Kizzie Ellen Schleusing Obituary (1929

Although our sweet mom died in 2010 and was cremated, she and dad wanted to be interned together. So she waited patiently for now. Now that dad is also ready to be interned they will be interred together at Tahoma National Cemetery, 23 November 17, 2016. So we are reposting her obituary at this time. Blessings! Kizzie Ellen Schleusing, (1929-2010) loving wife, mother, sister, nurse, Oma, friend and neighbor passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning, August 22 after an extended illness. She died at her home of 24 years in Gig Harbor. Kizzie was born April 29, 1929 in Temple, Texas, to Charles Alfred and Leola Light Sagebiel. She grew up in Llano, Texas, was a devoted member of the Lutheran faith and graduated from Scott and White Nursing School earning her Registered Nurse's Degree. Kizzie married Staff Sergeant Fredrick Carl Schleusing July 26, 1950, just prior to Carl's deployment to the Korean Conflict. Through 37 years of military life, they moved 28 times across the US and three tours in Germany. Kizzie continued to use her nursing skills in many capacities either by employment or by volunteering with the Red Cross. During her time in Germany, she was President of the Red Cross, European Division. Finally in 1986, they retired in Gig Harbor. Kizzie was known for her exuberant smile, her passion for cooking, her love for other people, her caring nature expressed through her nursing, her volunteerism in military hospitals with the Red Cross, Army Community Services, in many schools, and most recently in her dedication to the Peninsula Orthopedic Guild of Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. She was a faithful friend and neighbor. Kizzie Ellen is survived by her devoted husband of sixty years, Col. (USA Ret.) Carl Schleusing of Gig Harbor, WA; daughter, Rev. Kizzie Elizabeth Jones and partner Rev. Thom G. Wert (Edmonds, WA); daughter, Jo Ellen Kniffen and husband David T. Kniffen (Midland, TX). Grandchildren are Kizzie Marie (Nate) Funkhouser of Renton, WA; Sarah Elizabeth (James) Miller of Farmington, NM; Rebekkah Jean (John) Kaufman of Houston, TX and David Karl Schleusing (Erinn) Kniffen of Aztec, NM. Six great-grandchildren are Katy, Carli, Terri, Emma, Charlie and Johannah. Kizzie is rocking the seventh great-grandbaby who is on the way. Kizzie is also survived by her sister, Leona "Dogie" Keith of LaGrange, TX, and brother Maj. (USMC Ret.) Charles (Carol) Sagebiel of Pensacola, FL. Kizzie is predeceased by son-in-law CW4 Larry Keith Jones; grandson Levi Richard Jones and brother-in-law George Keith. A Celebration of Life and appetizer buffet will be on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:00 A.M at Anthony's at Gig Harbor, 8827 North Harborview Dr., Gig Harbor, WA. Remembrances may be made to: Peninsula Orthopedic Guild #1, TOA, Commemorative Gifts, PO Box 5299, Tacoma, WA 98415. Kizzie's request was that people remember her by "visiting a nursing home or shut-in neighbor to provide respite for the care providers." Funeral Home: Weeks' Dryer Mortuary 220 134th Street South Tacoma, WA US 98444