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- Eunice M. Kujava, 85, passed away August 5th, 2016 after a period of suffering but also joy, as her family came together yet one more time to talk and smile and tell stories. Knowing that her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were happy and healthy made Eunice happy.
Eunice Mae Kamps was born July 26th, 1931 to Jacob and Lauretta Kamps. She grew up working at Green Bay Floral and Greenhouse, her parents' business, eventually co-owning it with her husband until retiring in 1995 and passing it on to another generation.
She married Melvin Kujava September 26th, 1953 and together they raised a new crop at the Floral; Samuel, Thomas, Jayme, and Kevin Kujava. Her Four Boys. (A daughter, Mary Louise, was born and died in 1959.)
In an era when many women stayed at home and raised families, Eunice was a business manager and a driving force in the continued success of Green Bay Floral. And she still found time to walk up the back steps from the connected shop to her home and raise her boys as a part time stay at home Mom. Home or floral shop, it was all the same to her boys. Mom was always around.
Eunice was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Melvin in 2000, by her brother William (Bill) Kamps earlier this year, by her father-in-law Anthony and mother-in-law Inez, by her brother-in-law Kenneth, and by her grandson Nolan.
She is survived by her sister Janice Baeten (Allen), sister-in-law Evelyn Kamps, brother Joseph (Judy), sons Samuel (Lynn), Thomas (Margaret), Jayme (Sheila), and Kevin (Karla), as well as grandchildren Jacob, Lee, Celena, Bougie (Justin), Samantha, Kelly James (Jerome), Christopher (Gena), Dana, Tony, Katie Johnson (Nick) and Kayla… and great grandchildren Mackenzie, Crewe, Macy, Madden, Charlie, and Hailey and Cade Johnson. And many more nieces and nephews from the Kujavas and Kamps side as well as their families. And more family from the Fox Valley area (Williamsons and Kamps and more.)
Kujava family thanks go out to cousin Scott Baeten of Ryan Funeral Home who handled funeral arrangements with aplomb, and hugs, and kisses to the wonderful nurses and caregivers at Grancare Gardens who provided Eunice with a loving home in her last years. In the end, you were a part of Eunice's family too.
Visitation will be at St. Jude Church, 1420 Division Street, Green Bay on Monday, August 8, 2016 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM with interment at Ft. Howard Cemetery. Please visit www.ryanfh.com to send condolences to Eunice's family.
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1931 - 2016 (85 years)
