Mr. Jack Beardsley

Beardsley, Jack, Age 91, a lifelong resident of Waterford, died January 8, 2012. He was born on July 6, 1920 to Elam and Nettie (nee. Plucker) Beardsley on a farm 5 miles south of Mukwonago, where he still lived. On April 25, 1942 he was united in marriage to Mary A. Lewis whom had preceded him in death on January 24, 2000. He was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Waterford. He received his education at Buttles School and graduated from Waterford High School in 1937. In the 40’s he bought a milk route and also bought the farm from his parents. He sold the milk route and got out of farming in 1952 and started in the oil business with Shell Oil in Burlington. He was employed there for 6 years before moving to Holz & Swan in 1982. Jack was the Waterford Town Chairman for a number of years. He joined the Kiwanis Club in Mukwonago in 1959, of which he remained a member for over 40 years. He served as president and treasurer for many years and attended 5 international conventions plus many district conventions. He flipped lots of pancakes at the pancake breakfasts at the Congregational Church and barbecued lots of chicken at the Village Park! In the 70’s he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Mukwonago Citizens Bank on which he served for 30 years. After Jack retired, to stay busy, he worked at Dr. Connor’s mini-golf and at the auto-wash in Mukwonago. He was usually tinkering with something but his all-time favorite thing to do was driving the tractor for his great-nephew Tim! He is survived by two daughters: Sally Tymus of Green Bay and Peggy (Leo) Marti of Green Bay, and one son: Jeff (Jan) Beardsley of Elkhorn, four grandchildren: Tracie (Alan), Nick, Kelli (Tom), Jamie (Mark), nine great-grandchildren: Courtney, Grace, Maxx, Harry, Casey, Reid, Adam, Brody and Ellen. Also survived by long time special friends: Joyce Schlitz and Betty Potokar, and special upstairs nephew: Jerry Hoppe. Further survived by other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by his parents, wife: Mary, sisters Ethel Hoppe and Irene Barry. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 11:00 AM at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 305 South First Street Waterford, WI 53185. Visitation in the church on Thursday from 9:30-10:45 AM. Burial in the church cemetery following Mass. In Lieu of floral expressions of sympathy, the family suggests memorials to any of the following: Mukwonago Kiwanis: P.O. Box 111, Mukwonago, WI 53149; St.Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church; ProHealth Home Hospice: 1020 James Drive, Hartland, WI 53029 or Angels Grace Hospice, W359 N7430 Braun Street, Oconomowoc, WI 53066. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Jack’s faithful, long time caretaker: Amar. Mealy Funeral Home Waterford, Wisconsin 53185 262-534-2233 www.mealyfuneralhome.com