Mr. Howard Henry Sanders

Sanders, Howard H. age 92, of Waterford (formerly of Palmyra) passed away at Angels Grace in Oconomowoc on November 22, 2019. Howard was born in Milwaukee on November 20, 1927, the son of Henry and Jennie (nee. Holechek) Sanders. He was a 1945 graduate of St. Francis High School, continued his education at Marquette University graduating in1954 and the University of Colorado graduating in 1976. Howard proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during both World War II and the Korean War. On September 4, 1950 he married Evelyn B. Heimerl in Bay View, WI. They raised three loving children. His lifelong career was as a Chemistry Teacher at New Berlin Eisenhower High School where he had retired. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

Howard is survived by his loving wife of 69 years Evelyn, three children, David (Lynn) Sanders, Barbara (Kevin) James, and Robert (Renee) Sanders; eight grandchildren, Jeremy (Heather) Sanders, Ashley James, Alyssa (Nick) Mynderse, Justin (Shannon) Sanders, Jessica (Eli) Grauberger, Danny Sanders, Amanda (Mitchel) Poeschel, and Rebecca Sanders; six great-grandchildren, Allan, Mason, Myles, Madison, Evelyn and Wrenley. Further survived by niece Sandra (Chris) Day and nephew, Bill (Michelle) Heimerl, and by other relatives and friends.

Preceded in death by his parents, brother Harold (Jean) Sanders, brother-in-law Jerry (Barbara) Heimerl.
Visitation will be held Saturday December 7, 2019 from 9:30-11:00 AM with Mass beginning at 11:00 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 305 South First Street, Waterford, WI 53185. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to either Angels Grace Hospice or Jefferson Retired Teachers Scholarship Fund.
Mealy Funeral Home
Waterford, WI 53185
262-534-2233
www.mealyfuneralhome.com