January 17, 2020 – Hartford, WI – Roman A. Gapinski Jr., 93, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. He was born on February 18, 1926 in Milwaukee to Roman and Estelle (nee Wojtalewicz) Gapinski. On April 28, 1951, Roman married Betty Ann Hafemann at St Joseph Catholic Church in West Allis. He retired from GE after years of service. Roman’s hobbies were gardening, watching sports, playing basketball, but he especially loved to spend time with his family.
Roman is survived by his wife Betty, daughter Doreen (John) Kamrath, grandchildren; Erik (Jessica) Kamrath and Lyndsay (David) Zwaska, great-grandson Owen Zwaska and his brother Don (Betty), nieces, nephews other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 5 p.m. on Monday, January 20 at St Peter Catholic Church, 200 E. Washington St. Slinger, with Rev. Richard Stoffel presiding. Visitation will be at the church on Monday from 3:30 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. Entombment will be at Washington County Memorial Park.
The family would like to thank the staff at Serenity Villa Horizon Home Hospice and Cedar Community for all the care they gave to Roman.
