William C. Hallada

William Hallada, of Greenfield, formerly of Port Washington, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. He was 96 years old. Bill was born in Burnett, WI on July 12, 1917, son of Charles Hallada and Amelia Schwartz Hallada. Bill grew up in the Milwaukee area, attending the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, where he met the love of his life, Caryl Tillotson. The couple later married in Antioch, IL on September 27, 1947. The couple settled in Port Washington, where they lived for 70 years. Bill worked as a laborer at the Wisconsin Chair Factory in Port Washington before moving on to become a machinist at PCM Koehring Co, which later became Trak International. He retired from Trak in 1981 after 39 years. Bill was very involved in Port Washington city league athletics, such as bowling, horse shoes, fast pitch softball, and especially basketball, where he won the championship in 1940. Bill always said, "I made many hearing friends through playing sports". Bill was inducted into the Wisconsin School for the Deaf Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000. He was also a very active member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church for the Deaf in West Allis for many, many y...[more]

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s. He enjoyed traveling, being able to see all 50 states and Canada, carpentry, a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan and was also the best storyteller you ever met. He loved his Old Fashioneds strong and his steak well done. He is survived by his wife of 65 years Caryl of Greenfield, three children; Vaughn (Carol) Hallada of Port Washington, Harriet (Tom) May of Madison and Nancy Helen Hallada of Madison. He is further survived by seven grandchildren; Daryl (Nichole) Hallada of West Lafayette, IN, Valerie (James) Rigg and Candice (Brett) Bigley both of San Diego, CA, Alicia May of Chicago, Elliott (Kelly Reardon) May of Denver, CO, Vanessa Butler of Hartford, CT, and Rachelle Butler of Madison, WI, five great-grandchildren; Kaeley, Dylan, Sammy and Payton Hallada, and Natalie Lynn Rigg, other relatives and many friends. Visitation will take place on Monday, August 26th from 3-5 PM at the Eernisse Funeral Home, 1167 Washington Ave., Cedarburg, with funeral services to follow at 5 PM with Pastor William "Bud" Palmer officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials suggested to the Wisconsin School for the Deaf Sports Hall of Fame fund. The Eernisse Funeral Home is honored to serve the family. Online condolences may be left at www.eernissefuneralhome.com William was blessed with a long and full life. We love you Dad!