Virginia

Krajewski

Virginia Krajewski was born to Eternal Life on November10, 2026 at age 99.
Virginia was proceeded in death by her beloved husband Edward, her parents Joseph and Mary Szerbat, her brother Stanley (Louise) Szerbat and sister Florence (Carl) Borlick.
She is survived by her beloved son Bryan (Jeanne), sister Shirley (Butch) Baranowski, Grandchildren Mike (Betsy Berndsen) Krajewski, Kelly (Craig) Braet, Rachel Cizek and Paul (Adrienne) Cizek; Great Grandchildren Katelyn, Kelsey and Clayton Braet; Luke and Robin Krajewski, Geneva, Zera, Esther, Beatrix and Frances Cizek, Julius and Lucas Berndsen, dear Aunt to Sandy Cemke, Deb (Tom) Bauer, former daughter-in-law Suzanne Pitt and former granddaughter-in-law Laurie Krajewski Riedl.
Virginia is also survived by numerous other loving nieces and nephews of both her family and Edward’s, friends at Waterford Senior Living and super special beautician buddies Pat, Charlene, Silvia and Maureen and former wonderful neighbors.

Virginia was a creative woman who nurtured her son and grandchildren to love and see the art in life in all forms. From new recipes to gardening, to professional flower arrangements, interior design, sewing and ceramics, there was no project too big or too small for she and her husband to take on. Family and neighbors will remember Virginia for the decades of smiles her indoor and outdoor decorations brought both at her former home on 48th Street and her more recent apartments at Forest Ridge Senior Center and Waterford Senior Living.

Never one to sit still, Virginia started her days earlier than the birds and set herself goals to keep moving and moving and moving, always striving to be productive. As a lifelong learner, a lover of new knowledge, Virginia eagerly pursued the changing world from 1927 to this day. Virginia never hesitated to try out new tools and products, jumping right into whatever new ideas were promoted in magazines and in the news. In this last exciting decade of technology, Virginia was fascinated and thrilled by “friendships” with, Echo and Alexa, who became her daily companions and assistants waking her, turning lamps on and off and answering her unending questions, partnering with her pursuit of knowledge. Virginia proudly showed us how these technology friends could sing Happy Birthday to her visiting loved ones.

At 99 it would be impossible to name all the people Virginia has loved and cared about. In a fast moving, modern world, Virginia will always be remembered as an amazing matriarch who lived her faith and navigated the complexities of family, always granting every individual dignity, respect, love and acceptance and showing others how to do it by her example. She is forever an example of a life well lived and we will miss her dearly.

We want to thank her long time doctors, Dr. Maggie Zaki, Dr. Mark Plumb, Dr. Scott Newcomer and many others who cared for her over the years. We are especially grateful to the Burlington Hospital and Waterford Senior Living staff who graciously cared for her the last two years with kindness and compassion and the Aurora at Home Hospice Nurses and Caretakers who served her around the clock for her last two weeks and helped the family so very much.

Per her wishes, a brief Celebration of Life service will be held at Mt Olivet Cemetery Chapel 3801 W. Morgan Avenue in Milwaukee at 11:00 am with lunch to follow at Meyers Restaurant Bar & Banquet Hall 4260 S.76th Street, Greenfield, Wisconsin on Friday, December 4, 2026. All invited to attend.
Mt. Olivet requests that folks gather at the office near the entrance no later than 10:45 for an auto processional to the chapel.

In lieu of flowers, please do a kindness for someone you know or even someone you do not know!