Megan Short

SHORT, MEGAN T.
Pulaski

Megan T. Short, age 22, of rural Pulaski passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 3, 2007, following a courageous battle with cancer with her family by her side. She was born July 6, 1984 in Green Bay, the daughter of Norbert and Mary (Sterckx) Short. Megan was a 2003 Graduate of Bonduel High School and attended UW Green Bay majoring in Accounting until her illness. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Navarino. Megan enjoyed fishing and snowmobiling up in Canada; spending time with children and babysitting. She loved her animals especially her dogs and she enjoyed scrap booking. Most of all she loved her sisters, but only one at a time!

She is survived by her parents, Norb and Mary Short; her sisters, Nicole (special friend, Bradley Moeller), Bonduel; and Jamie (special friend, Dale Diemel), Navarino; her foster brothers, Barry (Lisa) Duhm, Clintonville: Larry Duhm, Clintonville; also her two nieces, Abby and Aspen, and special friend, Wayne Posbrig, Pulaski; maternal grandparents, Darriol and Fay Sterckx, Gresham; and paternal grandmother, Frances Short, Bonduel.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather, John Short.

Friends may call at the Muehl-Boettcher Funeral Home, 358 S. Main St., Seymour, on Sunday, July 8, 2007 from 4 until 8 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue on Monday, July 9, 2007 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Navarino from 9:30 a.m. until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. The burial will be in the parish cemetery. A memorial fund has been established to the Fox Valley Brain Tumor Coalition. Online condolences may be expressed at www.boettcherfuneralhomes.com

"The true worth of your travels lies not in where you come to be at journey's end, but the lives you touch along the way." All of us who knew and loved Megan know that this was a quote Megan tried to live her life by and strongly believed in.

"Megan, we all love you and miss you dearly and we will hold you in our prayers."

The family wishes to express special thanks to the staff of Froedoert Hospital, Theda Clark Hospital, St. Vincent Hospital; especially the Neurospine Center of Appleton and Unity Hospice, for all their care and concern.