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Ellamae T.
Herman
January 26, 1932 – January 8, 2026
Florence - Ellamae "Sis" Herman, 93, of Florence, WI, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson, Iron Mountain, MI.
She was born January 26, 1932, in Iron River, MI, daughter of the late Charles and Ella (Bomaster) Greig. Sis grew up in Iron River and graduated from Iron River High School in 1950. After graduation, she moved to Waukegan, IL, and worked at Abbott Laboratories. While there, Sis met her husband, Leo. They were married on August 8, 1953, and moved to their dairy farm in Medford, WI. In 1969, they moved to Kingsford, MI, where Leo became a truck driver for Grede Foundry. In 1972, Sis and Leo made their home in Florence, WI. Leo preceded her in death in 1997.
Sis worked as a custodian at Florence High School from 1982 until 1992, when she retired. She was very active with the Florence County Fair and established the Annual Smear Tournament held each year in Florence, which proceeds from the event went to the Florence County Fair. She served on St. Mary's altar society for many years. Sis volunteered at St. Vincent de Paul even into her 90's. She loved to play cards, Sudoku, word search, crosswords, and jigsaw puzzles. She enjoyed watching sports on TV, especially Green Bay Packers football games. Sis was also an avid Florence Bobcat supporter and went to most games with her good friends.
She is survived by her sons, Andrew (Frances) Herman, Steve Herman, and Stan Herman; daughters, Debra Quick, Peggy Weber, Beverly (Rod) Cousineau, and Amy Herman; a sister, Kathy Kangas; a sister-in-law, Harriet Treder; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, Leo, Sis was preceded in death by a son, Brock Herman, a sister, Jane, and by brothers, Jim, Tom, Dick, and Donald Greig.
No funeral services will be held. A Gathering of Remembrance for family and friends will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2026, from 11:00am – 2:00pm at St. Mary's Parish Hall in Florence, WI.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Vincent de Paul Society of Florence, WI, in Sis's memory.
Friends may leave condolences and tributes to Ellamae's family online at www.jacobsfuneralhomes.com
The family has chosen Jacobs-Lundholm Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Florence, WI, to honor Ellamae's legacy of life.
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