1/15/2023 0 Comments Lumen christi mequon live stream![]() ![]() Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:30 AM Tuesday October 26. George is survived by his sister Marilyn Wolter, his second wife Joyce, his four sons and two daughters: Michael (Carin), Mark (Donna), Mary Ellen Klaver (Patrick), Kathy Paulsen (Scott), Thomas (Kathy), Paul and his 21 beloved grandchildren and very first great grandchild. He was the embodiment of classic values: humility, generosity, hard work and reliability. He was a wonderful friend to many, and a model of genuine faith demonstrated by numerous examples of kindness and charity toward others. George is known as a loving husband, father, and grandfather. George also found time to participate in the Vagabond Social Club and was responsible for managing the weekly bike riding activity. His many grandchildren loved to come out to the farm to explore, pick pumpkins and drive his golf carts around the property. Throughout his life George’s greatest passions, besides his children and many grandchildren, were spending time puttering around the farm and tinkering with his Model A car and Model T truck. In 1995, he married, Joyce (nee Wangerin), and they continued to live out on the farm in the original house on Bonniwell Road that had at one time exploded with his six children. While he might have appeared unready for the challenge, he performed his new role as a single parent with grace and determination dedicating his life to caring for the kids, attending every event on the calendar and being ever present in their lives. Gall’s Dinner program.Īfter his wife Janet’s untimely death at age 51 in 1986, George rose to the occasion to make a stable life for his children still living at home. Vincent DePaul Society and managing their monthly St. Cecilia’s Catholic School, George remained active in the parish community (now combined into Lumen Christi in Mequon) in many capacities over the years, most recently as part of the St. After sending his six children through St. Cecelia’s Catholic Church in Thiensville. There George and Janet raised their 6 children together and became active members of the greater Ozaukee County community including parish life at St. The farm would become one of George’s greatest sources of passion and pride. In 1970, he uprooted his family from their small Milwaukee duplex when he purchased a sprawling 62-acre farm property way out in Mequon. The company now called Winghart Inc continues today as a third-generation family company run by George’s oldest son, Michael. Until his retirement in 1996, George was the president of George Winghart & Sons Inc - a commercial plaster and drywall company. Now back home and newly married, he began his career with Winghart Plastering Ltd, a company started by his father, George Winghart Sr in 1969. After an honorable discharge, he came home to marry his high school sweetheart, Janet Krauss, on May 12, 1960, at Holy Angels Church in Milwaukee. ![]() Upon attaining journeyman status, he enlisted in the Army from1957 to 1959 where he was stationed in Germany. After attending and graduating from Messmer High School in 1953, George apprenticed for four years as a plasterer. and Maria Winghart, both who immigrated from Germany and met after arriving in Milwaukee. ![]() Born on June 30, 1935, George was the oldest of three children born to George Sr. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of George Winghart Jr on October 20, 2021. ![]()
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