James E. Lenz

James E. Lenz, age 71, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2023, surrounded by his loving family at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls.

He was born Feb. 18, 1952, in Port Washington, Wis., a son of the late Robert and Arlene (Scheer) Lenz, and graduated from Port Washington High School in 1971.

On May 16, 1975, he married the love of his life, Cindy Friend.

Jim retired from KMC Stampings in Port Washington after 45 years.

In retirement, he worked security at Road America and the Sheboygan County Fair.

He was always active throughout his life — serving as a trustee on the Adell Village Board and serving as a fireman and first responder with the Adell Fire Department.

Jim was also a member of Ducks Unlimited, Plymouth Chapter, and helped start and organize the Random Lake Jr. Rams football program, also coaching the team for several years.

He was always eager to lend a helping hand and was there to help friends and family with projects. He was very proud of helping build his home with Jim and Phil Jones & Sons and renovating a 1923 Federal-style home in Hingham.

Jim enjoyed Packers games, fishing, camping and spending time with friends and family, especially his grandchildren.

Survivors include his loving wife Cindy; daughters Marla (Jeff) Nett of Plymouth and Erin Mireles of Sheboygan Falls; grandchildren Ben Nett of Plymouth, Jared and Savannah Mireles of Belgium, Riley Mireles (fiancee Jordynn) of Oostburg and Zaylee Mrotek of Sheboygan Falls; sister Susan (Lawrence) Scheer of Neshkoro, Wis.;  and brother Jon (Joanne) Lenz of Arizona.

He is further survived by sisters-in-law Patty (Bruce) Kneeland of Montana and Laurie Wade of Adell; brother-in-law Joe Petro of New York; niece Christine (Christopher) Doyle of Grafton; great-niece Kayla (Mike) Pokallus and their son Lincoln; and five stepbrothers, Russell (Kathy) Schmitt, Raymond (Bernadette) Schmitt, Roger Schmitt, Regan Schmitt and Randy (Lori) Schmitt; as well as other nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, stepmother Viola Schmitt, sister Sally Petro, parents-in-law George and Dorothy Friend, brother-in-law Gary Friend and his favorite four-legged buddy Bode, whom he loved and missed dearly.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at the Suchon Funeral Home in Plymouth. Visitation will take place from 4 to 6 p.m., with a service to follow at 6 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family in Jim’s name and will be donated to Sharon Richardson and Hingham Church.

Suchon Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Plymouth is assisting the family.

For online condolences, please visit www.suchonfh.com.

The family would like to send special thanks to Jim’s NPs, Dustin and Jon, and also to the entire staff at Sharon Richardson for their support and making Jim’s journey a peaceful one.