Siegrid J. Marenski

residence in Barto. She was the widow of the late Ortolf A. Marenski.

Born in Bamberg Germany she was a child of the late Dorothea (Weiss) and Valentine

Trautner.

She was a member of Most Blessed Sacrament Church 310 Pine St. Bally, PA 19503.

Siegrid lived an adventurous life. Born in Bamberg Germany she was the second oldest of 7

brothers and sisters. She immigrated to America in 1950. Upon her arrival she worked as a

Nanny in Gross Point Michigan for Ralph Wilson the owner of the Buffalo Bills, taking care

of his three daughters. After 2 years Siegrid returned to Germany to marry her husband

Ortolf. She returned and soon after Ortolf followed.

She raised five children always making sure they were well taken care of. She was very

meticulous in everything she did, from keeping a nice house, to ironing almost every piece

of laundry and folding it with precision. Once her children entered school, she began

driving school bus for Levy Bus company and was the first driver to have a wheelchair lift on

her bus in the area. She drove handicapped children, including her son Andrew, to

Montgomery County Intermediate School. She was very passionate about taking good care

of all her passengers. Siegrid also worked at the Pennsburg Manor for 25 years. There too

she gave many hours of loving care to her patients. Many times, working double shifts if the

staff was shorthanded so the patients would get the loving care that she felt they deserved.

Later, she worked as a mail clerk at North American Drager where her husband worked,

commuting together daily. She was well known by everyone in the company and was

always happy to lend and hand or have a comforting word to those around her.

After retiring she traveled extensively with her husband throughout the country in their

motorhome. She visited all the states but Hawaii. She was the trusted copilot of her

husband, and they spent many years visiting the most beautiful areas of the country. In

later years she spent winters in Florida with her husband and enjoyed being a yearly

snowbird.

In her golden years Siegrid enjoyed knitting, mostly baby booties, stitching them full of love.

She would always offer the booties to expecting mothers she would meet on her travels.

She also loved to quilt and cross stitch. She enjoyed sitting at any body of water to fish. She

would sit for hours whether the fish were biting or not. She would also love to swim, and the

colder the water the better. She had many close friends at the East Greenville Senior

Center and went as often as she could. She was devoted to her church, Most Blessed

Sacrament in Bally and would make sure to get her pew every Sunday at 7:30am mass.

She is survived by her children, Linda A. Marenski of Bally, Judith E, Schoenly companion of

Eric Capp of Bally, Stephen O. Marenski companion of Liudmylia Sterstiuk of Barto.

Grandchildren, Joshua Schoenly, Nicholas Schoenly, Jonathan Schoenly and Cassandra

Marenski. Great Grandchildren, Issac Schoenly, Evelyn Schoenly, Cole Schoenly and Reid

Schoenly. Siblings, Norbert Trautner of Furlong, Pa., Geisela Opatz of Coburg, Germany

and Dorla Fink of Eckental, Germany. She is predeceased by his sons, Andrew Marenski

and Martin Marenski. Siblings, Jurgen Trautner, Inge Trautner and Manfred Trautner.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at Most Blessed Sacrament Church, Bally on

Wednesday February 4, 2026, at 11:00 AM.

Family and friends may call from 10:00 to 11:00 AM February 4th at the church.

Interment will be in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Siegrid's name to Most Blessed Sacrament

Church or the Bally Ambulance Assoc.

Arrangements by the Linwood W. Ott Funeral Home, Inc. 111 North Reading Ave.

Boyertown, PA 19512.