A funeral service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at 11 a.m. at the Mueller Funeral Home & Crematory in Grafton, for Wayne Elgin, of Grafton, who passed away on Aug. 20, 2012, at the age of 82. A visitation will take place on Friday, at the funeral home, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and also on Saturday, prior to the funeral service, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Interment will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery in Grafton.

Wayne was born on June 3, 1930, in Clarksville, Mo., the son of Charles Louis Elgin and Mary Frances (nee Davidson) Elgin. He later married Dorothy Cable on Sept. 4, 1954, in Louisiana, Mo. Their marriage was blessed with three children, Rock, Jeff and Mel. Wayne was employed by Milwaukee Machine Products as a machinist for more than 20 years. He also worked for Economy Bushing in Mequon and retired in 1997. Wayne was an avid sportsman, who enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was a charter member of the Great Lakes Sports Fishermen Club in Ozaukee County. He also enjoyed gardening and spending time outdoors, but his true love was spending time with his loving family.

Wayne is survived by his beloved wife, Dorothy (nee Cable) Elgin; children, Rock (Pam) Elgin, Jeff (Wendy) Elgin and Melody "Mel" Elgin; grandchildren, Amy (Jason) Luedtke, Jennifer Gelinskey, Ben Griessmeyer, John Franklin, Sam Franklin and Kathryn (Quinn) Gagnon; great-grandchildren, Tyler, Jack and Grant Luedtke, Kaley Gelinskey and Tristan Gagnon; siblings, Guy Elgin and Dewanah (Joe) Suddarth; sister-in-law, Ann (Dean) Trammel; and brother-in-law, Bruce (Debbie) Cable. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many, many friends.