Ralph G. Swatek

Ralph G. Swatek of Cedarburg passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday June 2, 2009 at the age of 82 years. Ralph was born in Port Washington, WI on October 17, 1926 to the late Joseph & Esther (nee Retzer) Swatek and married Phyllis (nee Poull) on June 30, 1951 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Port Washington. Ralph was an active member of St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church, he was the past president of the Milwaukee Ski Club, he was a 1951 graduate of Marquette University and attended Gonzaga University for two years. He was the former Regional Sales Manager of Gorman-Rupp Industries, Bellville, OH. He is survived by his wife Phyllis of Cedarburg, children; Peter (the late Ann) of Grafton, JoAnn (Bill) Horton of Marshfield, Thomas (Cathy) of Lyndon Station and Chris (Rich) Mitkey of Cedarburg, grandchildren; Bill Swatek of Grafton, Elizabeth, Sarah & Francis Horton of Marshfield, Alysa & Stacey Swatek of Lyndon Station, Stuart & Lena Mitkey of Cedarburg, brothers; Lyle (Dottie) Swatek of Burlington & Paul (Nancy) Swatek of Lake Geneva, brother-in-law Allie Eischen of Newburg, sisters-in-law Lillian Swatek of Port Washington, Shirley (Joe) Greiveldinger of Port Washington & LuCele Sabel of Arizona City, AZ. He was preceded in death by infant son James, daughter-in-law Ann Swatek and brothers Howard, Donald, James and Fred Swatek and 1 sister Ruth Eischen. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday June 6, 10:30 AM at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church North 1375 Covered Bridge Rd. Cedarburg. Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday from 8:30 AM until time of mass. Memorials to St. Francis Catholic Church or the Cedarburg Library Fund appreciated.\r\n Visitation: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM at St. Francis Borgia North Catholic Church 1375 Covered Bridge Rd. Cedarburg, WI 53012 on June 6, 2009 (map/driving directions) Service: 10:30 AM at St. Francis Borgia North Catholic Church 1375 Covered Bridge Rd. Cedarburg, WI 53012 on June 6, 2009 (map/driving directions)