Obituary List

Roberta “Birty” L. Thomas

Sunrise April 18, 1960 – Sunset August 7, 2023

Roberta “Birty” L. Thomas, of Lake City, Florida, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 7, 2023. Birty was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on April 18, 1960, daughter to Robert and Marjorie (Miller) Thomas. She attended Oconomowoc Sr. High School. She married Vincent Pleyte on August 31, 1977, and they had a beautiful daughter, Sandra, on March 12, 1978. Birty later moved to Florida and enjoyed the year-round warm weather. While there, she worked for many years as a housekeeper. She was very talented, making so many people happy when they received her homemade birthday and special occasion cards. She loved gardening, baking, guitar playing and singing, painting, calligraphy, and playing cribbage and card games with her family. And she loved Jesus. Birty was a member of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

She will be forever missed by her daughter Sandra (Scott) Lunde of Palm Desert, CA; grandchildren Amelia, Travis, Ethan, and Lucas; great grandson Vincent; loving mother Marjorie Thomas of Waukesha, WI; siblings Linda (John Kerr) Widmar of Big Flats, WI, Diana Thomas (Thomas Pike) of Waukesha, WI, John Thomas of Leesburg, FL, Jewell (Keith) Braun of Waukesha, WI; Partner of 28 years Randy Cliff of Lake City, FL; and many cousins, nieces, and friends. She was preceded in death by her father-Robert Thomas, grandparents, other relatives, and her dog Tandon.

Arrangements entrusted to ICS Cremation and Funeral Home, 357 NW Wilks Lane, Lake City, FL 32055.

A Memorial/Celebration of Roberta’s life will be held on Friday, September 8, 2023, at Wagner Park, N31W23320 Green Road, Pewaukee, WI 53072. Please join us for the 3:30 pm service, and then we will continue sharing memories until 7:00 pm.