Shirley M. Greisch

Shirley M. Greisch, age 63, of Port Washington, Wis., passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 18, 2020, from a sudden heart attack at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, Wis.

She was born on Oct. 1, 1956, in Port Washington, the daughter of Donald and Anita Kringel Franzen. She attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School and graduated from Grafton High School with the Class of 1974.

On Feb. 11, 1978, Shirley married Jeff Greisch of Port Washington at St. Paul’s Church in Grafton.  

Shirley was a loving and caring daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandma. Over the years, she worked at Portal Industries and Target in Grafton. She may be remembered working at the deli at Port Washington’s Sentry Foods. Recently she had become more involved with her mom’s care. She always made time for others that needed help or a compassionate ear.

Shirley loved to spend time in her flower gardens, watching and attending Milwaukee Brewers games, building puzzles and spending time, in person and virtually, with her grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband Jeff; children Heather (Jason) Godersky of Grafton, Bryan (Jessica) Greisch of Port Washington, Jason (Tricia) Greisch of Menasha, Shawn (fiancé Tianna Buslaff) Greisch of Eden and Rachael (Donald ) Hasby of Hartford; grandchildren Hailey, Logan, Katelyn, Deztynie, Landon, Jaycee and Isaac; mom Anita Franzen of Grafton; sisters Sharon Franzen and Susan Franzen, both of Grafton; brothers Steve Franzen of Cedarburg and Stuart (Wendy) Franzen of Saukville; and sister-in-law Jean Franzen of Fredonia.  

Shirley is further survived by Jeff’s parents James and Jennie Greisch; his sisters Jill (Gary) Wuestenhagen and Judy (Rob) Deuhring; his brother Joel (Wendy) Greisch; nieces; nephews; and other relatives and friends.

Shirley was preceded in death by her father Donald Franzen, brother Scott Franzen and brother-in-law James “Jimmy” Greisch.

A memorial service will be planned in the future.

Memorials to the American Heart Association, www.heart.org, are appreciated.

Poole Funeral Home/Crematory, Port Washington, Wis., is assisting the family.  

Information and condolences are available at www.poolefh.com or (262) 284-4431.