Sheila R. Maciej

Sheila R. Maciej, 60 year old resident of Swanville, MN passed away Thursday, May 28, 2014 at her home in Swanville, MN after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Swanville, MN with Rev. Kevin Zellers officiating. Burial took place in the St. John the Baptist Parish Cemetery in Swanville, MN.
Sheila was the daughter of Adelbert and Laura (Nordin) Lambrecht, born in Little Falls, Minnesota, on August 2, 1954. She attended Swanville High School and graduated with the Class of 1972. Sheila was united in marriage to David Maciej on January 31, 1976 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Swanville. Sheila was a nurses aide at St. Gabriel’s Hospital and farmed before they formed Maciej Construction in 1977, and purchased Swanville RediMix in the early 1980’s. The couple shared 15 wonderful years of marriage together. Sheila retired from Swanville RediMix on December 31, 2014. Shelia was a member of the St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Swanville, MN. Sheila was a member of the Swanville First Response team for 15 years. She enjoyed spending time with her family and watching her children and grandchildren grow up. Sheila also loved watching it rain, listening to her granddaughter play the trumpet, hanging out with her birthday girls, planting her garden, and helping others learn. She will always be remembered for having such a positive attitude towards everything. Sheila in hard times would look at the brighter side and find something to be cheerful about. She was a very loving and wonderful mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend, although she will be greatly missed here on earth, she will always be with us close at heart.
Sheila is survived by her four children: Tony Maciej, Swanville, MN, Joe Maciej, Little Falls, MN, John (Stacy) Maciej, Little Falls, MN, and Janel Maciej, Little Falls, MN; grandchildren, Alex Maciej, Swanville, MN, Ashley Maciej, Swanville, MN, and Abby Maciej, Little Falls, MN; brother, Warren (Sally Kirn) Lambrecht, Chino Hills, CA; sisters, Karen (Jack) Ring, Little Falls, MN, Kayla Sobiech of Randall, MN, Brenda (Dennis) Schmidt of Swanville, MN and Wanda (Leonard) Holmquist, Long Prairie, MN; sisters–in-law, Debora Lambrecht Swanville, MN, Cheryl Lambrecht, Burtrum, MN, and Shelly (Gerald) Tostenson, Long Prairie, MN.
Sheila was preceded in death by her loving husband, David Maciej; mother, Laura “Nordin” Lambrecht; father, Adelbert Lambrecht; and brothers, Darwin “Buzz” Lambrecht, Vern Lambrecht, Kenny Lambrecht, and Leroy “Butch” Lambrecht.