Mrs. Doris Mae Polakowksi

April 5, 1927 - December 27, 2014

Doris Mae Polakowski, age 87, of Berlin, passed away peacefully with her daughter Shari holding her hand on Saturday evening December 27, 2014, at the American House of Berlin. Doris was born on April 5, 1927 in Berlin the daughter of John and Margaret (Gregor) Kaskavage. She attended the Berlin High School. She married George Herbert Polakowski on July 27, 1946 at Saint Michael’s Catholic Church of Berlin and they enjoyed many years together, he passed away on July 6, 1991. Doris was a great wife and mother and was always a selfless person who put her family and friends first before herself and she also spoiled her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is a lifetime active member of the All Saints Catholic Parish Family of Berlin (formerly Saint Michael’s Catholic Church) and is also a member of the Sodality of the Parish, (CCW). She loved to tend her flower gardens, cooking and baking were her specialties, as no one ever left her house hungry and she always kept a spotless house. Survivors include her daughter, Sharon (Shari) (Roger) Malzhan of Berlin, sons, Kerry (Mary Kay) Polakowski of Montana and Tom (Diane) Polakowski of Ripon, sisters in law, Elaine Hoppa of Berlin and Nancy (Erwin Sr.) Laper of Markesan, also her beloved nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren also other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, infant daughter, Patricia, her husband, a son, Dan Polakowski in 2007, and her four brothers, Tom, Jim, Bert and Arden Kaskavage. A Funeral Service with the Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday January 3, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the All Saints Catholic Church of Berlin with Father David Greenfield officiating and burial will follow in the Saint Michael’s Catholic Cemetery of Berlin. Relatives and friends may visit with the family on Friday January 2, 2015 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Wiecki-Skipchak Funeral Home of downtown Berlin with a Parish Rosary to be recited at 6:45 p.m., and may also call at the Funeral Home on Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. before we leave for the services at the church.