Madison, Wisconsin
Jean Nagle Sumi
1925 — 2025
MADISON - Jean N. Sumi, age 100, died January 18, 2025 after a brief illness, within the comfort of family members. She was born January 4, 1925, to John and Erna Nagle (Wente) in Flint, Michigan. Jean fondly remembered growing up on Grosse Ile, Michigan where her father maintained a thriving medical practice. At the foot of their home's driveway she caught the eye of a dashing Navy air cadet, Harold. They wed in 1944, then lived in Olathe, KS, Minneapolis, MN, and Park Ridge, IL before settling in Racine, WI in 1954. While Harold developed the aviation program for S.C. Johnson & Son, Jean raised their six children in their lakefront home. When all the children became school-aged she...