Clarence J. "Shorty" Willkomm, 90, of Kenosha, passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2010, at St. Catherine’s Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born in Paris Township on March 9, 1920, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Josephine (Neu) Willkomm. A lifelong resident of Kenosha County, he was educated at St. John’s Catholic School in Paris. On October 16, 1943, he married Edna Hansen at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Paris. Shorty had been a farmer, hauling milk for a number of years before he became a Commissioned Agent for Mobil Oil from 1946 until his retirement in 1978. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and the Catholic Knights. He was a former member of Wadham’s Mobil Oil Old Timer’s Club, the Moose Club, and the Eagles Club. He served for 25 years with the Pleasant Prairie Fire Department and 16 years on the Pleasant Prairie Police & Fire Commission. Clarence enjoyed bowling, playing cards and reading. One of his fondest memories was going to Europe. He loved to travel and spend time visiting his grandchildren and really enjoyed family activities and functions. Surviving are his wife Edna of 67 years, his 12 children, Betty (Frank) Delfield, Kenosha; Jerry (Cathy) Willkomm, Kenosha; John (Penny) Willkomm, Paris; Rose (Ron) Struthers, Kenosha; Kathy (Jack) Uttech, Kenosha; Linda (Hans Lothar) Langenstroer, Kenosha; Phyllis (Tom) Rasmussen, Plymouth; Patty (Mark) Slobodianuk, Kenosha; Dan Willkomm, Kenosha; Ronnie (Lisa) Willkomm Ringgold, GA; Barbara (Richie) Heuser, Kenosha; Mary (Bob) Johnson, Pleasant Prairie; 67 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; four brothers, George (Maureen) Willkomm, Kenosha; Nicholas (Marylou) Willkomm, Jr. Union Grove; Louis (Joan) Willkomm, Salem; Matthew Willkomm, Kansas; two sisters, Lucille Weis, Union Grove; Sr. Generose Willkomm, O.S.F., So. Milwaukee. He was preceded in death by his brothers Sylvester, Elmer, Frank, Joe, Leroy and Donald Willkomm and his sisters Esther Fonk, Frances Jardine and Catherine Willkomm. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 11th, from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Proko Funeral Home. Relatives and friends are asked to meet at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Friday, November 12th, at 10:00 a.m. for a Mass of Christian Burial. Entombment will follow at All Saints Mausoleum. Memorials to St. Mary’s Catholic Church or the charity of one’s choice would be appreciated by the family.Proko Funeral Home & Crematory5111-60th StreetKenosha, WI 53144Phone: (262) 654-3533Visit Clarence’s Online Memorial Book at:www.prokofuneralhome.com