Eugenia V. Wils, age 86, of 2600 South Hill Road Lot #5, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 30, 2009, at her home in Gladstone.

Eugenia was born April 17, 1923, near Krakow, Poland, the daughter of the late Frank Franciszek “Frank” Satula and Wiktoria “Victoria” Piskouz.

Eugenia lived in Poland until her latter teens and was employed as a factory worker. While in Poland, she was arrested as a possible Anti-German sympathizer for being out on the streets after curfew. She spent the next six weeks in a concentration camp. Following her release, Eugenia was transferred to Germany where she worked as a farmhand and a Polish/German interpreter. After WWII, Eugenia was sent to France to work for the United States Army as a hospital worker. While in France, she met and married Everett Wils. The couple soon boarded a ship to the United States and arrived in Rapid River in April of 1946. Eugenia and Everett owned and operated a farm north of Rapid River where they raised dairy and beef cattle. The couple remained on the farm for forty eight years. In 1994, they sold the farm and moved to Gladstone. Eugenia enjoyed gardening, crocheting and knitting. She won several blue ribbons, at Escanaba’s U.P. State Fair, for making quilts and afghans.

Eugenia leaves to survive:

1 Daughter: Mary Jo (Paul) Stephens of Forked River, NJ

In addition, she is survived by 3 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and seven half brothers and sisters of which 2 are deceased and 5 are living, including a half sister, Jola Toliszczuk who resides in Philadelphia, PA. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Victoria and two brothers and three sisters.

The Wils family will receive friends on Thursday, from 10:00AM to 11:00AM, at the St. Charles Catholic Church in Rapid River. Mass of Christian Burial services will follow visiting hours, at 11:00AM, at the St. Charles Catholic Church, with Rev. Fr. Jacek Wtyklo officiating. Luncheon will follow at the St. Charles Parish Hall. Committal rites will be conducted, following luncheon, at the Rapid River Cemetery. Contributions in Eugenia’s name may be directed to the American Cancer Society. Envelopes will be available throughout visitation and funeral services. The Skradski-Boyce Family Funeral Homes of Delta County are in care of arrangements.