Denise ldquo;Dederdquo; Gradwohl age 58 years passed away unexpectedly on July 10 2009 at her residence in Port Washington.nbsp; Dede was born February 25 1951 in Milwaukee daughter of Wayne Gradwohl and Bernadine Katcki Gradwohl.nbsp; She attended Port Washington High School graduating with the class of 1968.nbsp; After high school she received a degree in accounting and was employed for several years at Freeman Chemical in Saukville.nbsp; In 1980 Dede moved to Van Nuys CA where she was employed as an accountant at Litton Industries.nbsp; In 1987 she moved back to the Port Washington area and worked at Simplicity Manufacturing until they closed in 2008.nbsp; Ms. Gradwohl was an avid reader of both magazines and books especially with regards to American pioneer history.nbsp; She was a huge fan of both college and professional football especially the Packers and Wisconsin Badgers. Dede enjoyed planning and taking road trips with her mother until the time of her motherrsquo;s death in 2005.nbsp; Denise is survived by her sister Mary (Scott) Baumann of the Town of Port Washington her nephew Matthew Baumann and niece Carly Baumann.nbsp; She is further survived by other relatives and friends.nbsp; She is preceded in death by her parents Wayne and Bernadine.nbsp; Memorial services will be held on Sunday July 26th at 3 PM at the Eernisse Funeral Home 1600 W. Grand Ave. with Pastor Don Zahurance officiating.nbsp; Visitation will be heldnbsp; at the Funeral Home on the 26th from 1-3 PM.nbsp; Memorials to the Ozaukee Humane Society suggested.nbsp; br /Service:br /p3:00 PM at Eernisse Funeral Home 1600 W. Grand Avenue Port Washington WI 53074 on July 26 2009 (a href=http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Port Washingtonamp;state=WIamp;address=1600 W. Grand Avenueamp;zip=53074amp;country=usamp;zoom=8 target=_blankmap/driving directions/a)/p