Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Beloved mother of Mark (Billie) Maletich, Julie Hentschel, Andrew (Mary Catherine) Maletich and Paul (Teresa) Maletich; loving grandmother of Elise (Jake Hirsekorn) Maletich, Sam (Suzie) Hentschel, Jill (Alex) Applegate, Charles Maletich, Danielle (Joe) Beyer, Whitney (Owen) Donahue and the late Nicholas Maletich; adoring great-grandmother of Hudson, Logan, Jonathan, Christopher, Vivienne, Francesca, Connor, Camilla and Collin; dear sister of the late James Martin (Nobi) Schwartz. Our dearest aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend to many.
Visitation at Kutis Affton Chapel 10151 Gravois Rd. 63123 on Friday, November 8 from 12 noon until Funeral Service time at 1:00 pm. Interment at St. Paul Churchyard Cemetery.
Paul, I’m so sorry for your loss of your sweet mom! You were the best son! May her soul rest in peace.
Pam and Jon Gehbauer
So very sorry to hear of Carol’s death. She earned a place in our heart by looking after my mother in her later years.
Michael and Mary Herzog
To Carol’s Family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you. As one of Carol’s cousins, I have fond memories of holiday visits with Carol and family, both as a child and an adult. Those holiday get-togethers were always great fun. When jobs took my brother and I away from St. Louis, Carol went out of her way to include our Mom (Carol’s Aunt Katie) in family activities that Mom looked forward to tremendously. Then there was the time that Carol arranged a reunion at her home, which brought together cousins who hadn’t seen each other in ages. Always thoughful, always sharing — Carol was a wonderful person for so many reasons. Roger and Sherryl Herzog
Dear Mark, Julie, Andrew, Paul, and families,
I so wish I could be with you today. I am thankful for this way of joining with you from afar to share in your grief and remember your mom.
Roger Herzog described her well: “always thoughtful, always sharing”. This was my experience of her, too. I did not always show much interest in her, but she always cared about me.
One of the memories that rises to the surface is from the times when our families celebrated Christmas together. I recall Aunt Carol being the one who picked out gifts for us. And when I reached my teen years and was typical for my age in being hard to please, it was obvious that in choosing a gift for me she had put a lot of thought into what I might want (not necessarily what she thought I ought to want).
Holiday gatherings at 918 Crompton Ct. are among my best childhood memories. This is a testimony to Aunt Carol’s hospitality. She was not the center of attention, and did not want to be, but she created the environment for the cousins to enjoy each other.
I miss those times. I can feel jealous of friends who have frequent reunions with their large extended families. The Maletichs seem to have a lot of centripetal force that pulls us apart. Maybe some of that is inherited; our forefather left his homeland and family at age fourteen to seek his fortune in the New World.
Whatever the reason for our family dynamics, Aunt Carol was a force for cohesion. Living in the same house for as long as I have been alive, she was an anchor; and though I did not keep in touch well and rarely had the opportunity to visit, she was always there, one of the few fixed points on my horizon. I am thankful for her.
Love,
Michael