Eileen Grace Finnerty

• Memorial Gathering, Friday October 22, 2021 at Heritage-Suminski Funeral Home, 1901 N. Farwell Ave. from 3-5pm
• Memorial Service, Friday October 22, 2021 at the funeral home at 5pm

Eileen Grace Finnerty 93, of Milwaukee, WI., passed away peacefully on October 3, 2021. As an only child to Clifford and Hazel (nee Baitenger) she entered this world on Jan. 5, 1928, in Berlin, WI. She was preceded in death by her parents, aunts and uncles, and other relatives including cousins Mary Ellen (nee Finnerty) Schneider, John Finnerty, and James Finnerty Jr.

She is survived by cousins, Ron (Lee) Schneider, Mary Christine, Karen Hermann, Katie (Todd) McKee, Jay Finnerty, and Ryan Finnerty. Special cousin-in-law to Mary Finnerty and forever friend to Doris Sobieski. She also leaves behind many other relatives and friends.

Eileen graduated from UW-Madison in 1950 with a degree in journalism. She was a dedicated and valued employee for Gimbel’s. T.A. Chapmans and finally St. Norbert’s College.
Eileen was a long-time resident of St. John’s on the Lake. During her lifetime she enjoyed traveling, hosting parties, entertaining and most of all loved having great conversations.

A memorial gathering will be on Friday October 22, 2021, at HERITAGE-SUMINSKI FUNERAL HOME with family receiving people beginning at 3pm followed by a memorial service at 5pm. Final resting place will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Berlin, WI. Friends and family are welcome to attend the short service and burial Saturday Oct. 23, at 1pm. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the charity of your choice. The family would like to thank the staff and employees of St. John’s on the Lake for all the care and friendship they provided to Eileen over the years. She will be loved, she will be missed, and she will be remembered.

HERITAGE FUNERAL HOMES
1901 N. Farwell Ave. 414-276-5122
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