Michael "Mikey" Jeffers

1956 - 2016

Jeffers, Michael "Mikey"

Obituary Michael Phillip Jeffers "Mikey", age 59 years of Hilbert, returned to his heavenly kingdom on March 26, 2016. Michael was born April 12, 1956, to the late Dean Adair and Shirley Mae (nee Rogers) Jeffers. He was the fifth of six children. He was a graduate of New London High School in 1974. On December 26, 1985, he married Joy Hope Stroud. Michael worked many factory jobs including Hillshire Farms, Oshkosh Truck, and Valleycast. He enjoyed his work with Rawhide Boys Ranch coordinating the car parts program and his most recent work at NFIB as a Territory Manager lobbying for the rights of small business owners. Mikey loved a game of cribbage. He played many family tournaments. He was a wonderful cook studying cooking shows for gourmet results. His compassion was reflected in his random attendance of funerals consoling families who were strangers when they met but friends when he left. Michael reached out to his community by leading Church Sunday School classes and organizing Appleton Oktoberfest events for his Church. Many marriages, funerals and other occasions were blessed by his booming tenor voice, singing for many families at these special times. He will be missed by his wife, Joy Hope (nee Stroud) Jeffers. His children: Jeremy (Jen) Jeffers; Shanda (Mickey) Stachurski, Jason(Hannah) Jeffers; Sara (Brian) Montonati; Jonathan (Ariadne) Jeffers, Elizabeth Jeffers; Timothy Jeffers; Benjamin Jeffers; Samuel Jeffers; and Anna Jeffers, His grandchildren: Kloie Kugler, Olivia Kugler, and Violet Jeffers; Mickey (Alyssa), Ella, and Sophie Stachurski; Amelia, and Eden Montonati; Annalucia, Owen, and Olivia Jeffers; and Aubree Mader, His siblings: Steve (Sue) Jeffers, Kathryn (John Knechtel) Jeffers, Patrick (Tina) Jeffers, his identical twin brother Mark Jeffers, and Robert (Jan Lindsay) Jeffers, His in-laws: Bronnie and Annabelle (nee Dorman) Stroud, his sister-in-law: Judith (Jim) Stuck, and his brothers-in-law: John (Elizabeth Daigle) Stroud, and James (Gretchen) Stroud. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by his parents Dean Adair and Shirley Mae (nee Rogers) Jeffers. Funeral Liturgy will be on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at 10 AM at St. Matthew Orthodox Church, 607 Ravenswood Dr., Green Bay. Fr. Maximus Cabey Officiant. Interment Spencer Lake Memorial Park, Waupaca, to follow luncheon. Visitation Wednesday, March 30, 2016, from 4 PM to 8 PM, Trisagion service 6 to 6:30 PM, and visitation Thursday, March 31, 2016, from 9 AM until time of Liturgy. Dad: Your unconditional love, affection and loyalty to all of your children and grandchildren will never be forgotten. You always made time for each of us and we will carry the memory of your love in our hearts forever. A special thank you to the doctors and nurses of St. Elizabeth Hospital ICU, Appleton, WI, and Aurora St. Luke's Hospital ICU, Milwaukee, WI, for their compassionate care.