On 1 April 1940 Babe Marie, 13, lived with her parents and siblings in Bayfield, Wisconsin.
®5388Marie A. Sievi, 71, 1210 N. 8th St., died Sunday, Nov. 8, 1998, in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. Born Sept. 8, 1927, in Bayfield, she lived in Superior for most of her life. She had been a member of the former St. Louis Catholic Church and currently a member of Cathedral of Christ the King, where she was a Eucharistic minister. She was a member of the Twin Ports Rosemaling Society and was an avid quilter. Surviving are two daughters, Lynn (Dave) Gross, Milford, Mich., and Colleen Sievi, Superior; two sons, James (Barbara) Sievi, Superior, and Richard (Peggy) Sievi, Minneapolis; four grandchildren, Jennie, Annie, Penny and Billy; one great-grandson, Matthew; two brothers, Clifford Arseneau and Gerald Arseneau, both of Superior; a sister, Isabelle Raymond, Superior; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth, on Oct. 28, 1998, her parents, Alec and Catherine (VanderVenter) Arseneau, and a son, John.
A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday in Cathedral of Christ the King with Fr. Dan Dahlberg as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Francis Cemetery. Visitation begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Downs Funeral Home, with a wake service at 6 p.m.
Pallbearers will be Kenny, Tom Jr., Larry, Dick and Gary Raymond and Mike Moss.
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