John Chelstowski

John Chelstowski

It is with great sorrow and grief that family and friends mourn the death of John Chelstowski on July 2, 2021 after a short illness. The youngest of seven children, John was born Jan 27, 1961 in Milwaukee to Marion and Rose Marie Chelstowski.

John grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from Pulaski High School, class of 1979. In the sports arena he rooted for both the Packers and Brewers. John was a boxer and at one time considered becoming a professional. Fishing was his passion and he loved ice fishing. John served a short time in the Coast Guard reserve.

In later years John worked as a contractor, always giving his best efforts to assure that the job was complete and done right.

John was a loving, caring, and generous person giving freely of his time and energy to help any person in need. He was good natured, fun to be around, smiling, always brightening up the lives of those around him.

He is preceded in death by his parents Marion and Rose who immigrated to America after WW II, both of whom survived the Holocaust, and one brother, Stanley.

John is survived by his partner of fourteen years, Shelby Sheridan whom he referred to as his Southern Belle: her three children; Mollie Sheridan, Caitlin Sheridan Nunez and husband Santiago Nunez, and Garrett Sheridan Rakowski and wife Heather Rakowski whom he loved as family along with their children; Laylanie, Catalina, Adella and Isabelle Nunez; Kylie and Adrian Rakowski and Harper and Easton Briggs; Texas friends, Melvina Sheridan, and Jim Dilts.

John is also survived by Dee Jaye Adler the mother of his three children to whom he was married for twenty-eight years; his former in-laws Darlene and Ted Adler, his three children, Jamie, John Ryan, and Nathan, six grandchildren and five siblings.

John's funeral will be Thursday, July 15,staring with visitation at 10:00 AM, service at High-Noon at Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral Home in Waukesha, WI.