ALEXIS BARBARA SHERIDAN FALK

Alexis Barbara Sheridan Falk, 4-year-old daughter of Dean Falk and Barbara Pfeifer Falk, of Port Washington, passed away Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee.

She was born Feb. 8, 2005, in Milwaukee and received a gift of new life through a heart transplant April 13, 2005, at the Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee.

Throughout Lexi’s short life and her lengthy medical history, she continued to exceed expectations of her parents, doctors, and nurses and continued doing so until she suffered a massive stroke in November of 2008.

Lexi is survived by her parents, Dean and Barbara of Port Washington; a sister, Amanda Kapellen of Minneapolis, Minn.; two brothers, Adam Bocek and Alexander Falk, both of Port Washington; maternal grandparents, John and Myra Pfeifer of Glenbeulah; and paternal grandmother, Delaine of Springfield, Mo.

Her paternal grandfather, Roland “Bud” Dean Falk, preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday, Sept. 12, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Port Washington with the Rev. Martin Wildauer, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenbush Cemetery in the town of Greenbush.

Friends may call at the church Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.

Online condolences may be sent through www.wittkopschneider.com.

The family would like to thank MCFI (Milwaukee Center for Independence), where Lexi had pediatric special care, speech therapy, and physical therapy, for the past four years. Not only has the MCFI cared for the individual needs for Lexi, but Chris Boyce, the director, and the staff also continued to care for the needs of Lexi’s entire family, whatever situation that arose. The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, UW-Madison, the Mayo Clinic and Fairview Hospital, both of Minnesota, for the wonderful care and compassion shown to Lexi.

An outpouring of support has continued to be shown for Lexi’s family from outside sources including their church, friends, family members and special individuals from out of town including the Faheys, and the Trotters.