Mitzi Waehner

Mitzi Waehner, 72, of Kenosha, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at UHS- St. Catherine’s Campus.

Mitzi was born in Milwaukee, WI, on June 2, 1942, daughter of the late Robert and Mildred (Wagner) Cox.

She was a proud 1960 graduate of St. Joseph High School.

On February 8, 1964, she married the love of her life, Jim Waehner, at St. Mary Catholic Church.

She was employed at Gateway Technical College as an administrative assistant for 26 years, retiring in 2004.  While at Gateway, she was an active member of the local AFSCME chapter.

Mitzi was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, the chair of the St. Joseph Class of 1960 reunion committee, and a former secretary of the Parkview Terrace Condominium Assoc. Board of Directors.

Mitzi cherished her many friendships, including the ‘Animals’ social club, her St. Joe’s friends, her Gateway colleagues, and her swim buddies at Diver Dan’s.

Along with her husband Jim, she is survived by her three daughters, Kristin (Jim) Harrington, Anne (Michael) Baniel, and Carrie (Dave) Rebro; her grandchildren, Samantha and Zachary Baniel; her best friend and sister, Barbara (the late Michael) Durkin, her brother Tom (Amy) Cox, and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Mitzi was preceded in death by her sister, Mary Cox.

Mitzi’s family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Chua and her staff and the ICU staff at St. Catherine’s Hospital for their kind and compassionate care.