Donald F. Gratz of Waukesha, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 64. He was born in Milwaukee on July 6, 1951 the son of John and Agnes (nee Scipior) Gratz. Donald worked at Walmart and most recently as the cleaning person at the Golden Corral Restaurant. He enjoyed attending Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church and attending AA meetings at Waukesha Memorial Hospital.
He will be sadly missed by his step-daughter Serina (Navdeep) Walia of Franklin, his grandchildren, Karan Walia, Krishna Walia and Mathew Drefahl, his sisters Joanne (Edward) Webster of Hartland and Linda (Alfred) Langoehr of Milwaukee and his brother Johnny Gratz of Germantown. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his longtime companion Rita Wingers, his brothers Jerry Gratz, Jim Gratz and Dale Gratz, his sister Kathy Simonet and his parents.
Visitation will be held on Monday, July 11, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the 12:00 p.m. memorial service at the Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral Home, 1110 S. Grand Ave., Waukesha. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorials are appreciated to AA, 7429 West Greenfield Ave., West Allis, WI 53214.
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