Obituary for Vera M. Uminger
Vera M. Uminger (nee Schilder)
Vera Maureen Uminger, 99, passed away on August 30,2022. She was a remarkable and independent woman. Vera was born on July 27, 1923 in Faulkton, South Dakota to Pete and Rosa Schilder. She relocated to Chicago, Illinois where she met Carl John Uminger. They married in 1946. She was a devoted Lutheran wife, loving mother and grandmother.
In addition to her parents and three siblings, Dolores Selting, Phyllis Stanforth and Vern Schilder, Vera was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years. She is survived by daughter: Jean (Larry) Svendsen, Plainfield IN; Son: John Uminger, Mobile, AL; Daughter: Ruth (Robert) Hastings, Prescott Valley, AZ; Granddaughters: Sara (Jason Pearman) Svendsen, Plainfield IN; and Rachel (Jeff) Embree, Gilbert, AZ; Great-Grandson: Robert Jaxson Embree.
Vera was an accomplished seamstress. She designed family clothes, wedding and bridal party dresses, costumes for plays and theater events, Halloween costumes, upholstery and window treatments.
She also enjoyed art and craft projects involving sewing, needlepoint, felt work, quilting and wreath making.
Vera loved traveling with her husband. Together they had been to every US state including Hawaii and Alaska.
Visitation Monday, 11 a.m. until time of Service 12 p.m. at the Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home, 9000 W. 151st Street, Orland Park, IL.
Interment Beverly Cemetery, Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.
Please leave a memory for the family on Vera’s Tribute Wall; your stories will bring comfort to her family. www.sheehyfh.com 708-857-7878
Previous Events
Visitation
Monday
5
Sep
11:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home - Orland Park
9000 W. 151st St.
Orland Park, IL 60462
Service
Monday
5
Sep
12:00 PM
Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home - Orland Park
9000 W. 151st St.
Orland Park, IL 60462
Cemetery Details
Location
BEVERLY CEMETERY
12000 SOUTH KEDZIE AVENUE
BLUE ISLAND, IL
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