Sharfinski, Robert Herbert

Other Events:

• Birth - Civil Record: 14 Sep 1923; Kenosha County Birth records Vol 19 page 74.
• Occupation: Aft 14 Sep 1923; Unknown
• Death Record - Civil: 30 May 2009
• Obituary: Aft 30 May 2009; Kenosha

Notes:

Birth - Civil Record:
1923 Kenosha County Birth records Vol 19 page 74.

Occupation:
Unknown

Death Record - Civil:
Name:Robert H. Sharfinski
Last Residence:
53140 Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin
BORN:14 Sep 1923
Died:30 May 2009
State (Year) SSN issued:Wisconsin (Before 1951)

Obituary:
Robert H. "Sharkey" Sharfinski, 85, of Kenosha passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Kenosha Medical Center.
Born on Sept. 14, 1923, in Kenosha, he was the son of the late Frank and Agnes (Gersheski) Szarafinski. A lifelong resident of Kenosha, he graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Ordinance as a MS/Sergeant. He participated in both the European and Pacific theaters and was honorably discharged in February of 1946.
After the war, he worked at MacWhyte Company where he met his wife, Leola Flynn and they were married on May 1, 1948. He later went on to work at Nudi AMC/Jeep, and the First National Bank. He retired from the bank in 1985.
He was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. He was also a lifetime member of the P.L.A.V.
During his lifetime, he enjoyed playing baseball in the Industrial League, bowled in several city leagues, was an avid golfer and was the 1967 Kenosha County Open Champion. Robert also enjoyed spending his winters in Sarasota, Fla.
Surviving are his wife, Leola; a son, Robert of Jacksonville, Fla.; three daughters, Karen (William) Pierantoni of Greenville, Mich., Donna (Thomas Weertz) Sharfinski of Detroit, Mich., and Debra (Paul) Ferraro of Kenosha; a sister, Lucille Vandenberg of Wauwatosa, Wis.; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
Robert was preceded in death by five brothers, Edward, Carl, Harry, Richard and Gerald; and two sisters, Esther and Monica.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at 12 noon at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 4804 - 7th Ave. Entombment will follow in All Saints Mausoleum. A visitation will be held on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances to St. Elizabeth Catholic Church would be appreciated by the family.
Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Home
3720 39th Avenue
Kenosha, WI53144
262-658-4101
Online Condolences at www.piasecki-althaus.com

Name of Deceased:Robert H. Sharfinski
Death Date:30 May 2009
Obituary Date:31 May 2009
Newspaper Title:Kenosha News
Newspaper Location:Kenosha, WI, USA
Residence (at time of death):Kenosha

Robert married Flynn, Leola Margaret (daughter of Flynn, Edward and Wilpolt, Irene Anna) [Group Sheet]

Karen married Pierantoni, William [Group Sheet]

Donna married Weertz, Thomas Lee (son of Weertz, Arnold Thomas and Duyck, Leona Marie) [Group Sheet]