Sean M. O'Dell

Sean M. O’Dell, of Waukesha, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at age 39. He was born on Nov. 20, 1974 the son of Michael and Kathryn (nee Keyes) O’Dell. He proudly served his country in the United States Army in the 10th Mountain Division 59th Chemical Co. His greatest accomplishment was being one of the first soldiers to arrive in Iraq and serving there from 2003 until 2004. Sean enjoyed playing the guitar, riding his motorcycle and was a talented artist. He was a member of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, the Milwaukee Chapter and he attended Fox River Christian Church.

He will be sadly missed by his wife Susan (nee Boardman), his parents Michael and Kathryn O’Dell, his brothers, Christian “Casey” (Amy) O’Dell and William O’Dell, his grandmothers Betty O’Dell and Barbara Keyes, his nephews Stephen and Michael O’Dell and his stepdaughter Savanna Boardman. He is further survived by aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and numerous friends. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Ben O’Dell and William Keyes and his cousins Ryan and Steven Keyes and Kaitlyn, Stephen and Hannah Wernsman.

Visitation will be held on Mon., April 7, 2014 from 3:00PM until the time of the 6:00PM funeral service all held at East Troy Bible Church 2660 North St. East Troy, WI 53120. Final resting place will be at Southern WI Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are appreciated to the family. Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral Home, Crematory and Preplanning Services is honored to serve the family. For further information, please call the funeral home at (262) 547-4035 or visit our website at www.waukeshafunerals.com for directions or to leave the family an on-line tribute message.