August 10, 2018 – Fond du Lac, WI – Roger G. Wojciechowski of Fond du Lac died on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Hospice Home of Hope at the age of 64 years. He was born on January 2, 1954 in Milwaukee to the late Clement and Jean (nee Pacholski) Wojciechowski.
He grew up in Milwaukee, attending local schools. He graduated from Bay View High School with the Class of 1972.
He enlisted in the United States Navy, serving a short time due to a family medical emergency. Following his discharge, he returned to Milwaukee. He worked at various factories in the area, most recently at Dico Industries as a spray painter.
Throughout the years, he became known as “Mr. Fix-It.” He enjoyed working on various projects. He renovated homes, fixed cars for family and friends and tinkered on anything and everything. He shared this passion with his children, grandchildren and nieces.
He also was an Elvis fan. He met another Elvis fan in Rosemary, and as the saying goes, the rest is history.
On January 11, 1985, he was united in marriage to Rosemary May (nee Landrath) in West Bend.
Survivors include his wife Rosemary; 2 children Tracy (Bill) Wilson of West Bend and Cliff May of Mayville; 5 grandchildren Vince Wilson, Travis Clark, Nicholas May, Justin May and Katie Dimmer; 5 great-grandchildren; 1 sister Gloria Gross; 2 nieces Lona (Kent) Sheeran and Lori Larson; 6 great-nieces-and-great-nephews: Landon, Kaiden, Kaci, Montana, Hunter and Riley; his fur baby Sparky; brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, other relatives and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 1 brother Michael Wojciechowski.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 13 at 6 p.m. at the Schmidt Funeral Home in West Bend with Deacon Mark Jansen officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will be in Holy Angels Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Monday from 3 until 5:45 p.m.
Roger’s family would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone at Hospice Home of Hope for their care, compassion and thoughtfulness. Their kindness is greatly appreciated.
