It is with a heavy heart and many tears that the family of Anita Sue Pawlowski announces her passing after her long struggle with kidney disease and congestive heart failure, June 5, 2026. Anita will be lovingly remembered by her wife, Shawn Cady. She leaves behind her brother, Anthony Pawlowski, his wife, Antoinette Preudhomme and their daughters, Ava and Alana Pawlowski.

Anita was born in Anaheim, California to Stanley and Theresa Pawlowski. She lived most of her life in Anaheim until Anita and Shawn decided to retire to Wisconsin. She loved Wisconsin and enjoyed taking car rides to view the scenery and change of seasons.

Anita collected coins and loved searching for that rare treasure and mint date. She was a collector. She collected beanie babies, hot wheels, Mexican bead work, beads, and religious icons. She was a devout Christian and loved Jesus Christ and tried her best to follow in his footsteps. Anita was the most kindhearted and generous person you could ever meet. If you needed $20, she would give you $50 and buy you lunch. If you were in need of anything, she was the first to offer help.

Anita will be remembered for her love of dining with friends, playing dominoes with the secret dinner society and meeting up with friends just to talk and laugh. If there is gambling in heaven, she is playing Pitch with her family.

There will be a celebration of life at Covenant Luthern Church, 1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2026. The funeral and burial will take place at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Tustin, California and September 12, 2026.

Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson Stoughton

Funeral & Cremation Care

1358 Highway 51 N. at Jackson St.

(608) 873-4590

Anita Sue Pawlowski

October 26, 1956 - June 05, 2026

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