William "Bill" Kaleck

William T. "Bill" Kaleck

1940 - 2014

William T. "Bill" Kaleck, 74, of Pleasant Prairie passed away on Oct. 5, 2014, at his home with his family by his side. Bill was born on Aug. 18, 1940, in Kenosha to Fritz and Velda (Mitchell) Kaleck. He served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper from 1958 to 1960. Bill married Ellen Oquist in Kenosha on Dec. 26, 1987. Bill worked as a long shoremen, for the Kenosha Water Department, owned the tavern, Losers Lounge and he was a pipefitter at Chrysler for 27 years.

Bill enjoyed taking his wife Ellen out to supper clubs and traveling, especially to warmer climates in the winter. Bill will be remembered for his sense of humor and the pranks he loved to play on his family and friends.

He was preceded in death by, his parents; his sister, Beverly James; his brother, Bob Kaleck and a nephew, Tom James.

Bill is survived by, his wife, Ellen; two daughters, Kelly (Jerry) Schlinsog and Adell Frye; two sons, Paul Kaleck and Richard (Kris) Frye; eight grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, his sister-in-law, Barbara Joy Feczko; two nieces and a nephew, as well as many friends.

Funeral services for Bill will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, at the Hansen-Lendman Funeral Home. Interment with military honors will follow at Sunset Ridge Memorial Park. A visitation will take place at the funeral home on Thursday from 11 a.m. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the family would be appreciated.

Ellen would like to offer her sincerest gratitude to the staff of Hospice Alliance and Little Red Riding Hood for the care given to Bill. A special thank you goes out to Barbara Feczko, Elle Frye and best friend Elizabeth Wolf, "I couldnt have done it without your help."



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