Joseph Pattison

Joseph "Joe" William "Pat" Pattison, 89, of N2056 Ebbers Rd Cedar Grove died on Friday, October 18, 2013 at the Sharon S. Richardson Hospice Center in Sheboygan Falls with his family by his side. He was born in Marseilles, IL on December 1, 1923 to the late Joseph and Edna (Gage) Pattison. Joseph was born 50 days after his dad died of injuries received in a gas explosion. He graduated from Wauwatosa High School in 1942. He was a Navy Seabee veteran of WWII and served in the South Pacific area. He was a member of the Milwaukee Musicians association local 8 for 40 years and he worked gigs for 30 years under the name of Pat Pattison. He belonged to the I.B.E.W broadcast engineers local 715 for 30 years. He retired in November 30, 1988 from WITI-TV6 where he worked as an engineer for 32 years. He was a life member of V.F.W. post 6112 Belmont, MS and a member of N.S.V.A (Navy Seabee Veterans of America). Joe attended Praise Fellowship Church in Sheboygan and had also attended the Belmont Methodist Church. Joseph is survived by one son, Lee (Angelica) Pattison of Cedar Grove; one daughter, Tina (Rich) Hicks of Waxhaw, NC and one step son, C. Timothy (Greta) Burton of Golden, MS; 6 grandchildren, Zachary (Angela) Pattison, Amber (Tony) Young, Sheena Pattison, Adam Wolf, Jesse Wolf and Gracie Hicks; 4 step grandchildren, Timothy (Carol) Burton, Bret (Paige) Burton, Tyler (Brittany) Burton and Marisa Burton; 6 great grandchildren, Jordan Young, Alyxis Young, Kyden Young, Anjani Phillips, Violet Pattison and Sophia Pattison; 8 step great grandchildren, Kade Burton, Gene Burton, Julianna Burton, Curt Burton, Blake Burton, Lawson Burton, Kaki Burton and Tryce Burton. He was preceded in death by his parents, two wives, Marian (Lenicheck) Pattison and Betty Lou (Burton) Pattison; one step son, Zachary Burton, one grandson, Ian Pattison; two step grandsons, Clint Burton and Chad Burton and one brother, Robert Pattison. Private family services are being held. A memorial fund to the N.S.V.A (Navy Seabee Veterans of America) has been established in his name. Donations can be made out to SVA Island X-14 and sent to: Tom Hoffman 4564 Harvest Circle Manitowoc, WI 54220. For online condolences and more information please visit www.wenigfuneralhome.com The staff of the Wenig Funeral Home in Oostburg (920-564-2771) is serving the Pattison Family.Service:Private family services held