Wayne Elgin

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2012, 11AM at the Mueller Funeral Home & Crematory in Grafton, for Wayne Elgin, of Grafton, who passed away on August 20, 2012, at the age of 82 years. A visitation will take place on Friday, at the funeral home, from 4-7PM and also on Saturday, prior to the funeral service, from 10AM until 11AM. Interment will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery in Grafton. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Great Lakes Sports Fishermen Club of Ozaukee County appreciated. Wayne was born on June 3, 1930, in Clarksville, Missouri, the son of the late Charles Louis Elgin and the late Mary Frances (nee Davidson) Elgin. He later married Dorothy Cable on September 4, 1954, in Louisiana, Missouri. Their marriage was blessed with three children, Rock, Jeff, and Mel. Wayne was employed by Milwaukee Machine Products, as a machinist, for over 20 years. He also worked for Economy Bushing, in Mequon, and retired in 1997. Wayne was avid sportsman, who enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was a charter member of the Great Lakes Sports Fishermen Club in Ozaukee County. He also enjoyed gardening, and spending time outdoors, but his true love was spending time with his loving family. Wayne is survived by his beloved wife, Dorothy (nee Cable) Elgin, children, Rock (Pam) Elgin, Jeff (Wendy) Elgin, and Melody “Mel” Elgin, grandchildren; Amy (Jason) Luedtke, Jennifer Gelinskey, Ben Griessmeyer, John Franklin, Sam Franklin, and Kathryn (Quinn) Gagnon, great-grandchildren, Tyler, Jack, and Grant Luedtke; Kaley Gelinskey, and Tristan Gagnon, siblings, Guy Elgin, Dewanah (Joe) Suddarth, sister-in-law, Ann (Dean) Trammel, and brother-in-law, Bruce (Debbie) Cable. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many, many friends.