Dolores B Bink

Dolores B Bink

WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Dolores B. Bink, (Jacobson) age 88, passed away peacefully with her family by her side Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Kathy Hospice in West Bend, Wis. Dolores was born on July 6, 1934, in Escanaba, the daughter of Melvin and Evelyn (Anderson) Jacobson. Melvin was a well-known commercial fisherman in the area. Dolores attended a one room school house for many years, which she always said was the best way to learn. “You didn’t just learn your grade you learned the older grades also.”

When she was 18 she traveled to Illinois and worked as a switchboard operator for a few years. Upon returning to the area she met the love of her life, Jerry Bink, while he was delivering pop for the Bink Coca Cola Bottling Co. all over the Upper Peninsula.

They married in 1954, lived in Escanaba, and had two daughters before moving to Milwaukee in 1959 to raise their family.

She worked as a receptionist for multiple law firms in the Milwaukee area while raising four children.

She found an outlet for her musical talent and beautiful singing voice at church in the 1970s. She sang and played the autoharp, which then evolved into a full-size Celtic Lever Harp. She played her harp and sang professionally at weddings, parties, and funerals for over 40 years. She was a regular at the Harp Tent during Milwaukee’s Irish Fest. She also played on Valentine’s Day every year at The Colony House Restaurant in Trevor, Wis.

Dolores is survived by daughters, Margaret Lawson (Allen) of Williamston, Mich.; Mary Miliacca (Gregg) of Pewaukee, Wis.; and granddaughters, Megan Lawson of Williamston, Mich. and Tomasina Larkin of Lacrosse, Wis. She is also survived by sister-in-law, Janet Lamarch of Escanaba, Mich.; brother-in-law, Dick Chouinard of Ga.; sister-in-law, Nancy Kositzky of Georgia; and Aunt Eileen Schultz of California. Many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends will also miss her greatly. Lastly, she is survived by the ladies of her Thursday afternoon Bible study, which she attended for over 50 years.

She was greeted in heaven by husband, Gerald (Jerry) F Bink; daughter, Kristine Sidoti of Las Vegas; and son, Gerald (Jabe) M Bink of Milwaukee. She was also greeted by her parents, Melvin and Evelyn Jacobson of Escanaba; step-father, Harold Johnson of Stonington; siblings, Leon Jacobson of New Berlin, Wis.; Donna Beaudry of Milwaukee, Wis.; Mary Chouinard of Rapid River, Mich., and Michael Kositzky of Tyrone, Ga; in-laws, Jim Bink, Ron Bink, Frank Bink, Bill Lamarch and many others. This glorious reunion also included many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and grandparents.

Her remains will be handled by Schmidt and Bartelt Funeral Home in Wauwatosa, Wis. A celebration of her life will be planned at a later date. Messages of condolences can be sent to Schmidt and Bartelt Funeral Home. Wauwatosa, Wis.