Mildred “Millie” (nee Bichler) Prom

Mildred “Millie” (nee Bichler) Prom of Port Washington was welcomed home by her heavenly father on Friday, June 9, 2023, at Harbor Campus.

Millie was born in Dacada, Wis., on Jan. 28, 1928, the daughter of Charles and Veronica (nee Mayer) Bichler.

She grew up in Holy Cross and attended Port Washington High School, where she was a drum majorette.

On Sept. 3, 1949, she married the love of her life, Wilbert “Bill” Prom, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Belgium, Wis. They lived and raised their family in Port Washington.

She was a homemaker and also worked as a salesclerk at Leider Drugs for 18 years.

Millie was a member of St. John XXIII Catholic Parish, St. Mary’s Church, where she participated as a Eucharist minister and was a part of the Christian Mothers Society.

She was a member of the Hawthorne Honeys golf league and a bowling league. Millie played cards with the same group of friends for more than 60 years. She also enjoyed volunteering as an election worker.

Some of her favorite activities were teaching senior water aerobics at the TJ Middle School pool, gardening and going to lunch with friends.

Every year, Millie enjoyed her favorite tradition of hosting her family for Christmas Eve, when her kids and their families would gather to sing her favorite carols and sip her famous hot apple cider.

She loved watching Wisconsin sports and was often found cheering on the Packers, Brewers, Bucks and Badgers.

More than anything, she loved being a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother (“GG”).

Millie is survived by her six children, Kenneth (Jacquelyn) of Goodyear, Ariz., David (Diva) of The Woodlands, Texas, Jean (Jerry) Kopstein of Burlington, Wis., Stephen (Grace “Tootsie”) of Belgium, Wis., Jeff (Gerianne) of New Berlin, Wis., and Pat (Laurie) of Goodyear, Ariz.

She is further survived by and was a beloved grandmother of 13 grandchildren, Jenny, Jeremy (Jamie), Kenneth “Clinton” (Tia), Stephanie, Joe (Ashley), William “Bill” (Emily), Kristina (Raul), Amanda (Jerrod), Emily (Rudy), Nathan (Niki), Kimberly, Jared (Michelle) and Bradley, 17 great-grandchildren with two more on the way, her brother Charles “Skip” (Peggy) Bichler, sister June Williams, sisters-in-law Cherie Pizzoferrato, Tille Prom and Kathy Prom, other relatives and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband Bill, her parents Charles and Veronica, her brother James Bichler and sister Ruth Bichler.

A Mass of Christian Burial was be celebrated at 11 a.m. at St. John XXIII Parish, St. Mary’s Church, 451 Johnson St., Port Washington, on Tuesday, June 13.

A visitation was held at the church on Tuesday, June 13, from 9 to 11 a.m.

Millie was laid to rest next to her husband at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Port Washington.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St. John XXIII Catholic School (www.stjohn23rd.school).

Eernisse Funeral Home, Port Washington, is honored to serve the Prom family.

Extra special thanks from the family for the care providers at Harbor Campus, Allay Home & Hospice, Aurora Healthcare and Dr. Scot Wilfong.