Elfrieda Kwek Maier Wickens was born on September 29, 1932 in Lodz, Poland and entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on August 3, 2026. St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. On December 27, 1980, she married Ernest Wickens in Benton Harbor, Michigan and lived in Arizona. She is survived by her son John (Helga) Maier of St. Joseph, Michigan, son-in-law Steve Bergman of St. Joseph, Michigan, stepsons Perry (Diane) Wickens of Fullerton, California, Mark (Joelle) Wickens of Wilmington, Delaware, 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Preceding Elfrieda in death were her parents: Julius and Alma Kwek, husbands Owen Maier and Ernest Wickens, brother Raymond Kwek, sister Gertrude Farnham and daughter Deborah Lynne Maier Bergman.