Patricia J. Skiera

A service of remembrance will be held Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the Heritage Funeral Home 16880 W. National Avenue, New Berlin, WI 53151 from 2:00 PM until time of the Memorial Service at 4:00 PM.

Memorials can be directed to Bob Skiera Memorial Fund at https://www.treefund.org/skierafund

Click here to view services held for Patricia J. Skiera on December 1, 2021.

Passed away peacefully on November 19, 2021 at the age of 88.   Reunited with her beloved husband, Robert “Bob” Skiera; parents, Irene and Bernard Memmel; brothers Neil, James, Donald, and great-granddaughter Lilly.

Patricia graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in Milwaukee. She was queen of the Junior Achievement Prom. Pat received her degree in Community Education from UW Milwaukee. Her talents in gardening and canning led to work with the UW Milwaukee County Extension gardening programs and volunteer work as newsletter editor of the Southeast Wisconsin Hosta Society.

An avid archer, with three state championships, she taught archery classes through the Milwaukee County Parks. Pat competed and won several awards in the Wautoma Lions Annual Golf Classic in Waushara. She will be missed by her siblings Joe (Marlex) Memmel and Mari Carini; children Jim (Colleen) Skiera, Kathy (Bruce) Benoit, Susan (Jim) Gaulke, and Sandy (Brad) Hagemann; grandchildren Jason, Rachel, Carrie, Jessica, Colton, Nolan, Taylor, Cody; great-grandchildren Laura, Haydee, Micah, Joel, Avery, Archer, and Rowyn.

A service of remembrance will be held Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the Heritage Funeral Home 16880 W. National Avenue, New Berlin, WI 53151 from 2:00 PM until time of the Memorial Service at 4:00 PM.

Those who wish to remember Pat (aka Patsy, Betty, Chopsaw Granny, and Gloria) in a special way may make gifts to the Bob Skiera Memorial Fund,  https://www.treefund.org/skierafund which help support projects of arborists and urban foresters to communicate the value of trees in communities across the country