Dagelen, Kathleen Marie. (nee Schneider), age 91, peacefully passed away surrounded by family and loved ones on Monday, December 29th. Tender hospice care was provided by sons and daughters. Born in Chilton; raised in Milwaukee. She enjoyed a full life of choral singing, square dancing, art work, gardening, playing cards and piano, Girl Scouts, knitting, camping, biking, swimming and cross country skiing. She graduated from Holy Angels Academy with honors and as a forward on the girls' basketball team. She attended Marquette University School of Nursing. Later in her 50's she graduated from MATC as a dental technician and worked in the Marquette Dental School laboratory until retirement.
Kathleen is survived by her children Kathleen Mary (James) Ricke, Dianne Dagelen, Michael (Nancy), Richard and Joseph Dagelen, and Margaret (J. Michael) Wilson; her grandchildren: Christine Voss, Anthony Ricke, Michael Ricke, Bill Finnegan, Daniel Finnegan, Mackenzie Aiello, Andie Aiello, Zack Aiello, Nate Wilson and Jonah Wilson; her great grandchildren: Sydney, Janel and Nathan Voss; Logan and Zoe Ricke; Damien, Sergey and Xavier Finnegan; Lev, Ben and Ehden Kate Finnegan. Sisters Eunice Greiten and Marilyn Bell. She is preceded in death by her mother Esther (nee Teuber) Schnieder, her father Michael D. Schneider, her sister Audrey Laskowski, her husband Joseph George Dagelen, and her good friend Richard Chojnacki. Further survived by many loving nieces and nephews and good friends.
Visitation at the Funeral Home THURSDAY, January 1, 2015 from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Visitation also Friday from 9:30-10:30 A.M. at St. CHARLES BORROMEO CHURCH 3100 W. Parnell Ave. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 A.M. Interment to follow Holy Cross Cemetery.
Prasser-Kleczka Funeral Homes South Suburban Chapel 6080 South 27th Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53221 414-282-6080