JAMES E. HAYES

JAMES E. HAYES

     James E. Hayes, 83, Sussex, WI, passed to eternal life Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. 

     He is the beloved husband of the late Christine; dear father of Jennifer Legate, James (Sheri), John, Joel and Jesse (Amy) Hayes; step-father of Monique Stovall and Michael Zillner; loving grandfather of Andrew and Alex Helman, Austin Legate, Adam, Sam, Mitchell and Nathan Hayes, Emily Loeber, Levi Hayes, Chad Moore, Brett, Chase, Sydney and Wyatt Hayes, Michaela and John Tetzlaff and Samantha and Allison Zillner; and brother of Carol (the late Patrick) Eaton, Robert (Carol) Hayes, Patrick (Jackie) and Daniel (the late Cindy) Hayes. Also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

     He was preceded in death by siblings John and Thomas Hayes, Barbara Eaton and Kathleen Counts; and brother-in-law of Kathy Brown.

     Visitation was Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, at Bevsek-Verbick Funeral Home, Muskego, WI, at 10 a.m. until time of funeral service at 12 p.m. Private interment was at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Cemetery. 

     James is retired from the State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections, former Brookfield police officer, former chief of police in Stanley, WI, deputy sheriff for Clark County, WI, and Pinellas County, FL. And member of American Legion Post #73 - Neillsville, WI. 

     In lieu of flowers, memorials to C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors) are appreciated.