Obituary of Elaine Mary Schaitberger

Elaine Mary Schaitberger (nee Froberg) Age 80 of Grosse Pointe died peacefully on March 4th with her family by her side. She was preceded in death by her husband Daniel Arthur Schaitberger and is survived by her three children, Lisa Anne Schaitberger, Daniel August Schaitberger II, and Suzanne Lydia Tobias, in addition to her daughter-in-law, Julie (nee Kozlowski), grandson, Conrad Joseph Schaitberger, and beloved Springer Spaniel, Emmett. Elaine was a graduate of Cass Technical High School in Detroit and attended The Detroit Society of Arts & Crafts and Wayne State University. While still enrolled at Cass Tech, she was one of six art students selected to train in the advertising department of the J.L. Hudson Company where she continued her career as a commercial artist upon completing her education. Outside of her career and family, Elaine pursued non-commercial art and was an immensely talented painter who enjoyed working at her Detroit studio. Elaine was an active member of the Michigan Watercolor Society; The Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors; The Grosse Pointe Artist's Association; and the Pointe Studio Ten. Through the years, her art has earned countless awards and special recognitions. In addition to her gallery exhibits, she was an enthusiastic volunteeralways willing to offer her creativity and talent for charitable causes, fundraisers, and special eventsshe was also a mentor to several gifted art students who sought tutelage. No stranger to challenges, Elaine was a twenty-year organ transplant survivor and did not take one day for granted. She was born in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and, as much as she loved the city of Detroit, was particularly proud of her U.P. roots where she would return to visit most summers. She loved to laugh andalthough relatively quiethad an amazingly dry wit. She will be missed. Services for Elaine will be held at 11:00am on May 21st at The Grosse Pointe Memorial Church.