Michael A. "Mike" Portalatin

FUNERAL HOME

Krause Funeral Homes

Wisconsin

Michael Portalatin Obituary

Born to eternal life Saturday, March 5, 2005. Age 40. Loving father of Nikki, Danny, and Bret Portalatin and Stevie Perez. Loving son of Brunilda (Daniel) Dragolovich. Dear brother of Scott (Laura) Dragolovich and Jimmy Dragolovich. Loving friend of Shannon Piechowski. Also loved by other relatives and friends.

Visitation at the Funeral Home Thursday, March 10, 4:00-6:45 PM. Funeral service 7:00 PM. In lieu of flowers memorials to Mike's children appreciated.

"YOU WILL ALWAYS BE

A PART OF OUR LIVES"

Condolences to:

www.krausefuneralhome.com

KRAUSE FUNERAL HOME

and Cremation Services

12401 W. National Ave. 262-786-8009

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Published by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Mar. 8, 2005.

Memories and Condolences
for Michael Portalatin

4 Entries

Jesse Barczynski

March 18, 2005

Dear Michael, I will continue to pray for your soul until I take my last dying breath.Everyday,you and your family are in my heart and prayers.I thank you for enjoying the music that your brother scott and john and ray and I have made.Your smile always lit up the practice room and I will never forget your presence and your wide smile.God Love You and pray for me in heaven(put in a good word for me,eh!) Love in CHRIST JESUS,your friend, Jesse Barczynski (guitarist for Blue Static Grannie)

David Ballering

March 8, 2005

Michael, my cousin, I can still see you with that big smile on your face, riding your bike down 20th street. Remember the time when you lived on Pennsylvania Street and we went down to the lake to goof around. We were heading back to the house but we stopped over by the fountain on Iron Street and drank what I guess was distilled water? You got a stomach ache and kept blaming it on the “iron” water…

How bout the time you took your tape recorder apart? We had to speak really slowly into it and then when you put it back together we sounded like we were talking really fast? How in the world did you figure that out? How about the time when you guys lived over off of National Ave. You had the scary basement and we used to scare Scotty by making him come down there with Yvonne and sticking our eyes in the holes in the walls… I remember when you guys lived up on 20th and Layton. You and I used to stand up on the bridge and jump up and down and wave at cars and one time some older people got off the highway and come up on the bridge because they thought we were signaling for help! I also remember that there used to be two Corvettes parked in the lot up there on 20th street behind the apartments. I remember you telling me that by the time we could afford those cars, they would look like this. You went on to show me how the car would look different and I have to tell you, you were absolutely right! I still tell people this story because I swear they look just like you said they would.

How bout the time I spent the night at the 20th street apartment and we were up at 3 AM goofing off with flashlights. Your mom came in with her eyes as big as saucers and gave you one of her famous “rapid-fire” spankings. As soon as she left we started laughing about it. Blanche and I used to make up songs, and you came up with one of our goofy kids classics. “A pig did a jig, on top of a wig, he said iggy, iggy, I am a piggy,” which came complete with a dance you created. We had a lot of fun, good fun. No video games and VCRs to entertain us, we just made stuff up and went places. I feel sorry for the kids today because they don’t have the kind of fun we did.

It’s been way to long since the last time I saw you. I’ll always remember your smiling face, adventurous spirit, and easy going nature. I hope the family can take solace in knowing your salvation is assured, and that you are okay. May God bless you and your family, and I know you’ll enjoy riding your bike in Heaven.

Dave II

”So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”

2 Corinthians 4:18

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16

March 8, 2005

Dear Family of Mike Portalatin,

We are deeply sorry for the loss of Mike. Mike was a great employee of ours and will be missed, not only by our staff but by all of his paintball friends that were fortunate enough to have met him.

Mike will always be a part of our lives. Our prayers are with you.

Debby Geboy, Mike Geboy and Greg Kludt

Action Packed Paintball

Yvonne Cegla

March 8, 2005

Cousin, as I sit and remember the time we shared growing up together I have many fond memories. Mike, I will remember you as the free spirit you were. You were so carefree and always laughing. Sometimes I don't think you knew what you were laughing about but you always managed to make me laugh. I will miss the laughter we all shared as cousins, but when I laugh I will think of you.

As you stroll the grassy hills of the heavens remember to laugh with us, remember we love you,

and remember to keep your sunglasses on!

(Inside joke, but I know Mike is laughing now)

I love you MIke!

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