Ingrid (Schuetze) Loos

Ingrid Loos, 78, Wausau, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at Marshfield Medical Center, Weston. 

She was born January 7, 1943, in Lublin, Poland, daughter of the late Helmut and Ruth (Lehmann) Schuetze. She spent most of her childhood years in Frankenberg, Germany. Ingrid met Armond overseas, while he was stationed with the US Air Force in Germany. After a brief courtship, he proposed and promised to return in three months. To her surprise, he did, and they married on January 31, 1961 in Germany. They were married for 59 years. He preceded her in death on February 16, 2020. 

Ingrid came back to the United States with Armond and was welcomed by his family who helped her acclimate to a new country. Later, she was so very proud to become a United States Citizen. Ingrid enjoyed working for many years as an office manager for Auto Glass Specialists in Schofield until her retirement.  It was there that she developed many lifelong friends. Ingrid was a member of the Wausau German Club and was very proud of her German heritage. She frequently traveled back to Germany to visit family and childhood friends. She enjoyed her weekly coffee clutch with her local German friends. Among her favorite pastimes were flower gardening, bird watching, and she was a lover of all animals, especially cats and dogs (but not the bears who wreaked havoc on her bird feeders). She had a knack for making homemade natural remedies and if there were home projects that needed to get done, Ingrid was on the job. Ingrid was dedicated to her family and devoted her later years to caring for Armond as his health declined.   

Survivors include her children, Claudia (Doug) Witte, Kevin (Cheryl) Loos, and Erika Ozols; grandchildren, Jaclyn (Matt) Karls, Brianna (Kory) Seymour, Derek (Mary) Witte, Wendy (Dan) Novak, Jamus and Ryan Loos, and Jace and Kyle Ozols; great-granddaughters, Brooklyn and Sydney Karls; brother, Gerd (Sasie) Lehmann, Germany; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Carmel (Wally) Lewitzke, Gary (Pam) Loos, Rosie (Harlan) Foster, Diane (Ken) Ligman, and Jerry, Jim and Alvin Lang; and many nieces and nephews. 

Besides her parents and husband, Armond, she was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, David Loos, sisters-in-law Doris Lehmann and Betsy Lang, and a son-in-law, Ray Ozols.  

The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 29, 2021 at St. Michael Catholic Church, Wausau.  Rev. Msgr. Mark Pierce will preside.  Visitation will be on Friday from 9:00 a.m. until time of services at the church.  

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