Dona J. Wentzka

Dona J. Wentzka obituary, Milwaukee, WI

Dona J. Wentzka

Dona Wentzka Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Jelacic Funeral Home and Cremation Service on Aug. 4, 2023.

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Dona J. Wentzka, 90, of Wauwatosa, WI, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2023. She was preceded in death by her two late husbands, Edmund J. Wentzka and Emil J. Lukach, and her two beloved daughters, Janine Bossman and Debbie Wentzka. She was born June 15, 1933 in Milwaukee, WI to the late Jacob and Dorothy (nee Korthals) Kemmer.
She is survived by four loving children: Carrie Lukach Smeltzer, Brian (Judy) Lukach, Stephen (Jane) Lukach, and Wendey (Gerald) Lang. She was the proud grandmother of Katherine (Hutson) Wood, Ryan (Nicole Sabatino) Smeltzer, Zachary (Shelby) Smeltzer, Christopher (Lane Starrett) Smeltzer, Stephen Lukach, Maxwell Lukach, Anne Lukach, Samuel (Angelique) Lukach, Chelsea (Adam) Linder, and Chloe (Michael) Schroeder; and great-grandmother of Janine, June, Lawrence, Brayden and Everson. She is further survived by other relatives and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, August 14, at 2:00 p.m. at Christ King Parish, 2604 N. Swan Blvd., Wauwatosa, WI. Visitation at the church from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, kindly consider donating to a charity of your choice.

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