William John Ciriacks

William J. Ciriacks William J. Ciriacks, of the Town of Saukville, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton surrounded by his loving family. He was 78 years old. Bill was born on the family farm in the Town of Saukville on September 13, 1932, son of Leroy and Mildred Spartz Ciriacks. On December 30, 1950 he married Jeanne Kocher at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Newburg. Bill was the founder and president of Lakeland Cartage Trucking. He was in trucking his entire life, starting with driving a milk truck at the age of 16. His memory was incredible. He knew every highway, byway, pothole and exit from here to New York City. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, the Port Washington Lions Club and the "Rivers Edge Breakfast Club". Bill's passion in life was his family. He also enjoyed RVing and taking care of his yard. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years Jeanne, four children; Jane (Tom) Cain of Sheboygan, Julie Kremer of Grafton, William L. (Sharon) Ciriacks of Port Washington and Jeff Ciriacks of Saukville. He is further survived by 11 grandchildren; Michael (Ali) Cain, Matthew (Stephanie...[more]

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ain and Andrew (Hilary) Cain, Bryan and Ben Kremer, Stephanie and Alec Ciriacks, Mollie and Matthew Werner, Teanna (Wes) Bottoff and Lyndsey Ciriacks, five great-grandchildren; Marlowe, Samuel, Abigail, Max and Claire Cain, one sister Margaret (Ralph) Goeden-Chapman of West Bend, one sister-in-law Nancy Ciriacks of Saukville, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many, many friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, his grandson Dylan Ciriacks, daughter-in-law Nancy Ciriacks, one brother Robert Ciriacks and his step-mother Malinda Ciriacks. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, May 19th at 6 PM at Holy Trinity Catholic Church 521 Congress Drive, Newburg with Father Kevin Kowalske and Father Guy Gurath officiating. He will be laid to rest in St. Finbar Cemetery in Saukville. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 19th at the CHURCH from 3-6 PM. The Eernisse Funeral Home, Port Washington is assisting the family. Online condolences may be left at www.eernissefuneralhome.com.