Obituary for Mary Anne Halter
Mary Anne Halter (nee Miller), age 84, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin passed away on November 24, 2020. She was born in Chicago, IL on March 14, 1936, and moved to Valparaiso, IN for high school, where she was vice-president of the Student Council as well as a participant in numerous other student organizations, from Science Club to Pep Club. Mary, at the top of her class in high school, was nominated a class leader at Marquette University her freshman year. Mary was the eldest of two children born to Clement and Mary (Weldele) Miller of Chicago, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hal in 2000. Survivors include her brother Clem, of Crown Point, Indiana; sons Joe, Robert, John, Tom; daughters Mary (Lerner) and Anne; grandchildren Lukas Lerner, Hannah Lerner, Aren Lerner, Matthew Halter, Lyla (Halter) Hastings, Erin (Halter) Varner, Grant Halter, Emily Lindquist, and Kai Halter; great-grandchildren Eveline and Remi Lerner.
She was an active spirit in the Milwaukee area for over 60 years working at Wauwatosa Realty, Nancy’s Nook, and Boston Store while raising her 6 children. She volunteered at MGC, Marquette High, Ronald McDonald House, Kathy’s House, St. Charles Boys’ Home, and many other places. She sewed more costumes and clothes than should be allowed and canned applesauce and jams. She loved people, animals, and her flower gardens both at home and all over Milwaukee.
Mary, always an accomplished piano player, learned the irish harp later in life. She produced 3 harp music CDs and a children’s cd about animal stories along with a book that her daughter Anne created the artwork for. Mary played frequently at weddings including her son Tom’s wedding, Irishfest and Whitnall Park with her friend Delores and others. She ran a youth hostel for a number of years in Milwaukee, housing traveling young adults, as her own brood left her home to start their lives. Burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee WI. In lieu of flowers, any donations to the family will go to a memorial paver at the Mitchell Park Domes. https://milwaukeedomes.org/engraved-paver
She was an active spirit in the Milwaukee area for over 60 years working at Wauwatosa Realty, Nancy’s Nook, and Boston Store while raising her 6 children. She volunteered at MGC, Marquette High, Ronald McDonald House, Kathy’s House, St. Charles Boys’ Home, and many other places. She sewed more costumes and clothes than should be allowed and canned applesauce and jams. She loved people, animals, and her flower gardens both at home and all over Milwaukee.
Mary, always an accomplished piano player, learned the irish harp later in life. She produced 3 harp music CDs and a children’s cd about animal stories along with a book that her daughter Anne created the artwork for. Mary played frequently at weddings including her son Tom’s wedding, Irishfest and Whitnall Park with her friend Delores and others. She ran a youth hostel for a number of years in Milwaukee, housing traveling young adults, as her own brood left her home to start their lives. Burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee WI. In lieu of flowers, any donations to the family will go to a memorial paver at the Mitchell Park Domes. https://milwaukeedomes.org/engraved-paver