Pastor Brodie Swanson will officiate. Interment will take place at a later time at Knollwood Memorial Park, Manitowoc, WI. In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to the Sandra Thiel Revocable Trust, N24 W30444 Crystal Springs Dr., Pewaukee, WI 53072 for a scholarship to be set up at a later date.