Enid Joyce Kiefer's Obituary
Enid Joyce Kiefer, 89, passed away peacefully on Monday October 6, 2025, at Eden Meadows. Born March 6, 1936, to the late Evelyn (Radig) and Frank C. Anderson, Enid graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1954. On August 28, 1954, she married her high school sweetheart and dearest friend, Louis H. Kiefer. Enid was a member of St. Mary Catholic church (Most Blessed Sacrament-MBS) for the past 71 years. As a teenager, Enid worked as a waitress at Kresge’s on Main Street and then at Miles Kimball during the Christmas season, retiring after 38 years of service. Enid was an avid reader, enjoyed doing puzzles of all kinds, playing cards with family and friends and babysitting her grandchildren and many others. When mom was not working during the “Christmas-rush” at Miles Kimball, she was the best stay-at-home mom, always helping her children with whatever they needed, while providing a nurturing and loving home. All holidays were super special with traditions galore.
Enid was blessed with ten children, Pauline (David) Reese, Louis Jr., Deborah, Kenneth, James, Peter, Mark (Madicella), Catherine (Frank) Lehner, John (Julia), and Michael. She also had 16 grandchildren, Jenni, Amy, Jamie, Zachary, Brent, Patrick, Brandon, Emily, Christopher, Vera Jo, Andrew, Matthew, Joshua, Luke, Elizabeth and Levi, two step-grandchildren, Caitlin and Kirsten and 23 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. Enid is also survived by two siblings, Ralph Anderson and Nedra McGonigle, sister-in-law Barbara Lett, and many nieces and nephews. Enid was preceded in death by her loving husband of 46 years, Louis Sr. (died January 13, 2001), son Michael, her parents and grandparents, brothers Frank (Sonny), Edwin (Buddy), Kenneth, Neil (Butch), Earl (Jack) and Arden (Mike) and sisters Carol, Audrey, Yvonne, and Virginia (Ginny).
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at MBS, St. Mary site, 605 Merritt Ave., Oshkosh. Visitation will be held from 9-11 am at the church with the Mass at 11 am. She will be laid to rest at Lake View Cemetery.
The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you for the supportive and compassionate care provided by the staff from Eden Meadows and Moments Hospice. A special thank-you to Mary Otto, MBS care minister.
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