Betty Mae Schuit

Betty Mae Schuit, age 95, passed away peacefully, Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Lakeshore at Siena. Betty was born in Racine, July 11, 1930, the third of 4 daughters of the late Donald and Margaret (Nee: May) MacPherson.

Betty graduated from St. Catherine’s High School “Class of 1948”. On May 2, 1953, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church she married Jacob N. Schuit, and they were blessed with 3 sons, Gregory, Mark, and John. Jacob passed away August 9, 1986, after 33 years of marriage. Betty was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was employed by Voorless Mfg and the Andis Company. Betty was a quiet, reserved, kind and strong woman who tackled life adversities with uncomplaining, quiet strength. Holiday gatherings and family celebrations were important and she enjoyed travel, gathering with lifelong friends, playing cribbage, and reading romance novels. Betty was also a Hallmark Channel Junkie who enjoyed her soap operas, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and Restless. Above all Betty treasured time spent with family and was extremely close to her sisters, whom all preceded her in death. She will be dearly missed.

Surviving are her sons, Mark (Susan) Schuit, John (Yukari) Schuit; granddaughter Emeline, daughter-in-law, Bonnie Schuit; sister-in-law, Marge Schuit; nieces, nephews, numerous relatives, and friends. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Gregory Schuit; sisters, Alice (Paul) Krepelan, Jeanne (Theodore) Zukewich, and Margaret (Antonio) Chromosta.

Funeral services will be held at the Maresh-Meredith & Acklam Funeral Home, 803 Main St, Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 11 am. Relatives and friends may meet prior to the service 10- 11 am with Fr. Timothy Sanchez officiating. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Hwy 32. Memorials to St. Joseph Catholic Church or the Wisconsin Humane Society have been suggested.

The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff at Lakeshore at Siena for their loving and compassionate care.