Susan Marcich

With profound sadness, we share the passing of the sweetest wife, mom, and gram, Susan Marcich, 82. Susan, formerly of Kenosha, passed away on August 21st at Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN after a multi-year battle with cancer with family by her side.

We invite you to join us for a Celebration of Life on Saturday, October 17th, anytime from 3- 5 p.m. at the Southport Beach house: 7501 2nd Ave, Kenosha, WI 53143.

Susan Lori Wedell was born on May 19th, 1944 to George and Harriet (Schweitzer) Wedell of Kenosha, WI where she was raised. Although she wasn’t exactly welcomed with open arms by her sister, Nancy, she only needed to wait two years for her sweet little brother to come into her life- “Suzie” and “Buddy” were the best of friends.

Throughout her elementary, middle school, and high school years, Susan was involved in many clubs and activities, including 4-H, Key Club, SubDeb, and more. Across those activities, she began cherished, lifelong friendships, especially with her friend Bonnie, whom she met when she moved into the same Kenosha neighborhood in the 5th grade. They shared an immediate bond which remained until Susan’s passing. Over the years, she got together with her “club group” regularly and was an unofficial Aunt to the children of some of her dearest friends, Jackie and Dean.

On a chilly, sunny January 30th, 1970, she married the love of her life, Ronald Marcich, at St. Mary’s Church in Kenosha. They didn’t last long in their noisy north-side apartment before buying their first home together and lovingly restoring it with the help of her dad, his buddies, and countless cases of beer. It was here that they brought home their much-anticipated and deeply loved daughter, Aimee Lee, on November 25th, 1977.

Family was the center of Susan’s life. She volunteered for Aimee’s Girl Scout troop for six years and was honored with the St. Elizabeth Anne Seton award, which was well-deserved!

After a brief stint in her youth at UW-Milwaukee, where she and Bud lived together again, she proudly completed her college degree at UW-Parkside in December 2000. She pursued a successful career in banking, where she was proud to mentor tellers and promote their contributions to the customer experience, garnering them a much-needed increase in salary. She retired as an Officer and Head of Teller Operations at Southport Bank in 2009.

In her retirement, she and Ron enjoyed traveling with their friends to Italy and Ireland and visiting Aimee and Tom in California. They were overjoyed when Aimee and Tom moved back to Kenosha, and she became gram to Luca in 2013 and Gus in 2015. She was happiest spending time with her boys and was the best gram. In January 2021, she and Ron moved up to Edina, to be closer to their family – only a block away from Aimee, Tom, and the kids. The boys would frequently run up the street for hugs, card games, pancakes, and sleepovers. Losing Gram leaves a huge hole in our hearts.

She gave her whole heart and always led with kindness, traits by which many of Aimee’s friends remember her, and for which her family adored her. She welcomed family and friends for sleepovers, parties, and Thanksgivings with love and good food.

Susan is survived by her loving husband, Ron, her daughter Aimee Martinez, son-in-law Tom, much-loved grandsons, Luca and Gus, her dear brother George “Bud” Wedell and sister-in-law, Linda, brother-in-law Dan Marcich, and her adoring nieces, Leigh and Joanna, her great-nieces and -nephews and many dear lifelong friends.

Susan is preceded in death by her beloved parents, George and Harriet Wedell, her dear mother-in-law Anna Marcich, her sister Nancy, her cherished nieces, Kari Kasenow, and goddaughter, Lori Mackey. Our hope is that they and her many wonderful friends greeted her with open arms and a well-deserved brandy old-fashioned.

We look forward to seeing you on October 17th, and hearing your favorite stories, and toasting Susan with a beloved old-fashioned – with olives just as she loved it!

We encourage everyone to leave memories and upload photos to Susan's memorial page, to help us all remember the beautiful life of Susan Marcich. Her legacy will live on in our hearts and minds forever.