Kenneth F. Schiller, 76. died Nov. 16, 2011.
He was a proud U.S. Army veteran having served in Germany. He was the cofounder of the SS Open. Retired as regional VP from Associated Bank. Previously regional VP of First Financial, and president of Burlington Savings and Loan, charter member of the Burlington Jaycees and long time member and past president of the Burlington Rotary Club.
He enjoyed golf and traveling, visiting six of the seven continents. He was best known for his fun-loving sense of humor.
Survivors include his wife of 16 years, Judy (Moericke) Schiller; children, Nancy (Daniel) Conway, Chuck Schiller and Greg (Shannon) Schiller; stepchildren, Brad (Karen) Pockat, Beth (Dan) Thake and Jenny (Dan) Kvistad; grandchildren, Brenna, Caley, Shealia Conway; Corey and Kyle Schiller; Isabel, Sawyer and Finnegan Schiller; Reece and Mason Pockat; Jarrett and Trevor Schuetz; Maren Thake; sisters, Barbara (Doug) Swanson, Marykay (Bud) Koehnke and Patricia (Jim) Hofer; nieces; nephews; other relatives and many friends. He will also be missed by his friends from the Tuesday Hackers Golf Club, Poker Club and ABCD Group at Atonement.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, MaryAnn (Weiler) Schiller.
Funeral services were Nov. 19 at Atonement Lutheran Church, Muskego. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Burlington. Hartson Funeral Home, Hales Corners, assisted the family.
Memorials to Atonement Lutheran Church or Catholic Central High School, Burlington, are suggested.
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Kenny was a clasmate of mine and Jim’s. I went to visit him when his first wife Maryann was ill. He was very caring of her in her last days. He called it “pay back time”. You have my sympathy and prayers. He is now in a better place.
II met Ken and Maryann in 1958. He became our first employee. I corresponded with him until recently and while I didn’t realize it, we were saying good by and telling one another what our time together mean’t to both of us.
My memory of the two of them was in the early days of our business we had a one room office in which my dad, Ken and I occupied. Mary Ann came in one day and asked Dad and I to leave so she could speak to Ken alone.
She wanted to tell him they were to have their first baby.