Frederick "Fred" Portz,

Frederick G. “Fred” Portz, Jr., of Waukesha, died on Friday, September 3, 2010 at Virginia Health and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 78. He was born in Milwaukee on November 3, 1931 the son of Frederick and Elizabeth “Betsy” (nee Swickard) Portz, Sr. On September 3, 1982 he married JoAnn (nee Love) Portz at First Baptist Church in Waukesha where he was a former member serving on all church boards and the Wisconsin State Mission Board. He was currently a member of First Presbyterian Church since 2004. Fred owned and operated Scientific Plastics from 1952 until his retirement in 2000. He also owned the Stamp Center and Coin Corner in Waukesha, along with the Jiffy Jell building at 550 Elizabeth Street in Waukesha. For many years he was a stamp and coin appraiser for Channel 10 and 36.   Fred was a dedicated member of the Waukesha Kiwanis Club achieving perfect attendance for over 40 years and he was also a recipient of the Hixson Award through the club.  Fred was very active in many Waukesha clubs and organizations including being on the advisory board of the Salvation Army, a volunteer for the Waukesha Area Chamber of Commerce where he received the small business man of the year award from the Chamber, was a founding member of the Waukesha County Art Museum, was on the board of the Waukesha County Historical Society, a board member of the Cooperating Congregations of Greater Waukesha, and in past years was involved in the Waukesha Civic Theater and the Waukesha Symphony, and was a proud member of the Waukesha Choral Union for 28 years.  He will be dearly missed by his wife JoAnn of Waukesha and their children: Thomas J. Portz of Brookfield, Karelyn (Randal) Beck of North Prairie and Mark (Sheri) Misfeldt of Waukesha, his grandchildren: Timothy (Denise) Portz, Joshua Portz, Dustin Wenzel, Jaclyn Beck, Derek Beck, Monique Misfeldt, and Marcus Misfeldt, his great-grandchildren: Macayla and Madelyn Portz and Tara and Alex Wenzel. He is further survived by his sisters-in-law: Rev. Jan Davis of Green Bay, Juanita Gorden of Waukesha, Judith (Richard) Quade of Richland Center, and his brother-in-law Jack (Doris) Love of New Berlin, along with nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Fred was preceded in death by his father, mother Elizabeth Bennett, step-mother Caroline, daughter Wendy Misfeldt, granddaughter Amanda Kay Beck and his mother and father-in-law Joseph and Gladys Love. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 10, 2010 from 4:00 until 7:00PM at First Presbyterian Church 810 N. East Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186. Visitation continues on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the church from 9:30AM until the 11:00AM funeral service. Rev. Dee Talley will preside. Graveside services will immediately follow the service at Prairie Home Cemetery. If desired, the family suggests memorials to the Salvation Army, 445 Madison Street, Waukesha, WI 53188, First Presbyterian Church – Deacons Fund (address above), MPTV Friends-Foundation Hall 700 W. State Street 5th Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53233 or to the Waukesha Choral Union-Messiah Creation Project, PO Box 495, Waukesha, WI 53187. For further information, please call Randle-Dable Funeral, Cremation and Preplanning Services at (262) 547-4035, or go to www.waukeshafunerals.com for directions or to leave an on-line tribute.