Edmund John Roeckl's Obituary
Mount Pleasant-Ed Roeckl, 94, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.
Ed was born on March 19, 1927, to John and Barbara (nee Waldkirch) Roeckl in the Town of Saukville. Ed was united in marriage to Esther Kolbach on May 7, 1949, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Port Washington. They had three daughters. Ed worked 40 years at Emerson Electric in Cedarburg and was a quality control supervisor. He and his wife, Esther, have been members of St. Lucy Catholic Church in Racine for 23 years. Ed also was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the card club at St. Lucy’s for several years. Ed and his wife were competitive ballroom dancers for 10 years, which took them to Illinois, San Francisco, California; and Florida.
Left to lovingly remember Ed are his wife, Esther; two daughters: Betty (John) Nelander of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Carol (Ken) Grebe of New Berlin, Wisconsin; three grandchildren: Jennifer (Drew) Berman, Lauren (Eric Vogt) Grebe, and David (Ashley) Grebe, and four great-grandsons as well as other relatives and friends.
Ed is predeceased by his daughter, Delores Roeckl.
A celebration of Ed’s life will be held at the Wilson Funeral Home on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 11 a.m. with Fr. Terry Huebner officiating. Family and friends are invited to a time of visitation at the funeral home on Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery on Highway 32 in Racine.
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