It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Bertha Simon (Pewamo, Michigan), born in Westphalia, Michigan, who passed away at the age of 97, on August 17, 2018. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Bertha Simon to show support.

She was predeceased by : her parents, John Thelen and Theresia Thelen (Schmitt); her siblings, Herman Thelen, Albert Thelen, Elmer Thelen, Bruno Thelen and Anna Goodman; and her siblings-in-law, Elaine Thelen, Wilma Thelen, Estelle Simon, Elon Goodman, Leon Simon, Marvin Platte, Herman, Linus and Raymond Simon.

She is survived by : her spouse Norbert Simon; her children, Ron (Jackie), Ken, Dale (Carol), Marie Smith (Ken), Jane Goodman (Ron), Joan Capel (Rick), Joyce Weber (Dan), Arlene Piggott (Roy), Donna Doll (Fred), Carol Thelen (Kurt) and Wanda Martin (Jim); her sisters, Regina Simon (Harold), Rita Witgen (David), Agnes Stump (Ken), Mary Platte and Genny Platte (Carol); and her sisters-in-law, Bernadette Thelen and Jean Thelen. She is also survived by 44 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Lehman Funeral Homes