James Walter Kucharski, age 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep, with his wife, Nancy,  & granddaughter, Katie-Lynne, at his side, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

A lifetime resident, Jim was born in Racine on May 12, 1938 to the late Walter and Anne (nee: Klimek) Kucharski. He attended Saint Stanislaus Grade School and St. Catherine's High School. On October 21, 1961 in St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, he was united in marriage with the love of his life, Nancy Ann (nee: Tutak).

With a strong work ethic, Jim was employed as a machinist / programmer with the Dumore Corporation for 38 years, until the company moved to Mauston, WI. Following, Jim joined the team at Beere Tool (later known as Beere Precision Products) for 15 years until he retired.

Jim was a longtime member of St. Lucy Catholic Church where he volunteered many years at the annual St. Lucy Festival. He was quite the athlete, having played on the Dumore softball and basketball teams; enjoyed being outdoors while golfing, fishing, hunting, gardening and could often be found searching the skies with his binoculars in hopes of locating a bird, plane or helicopter in flight. Above all, Jim loved being together with his entire family.

Surviving are his loving wife of nearly 65 years, Nancy; their daughter, Debbie (Dave) Kruger; daughter-in-law, Sandi Kucharski; adored grandchildren, Katie-Lynne Schneider, Jeremy (Sharon) Kucharski, Morgan (Brian) Zakrzewski, Amanda Kruger and Anthony Kucharski; great-grandchildren, Colson , Onyx and Aiden; brothers, John & Thomas Kucharski; sister-in-law, Mary Lou (Dave) Redmon; devoted niece & nephew, Julie Redmon and Jeff (Dana) Redmon; other special nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends – too numerous to mention by name.

In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by his beloved sons, Richard and Michael Kucharski; grandson-in-law, Kevin Schneider; Nancy's parents, Leo & Harriet Tutak; sister-in-law, Joan Kucharski; and brother-in-law, Leo (Debbie) Tutak.

Services celebrating Jim will be held on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 5:00 pm in Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home. A memorial dinner will follow. Visitation will be in the funeral home on Wednesday, July 8 ^th , from 3:00 – 5:00 pm. Private interment will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery-Hwy 32.

A heartfelt note of thanks to Dr. Michael Papp, Dr. Arturo Eyzaguirre, Dr. Muhammad Hossain, Dr. Syed Hassan, Dr. Lewis Rosenberg and the entire medical teams at Ascension & Aurora for the years of care for Jim; to faithful neighbor Jennifer Busch, Racine Police Officer Phil, grandson Jeremy & friend Adam for always being available help Jim when he fell; to our daughter, Debbie (and Dave) & granddaughters, Katie -Lynne & Morgan for devoting your lives to us in these past few years; and to many others for all your compassionate support in our time of need. May God bless all of you! Love, Nancy