Violet Engelbrecht, age 90, a resident of the town of Manitowoc Rapids, entered eternal life on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center in Manitowoc.
Violet was born August 25, 1927 in Milwaukee.   She was the daughter of the late Gustav and Lillian Luckow Becker. Violet attended Lincoln High School and graduated with the class of 1945. She continued her education at the Norwegian American School of Nursing in Chicago for three years receiving her degree as a registered nurse. On September 3, 1945 Violet joined the United States Army Cadet Corps. Violet was employed as a registered nurse at Memorial Hospital in Manitowoc for 39 years until her retirement in 1991. On Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1949 Violet married William H. Engelbrecht at First German Ev. Lutheran Church in Manitowoc. Bill preceded her in death on October 23, 2012. Violet was a member of First German Ev. Lutheran Church.

She is survived by four children: William A. (Marge) Engelbrecht, Manitowoc; Kerry Theis, Manitowoc; Jean (Ken) Reindl, Manitowoc; and Sandra (Dale) Mayer, Fort Atkinson; nine grandchildren: William J. Engelbrecht and his fiancée Staci Fors, Jennifer (Luke) Stadler, Tami (Cliff) Pelischek, Thomas (Tina) Theis, Matthew Theis, Adriane (Tyler) Campion, Alison (Justin) McCabe, and Hannah and Rachel Mayer; seventeen great grandchildren, two sisters: Eloise Habek, Green Bay; Lorraine Wavruk, Shoto; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Violet was preceded in death by her parents: Gustav and Lillian Becker; husband: William Engelbrecht; three brothers: Elroy, Kenneth, Gustav Becker Jr.;two sisters: Betty Jane Jones and Elvera Graves; two grandsons: Joseph Engelbrecht and Andrew Reindl; and two great grandsons: Colten and Dually Theis.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2018 at First German Ev. Lutheran Church, 1033 South 8 ^th Street, Manitowoc. Officiating will be Rev. Benjamin Schaefer with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Manitowoc. Relatives and friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and then at First German Ev. Lutheran Church on Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of services at 11 a.m.

We had a wonderful mother,
One who never really grew old;
Her smile was made of sunshine,
And her heart was solid gold;
Her eyes were as bright as shining stars,
And in her cheeks fair roses you see.
We had a wonderful mother,
And that's the way it will always be.

The family would like to convey their thanks to the doctors and staff at Holy Family Memorial for the wonderful care they gave our mother while under their care for the past week and Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home for their assistance with the funeral arrangements.

Online condolences to the family may be sent to www.harriganparksidefuneralhome.com .

The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and Crematory, North 11 ^th and St. Clair streets, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.