Randi Lee Raiser

Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend Randi Lee Raiser (Gatford) was born to eternal life on Dec. 1, 2023, after a short illness. She was 72 years young.

  Randi was born to Shirley Sattell and Douglas Gatford on Oct. 9, 1951, in Wisconsin.

Randi lived in many states and many cities but finally settled in Port Washington, Wis., which became her hometown.

  Randi loved people and loved life. She never missed an opportunity to get together with friends and family. You could catch her eating out at local restaurants with friends and attending functions like Ladies Night Out in Port.

She loved to shop and often would buy little gifts for her children and grandchildren. Giving brought her such joy.

She also enjoyed British TV shows (“Downton Abbey”), cordial cherries, candied raisins and Dutch pinwheel cookies.

Family and friends were her lifeblood and being with them was her true enjoyment.

  Randi worked at Ellen’s Home assisted living  in Port Washington for 21  years. This is where her caring nature truly shined.  She genuinely cared about her co-workers and residents. She refused to miss a day of work. She will be greatly missed by them all.

Randi is survived by children Cynthia (Scott) Wilcox, Angela Kanios, Chris Kanios, Matthew (Mariana) Kanios, Keith (Olya) Kanios and James Kanios. She is also survived by grandchildren Eric, Jacob, Aleksey, Autumn, Samara, Jacqueline, Brooke, Brage, Danilo, Demetrius and Annastasia.

She is further survived by her sister Laura, brothers Michael and Glenn, great-grandchildren Bijou and Kaedan as well as many extended family members and friends.

     A service honoring the life of this amazing mother, friend and companion will be held at Vineyard Church, 1597 County Hwy. V, Grafton,  on Dec. 9, 2023, at 2 p.m.