Saronville resident Thea Madelene (Smith) Roemmich, 95, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, at the Sutton Community Home in Sutton.

Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton with Pastor Arick Johanson officiating. Interment followed at the Sutton Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family to be designated later.

Condolences may be left at www.suttonmemorial.com Thea was born in Charleston, NE, on Feb. 10, 1931, to Lennie and Mary (Brier) Smith. She attended school in Henderson, and several country schools. She graduated from Bradshaw High School in 1949.

After graduation, she worked as a bookkeeper at Fairmont Foods in York. On Jan. 12, 1951, she married Darrell Roemmich in York. In March of 1951, they moved to Hastings where Darrell was employed at the NAD. In 1953, they moved to Saronville, where she resided until her health declined in April 2026.

Four children were born to this union. Thea was a stayat- home mom until the children were raised. Later, she was employed at the Sutton Community Home and cleaned at the Sutton Motel.

Thea loved to garden, do yardwork and mow, even if it really didn’t need it! Thea was a kind and loving lady; she would greet you with a smile and a baked goody!

Thea loved sporting events, especially watching football and volleyball. She enjoyed embroidery, quilting and plastic canvas crafts. She made a quilt for each of her children and grandchildren. She had taken several things to the Clay County Fair and received 1st and 2nd place prizes. One year she took six different kinds of cookies and won 1st place on five of them!

Thea loved her family. She couldn’t hear very well but still enjoyed watching them play games and enjoying themselves.

In 1991, she took the job of Postmaster at the Saronville Post Office. She enjoyed working there and getting to know the friends and families in the area. When the Post Office closed in 2016, she retired after 25 years of service.

She is survived by her sons, Thomas and wife, Therese, and Lennie and wife, Gayle; son-in-law, Steve Ewing; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Roberta McGregor of York, Ester Barber of Lakewood, CO: and sister-in-law, Norma Pingry of Hastings.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1991; son, Ronald, in 1977; daughter, Sharon, in 2022; parents, and three brothers, Richard, Donald, and Norman Smith.