obit-thumbnail

Helen Pelzer

Date of Death: September 13, 2014
Visitation
Location Not Available
Wednesday 9/17, 5:00 am - 7:00 am

Krause Funeral Home
9000 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
53222

Service
Location Not Available
Thursday 9/18, 11:00 am

St. Margaret Mary Catholic Parish
3970 North 92nd Street
Milwaukee
Wisconsin

Location Not Available
Thursday 9/18

Wisconsin Memorial Park
13235 West Capitol Drive
Brookfield
Wisconsin

(Nee Strigens) Passed away peacefully September 13, 2014 surrounded by family. Age 90. She was the beloved wife of John and the loving and cherished mother of Peter, Edmund, Emerick and Mary. Helen, also known as Ilush or Ilonka, was born in Mucsi, Hungary, where she grew up and lived until World War II.

After the war, Helen and John were married in Eltville, Germany in 1949. In 1956, they came to America with their two young boys and settled in Milwaukee, near family, where their other children were born.

Helen was an active participant in the Mucsi Family Club in Milwaukee. She led children's dance groups and ran the children's Christmas Pageant every year. She also was very involved with activities at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Delafield, WI.

Helen is survived by her husband John; their children Peter (Betty), Edmund (Diana) and Mary (Dave) Schultz; her sister Cecelia (Joe); grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed by family and friends and all who knew her.

Visitation will be held at the Funeral Home, 9000 West Capitol Drive, on Wednesday, September 17 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, September 18, 11:00 AM, at ST. MARGARET MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 3930 North 92 Street, Milwaukee, WI. Burial at Wisconsin Memorial Park to follow.

Visitation
Location Not Available
Wednesday 9/17, 5:00 am - 7:00 am

Krause Funeral Home
9000 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
53222

Service
Location Not Available
Thursday 9/18, 11:00 am

St. Margaret Mary Catholic Parish
3970 North 92nd Street
Milwaukee
Wisconsin

Location Not Available
Thursday 9/18

Wisconsin Memorial Park
13235 West Capitol Drive
Brookfield
Wisconsin

slide
slide
slide
slide

(Nee Strigens) Passed away peacefully September 13, 2014 surrounded by family. Age 90. She was the beloved wife of John and the loving and cherished mother of Peter, Edmund, Emerick and Mary. Helen, also known as Ilush or Ilonka, was born in Mucsi, Hungary, where she grew up and lived until World War II. AfterContinue Reading