Walter B. Cieslak, 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 19, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged in Kenosha, WI. Walter was born in East Chicago, IN, and graduated from East Chicago Roosevelt High School. Walter served in the US Navy during WWII. He married Irene Joan Koziol on May 1, 1942, and spent 68 wonderful years together until Irene’s death on June 27, 2010. They lived in Hammond (Hessville), IN, for many years before moving to Prairie Ridge Sr. Campus in Pleasant Prairie, WI, in 1998. Walter is survived by his children, Robert (Kathleen) Cieslak of Lincolnshire, IL, Fr. William Cieslak O.F.M. Cap. Of Chicago, IL, and Mary (James) Bandura of Pleasant Prairie, WI; three grandchildren, Christine (Michael) Wolf of Evanston , IL, Dr. Elizabeth (Scott) Jennings of Madison, WI, and Mary Dietrich of Chicago, IL; and five great-grandchildren, Henry, Maggie, and Nathan Wolf, and Simon and Tate Jennings. He is further survived by his brother, Chester (Dolores) Cieslak of Griffith, IN, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Helen Jesuwit, and brothers, Peter Cieslak, Andrew Miskowski, William Miskosky, Vincent Miskosky and Frank Miskosky. Walter was a kind and loving husband and father who always put the needs of others before his own. He was a lifelong White Sox fan and a man of faith, following the principles of St. Francis of Assisi. Walter was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Pleasant Prairie, WI, and a prior member of St. Catherine of Siena Church and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church both in Hammond, IN. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 22nd, from 2:00 p.m. until the time of Mass at 5:00 p.m. at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 9091 Prairie Ridge Blvd., Pleasant Prairie, WI, with Fr. William Cieslak officiating. Visitation and a farewell service will be held at Bocken Funeral Home, 7042 Kennedy Ave, Hammond, IN, beginning at 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 23rd. Interment at St. John-St. Joseph Cemetery in Hammond, IN, will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials appreciated by the family to St. Anne’s Building Fund, St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged, or Hospice Alliance, Inc., Pleasant Prairie, WI.Proko Funeral Home & Crematory5111-60th StreetKenosha, WI 53144Phone: (262) 654-3533Visit Walter’s Online Memorial Book at:www.prokofuneralhome.com