Esther R. Sadowski

March 30, 1926 - July 29, 2025

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Krause Funeral Home Milwaukee

9000 West Capitol Drive

Milwaukee, WI 53222

Friday 8/15, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Krause Funeral Home Milwaukee

9000 West Capitol Drive

Milwaukee, WI 53222

Friday 8/15, 12:00 pm

Pinelawn Memorial Park

10700 West Capitol Drive

Milwaukee, WI 53222

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Eloise’s Gift Shop at the Lutheran Home. A check can be written to Eloise’s Gift Shop. This gift shop assists residents with their special needs.

Sadowski, Esther R. (née Nettesheim) – Born into Eternal Life on July 29, 2025, at age 99.

Esther was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and a great grandmother. She was known for her kindness, loving and joyful nature, a steadfast heart, and for being a very faithful servant to God. She was a wonderful wife, married 68 years to her late beloved Stanley. Esther loved her family and modeled her devoted faith, kindness and forgiveness to them. She had a smile that would draw you in and a sense of humor that would warm your heart and make you smile. Esther loved God dearly and she truly valued her faith with great devotion.

Esther was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin on a dairy farm on March 30, 1926, during a snowstorm. She attended St. John’s School for the Deaf in Milwaukee, WI and then went onto Delevan High School for the Deaf in Delevan, Wisconsin where she graduated from in 1947. Esther married the love of her life, Stanley, in 1952 and moved to Buffalo, NY where they had three daughters. In 1967, their family moved to Milwaukee where they continued to raise their daughters and Esther worked for St. Anne’s Little Sisters of the Poor until she retired.

Esther was a member of the Ephphatha Chapter of the International Catholic Deaf Association and the deaf community at St. Matthias Catholic Church in Milwaukee for years where she and Stan made many close friends. Esther’s many great interests included gardening, sewing, cooking, baking cookies and pies, and always keeping a clean house. Esther had a welcoming spirit and made those around her feel special, comfortable, and at ease.

Preceded in death by her parents, John and Cecilia Nettesheim, and cherished siblings, Mary, Kenneth, Bernadette, John W, and David, brothers-in-law, John, Donald, and Leonard Sokol, and sisters-in-law, Mary, Elaine, and Esther Sokol. She was also preceded in death by many dear friends.

Loving sister to James and John and sister-in-law to Dorothy and Rose. Loving mother of Frances (Tom) Knoll, Judith (George) Fillmore, Kathleen (Scott) Odin (formerly Draveling). Cherished grandmother of Sarah (Robin) Luce (nee Knoll), Daniel (Jamee) Knoll, Christopher Fillmore, Joshua (Sara) Draveling, Jessica (Jon) Beck (nee Draveling), and Rachel Draveling. Step-grandmother of Elizabeth (Mark) Baird (nee Draveling), Leo (known as Champ) (Monica) Draveling, Isabella (Gus) Mendoza (nee Odin), and Clarissa Odin and her fiancé Rowan Pope. Proud great-grandmother of ten great-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.

Special thanks and gratitude for the wonderful staff at Lutheran Home in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, which includes Jenny, Debbie, Diane, Bri, Stephanie, Minnie, and Judy who took great care of Esther.

“MOM, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED, REMEMBERED, AND MISSED. GIVE DAD A BIG HUG FROM US.”

Visitation to take place on Friday, August 15, 2025, at Krause Funeral Home, 9000 West Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM followed by a Catholic Service at 12:00 PM. Burial at Pine Lawn Cemetery, 10700 West Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Eloise’s Gift Shop in the name of Fon du Lac Lutheran Home, 244 N Macy St, Fond du Lac, WI 54935 with a memo stating it’s for the gift shop.

This gift shop assists residents with their special needs.

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Milwaukee, WI 53222

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Friday 8/15, 12:00 pm

Pinelawn Memorial Park

10700 West Capitol Drive

Milwaukee, WI 53222

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In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Eloise’s Gift Shop at the Lutheran Home. A check can be written to Eloise’s Gift Shop. This gift shop assists residents with their special needs.

Sadowski, Esther R. (née Nettesheim) – Born into Eternal Life on July 29, 2025, at age 99. Esther was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and a great grandmother. She was known for her kindness, loving and joyful nature, a steadfast heart, and for being a very faithful servant to God. She was a wonderful wife,Continue Reading

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Love you Grandma! To the sweetest soul. Prayers & blessings to the family. Love, Lisa, Mark, Leo, Monica & grand boys Luke, Zach, August, Ben & Grant

Sweet Tranquility Basket was purchased for the family of Esther Sadowski by Lisa, Mark, Leo and Monica. Send Flowers

My Thoughts and Prayers are with all of you. Your mom was such a sweet and loving woman . She truly loved and served God. May God give you Strength and Peace in this difficult time. Sandy Christianson

May the comfort of cherished memories bring you peace and healing during this difficult time. As written in 1 Timothy 1:5, Grandma truly lived her life by these words: “But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” Her kindness, love, and unwavering faith left a lasting impact on everyone she met, and her memory will be treasured always. With heartfelt love and deep gratitude for the generations that came before us and shaped who we are today.

Grandma truly lived her life by these words: But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faithTim1:5

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