Ernest Joseph Kratowicz, age 90, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at the Addison of Pleasant Prairie.<\/p>\n
Born on May 15, 1927, in Kenosha, he is a son of the late Zygmund and Paulina (Bortko) Kratowicz. He attended St. Casimir grade school, graduated from Bradford High School Class of 1945 and attended the University of Wisconsin- Madison.<\/p>\n
Ernie proudly served his country in the Army Air Force, active in 1945 as a Fire Chief of the Crash Crew until his honorable discharge in 1947.<\/p>\n
On May 10, 1952 he married Sally Knapp at St. Casimir Catholic Church. They were blessed with 6 children and 65 years of marriage.<\/p>\n
He worked for Camosy Construction as a concrete foreman for 32 years and was the owner of\u00a0 Two K Green House for 15 years.<\/p>\n
Ernie was a life member of the former PLAV Post # 34, Knights of Columbus, the Moose Lodge #286 and a former board member of St. Joseph High School. He served 6 years as president of the Cement Masons- Local 237 and vice president for two years. He was in the mall walkers club and served at the Shalom Soup Kitchen for 20 years.<\/p>\n
He enjoyed traveling, gambling in Las Vegas and was an avid Green Bay Packers fan.<\/p>\n
Survivors include his wife, Sally; his children, Timothy (Luann) Kratowicz, Kathleen (Fred) Saldana, Robert (Sue) Kratowicz, Karen Kratowicz, Janice (Jim) Pierangeli and James (Tammy) Kratowicz; 13 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren and his sister Marianne Kratowicz.<\/p>\n
Along with his parents, Ernie was preceded in death by his brothers, Chester and Frank.<\/p>\n
A funeral service for Ernie will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2017. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Interment will follow with military honors in St. Casimir Cemetery.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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