After a short battle with cancer, Berta "Betty" Poberezny (nee Denk) surrounded by her family, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 31, 2017.Betty was born in Munich, Germany and shortly after immigrating to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, she became a proud patriotic citizen of the United States of America. Betty worked hard in her new country starting as a store clerk at the Lake Dairy in Sheboygan, a secretary at the Wisconsin Air National Guard and a bookkeeper for Kilps Builders.Betty and her son, Lewis spent the first years of his life together as a team and she worked hard to provide for him. When Lewis was ten, Betty met Norman "Norm" and they both fell in love with him. Norm and Betty were married in 1965 and in 1966 Norm officially made Lewis his son.Norm and Betty took very good care of their son, including sending him to the best school they could, St. John's Military Academy. Under Moms watchful eye, Lewis opened a Napa Auto Care Center which he runs with Kevin Budde, his long-time friend & partner at the shop.Norm and Betty enjoyed 52 loving years together. They traveled all over the world including several trips back to Munich. In 1977 they moved to Florida along with her parents, Johan & Karoline. Then in 1991 they returned to Wisconsin to be closer to their son.Betty had a special relationship with her sister, Joanne. They talked daily and shared many special times. She also was close to her two brothers, Peter and Otto along with their wives, Elvira and Marianne. They shared many homemade German dinners together and always stayed in touch.Betty cherished the time she spent with her nieces and nephews, John, Karl, Pete, Heidi, Kris, Peter and their children. They meant a lot to her and she often talked about the wonderful memories she had of them.One year ago, Mom started a conversation of building a home to share with her son, Lewis and daughter-in-law Denise and because of Lew's tireless efforts to move the project along; the home was finished just in time for Mom to enjoy it and for us all to be together for her last journey.Betty was a strong, intelligent and generous woman and will be dearly missed.The family would like to extend a very special thank you to all the wonderful staff of Vitas Hospice. It was because of their loving care that Mom passed away so peaceful in her new home.A private burial will be held at Highland Memorial Park.