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Mary Pielemeier Obituary
Mary Carol Pielemeier, 98, of St. Joseph died Jan. 16, 2026, in Carthage, N.C.
She was born on Nov. 10, 1927, to William and Pearl Wilcox of St. Joseph.
She graduated from St. Joseph schools and Sienna Heights College. She attended the graduate school at University of Michigan, where she met John Pielemeier. They were married on Sept. 3, 1950. They moved back to St. Joseph in 1952. For nine years, she was an assistant for special needs preschoolers at the Riverwood Mental Health Center and later at Lakeview School. She attended the St. Joseph Catholic Church throughout her life, serving on the Funeral Food Committee, the Funeral Choir, the Altar Society and supporting St. John's Parish Readiness Center.
She was preceded in death by her parents: William and Pearl Wilcox; her husband, John Pielemeier and her son, Randall Pielemeier.
She is survived by her children: William (Sue Webster deceased) Pielemeier, Lisa (Dennis) Stambach, Jan (Michael) Bosko, John D. Pielemeier, and daughter-in-law, Kitty Pielemeier; grandchildren: James (Kim) Bosko, Mark Bosko, Paul (Nadia Osipova) Bosko, Katherine (Owen Calvin) Pielemeier, and Jesse (Sylvia) Stanbach, as well as two great-grandchildren.
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Laura Seeger
February 12, 2026
The Seeger Family was saddened to hear of Mary's passing. She was such a special person and a touchstone of our little cul-de-sac here in St Joe. When we moved here 30+ years ago, we were the youngsters in the neighborhood. The kids were 13 & 10 and this was our forever home after being a military family. We were greeted warmly and I remember Mary bringing over flowers from her cutting garden. (She was the first person I ever met with one!)
She watched the kids grow up and would hire them to do outdoor chores to earn a little bit of money. The kids enjoyed her and John.
The first Christmas here we decorated our front yard with lights (tastefully), little trees made out of tomato cages and a lit sign that was attached to our basketball hoop with the year on it. At midnight on New Years Day our son would go out and change the year. He has created and decorated for Christmas and later Halloween as well, since he was 10 or so. He still has that task to this very day. We always kept things tasteful as we were worried about offending the neighbors. That never happened. The last Christmas she lived here she dropped off a note to us that said, "Just wanted you to know how much I have enjoyed your Xmas Decorations." That note is still on our fridge.
There is one other memory that always makes me smile. Every Christmas I made mini banana bread loaves and buckeyes and distributed them to the neighbors. It was my way of fitting in. One of her last Christmases here, she asked me for my banana bread recipe, because she said it was always wonderful We all know that Mary was a very good baker and it truly shocked me. A couple of days later I took my "recipe" over. It was a box of Pillsbury Banana Bread Mix and an over ripe banana. I have never seen her laugh so hard!
Mary was such a good and generous person, who left a lasting impression on all who knew her. Our kids were the ones who told us of her passing. We were blessed to have the pleasure of being your folks neighbors. The neighborhood did not seem the same when she moved.
Condolences to all from the Seeger family.
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Karen Dudiak
February 5, 2026
I just saw in the HP in St. Joseph that Mary is no longer on this earth sharing her smile and personality. I had the pleasure to know her for probably over 40 years at South Shore Health and Racquet Club, where I work and she played a heck of a tennis game. She had her Ladies Groups for so many years, and she was instrumental in organizing many a Mixed Doubles event. I enjoyed the friendship of John over those years also. Mary had a real presence about her and a twinkle in her eyes when she smiled. I missed her after she moved. My prayers to her family.
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