Jolene Janis Harpt
December 12, 1925 - September 30, 2018
        

(nee Banker) Long-time resident of Wauwatosa.  Age 92.  Born to Eternal Life, Sunday, September 30, 2018.  Beloved wife for 68 years of the late Ralph E. Harpt.  Dear mother of Thomas (Debora) Harpt, Sandra (Douglas) Mann and Mary Banker Harpt. Loving grandmother of Nicole Harpt, Danielle Harpt, Stephanie Harpt; Andrew (Lisa) Mann, Thomas Mann and Charles (Amy) Mann; Trina Schaetz, Jessica (Vincent) Noth and William (Erika) Conner and 6 great-grandchildren, Emma, Grace, Brooke, Ivy, Willow and Harlie. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.  Preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Lenora Banker; her brother, Reuben and her husband, Ralph who passed away on July 4, 2014. Visitation Sunday, October 28 from 1:00pm until 2:45pm with a Memorial Service at 3:00pm at MOUNT CARMEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 8424 W. Center Street, Milwaukee.  Private interment Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield. 

After graduating from Johnson Creek High School, Jolene attended the University of Wisconsin Madison and the Business Institute of Milwaukee. All who have known her will forever reflect on her kindness and compassion, her goodness and gentleness, her humility and grace all packaged in the warmth of her unfailing love.  Jolene deeply loved her husband, her family, her friends and her church. The family extends a special thanks to the dedicated staff of Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Mount Carmel Endowment Fund or the Riverwest Food Pantry, 2610 N. Martin Luther King Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212  riverwestfoodpantry.org  appreciated.