Carlos Miguel Perez's Obituary
Carlos Miguel Perez passed away unexpectedly Monday March 24th at the age of 69. Carlos
was born on April 2, 1955 in Mexico City to Mario and Kathryn Perez. Carlos and his family
moved numerous times following his father’s job with Kimberly-Clark to Neenah, Puerto Rico, El
Salvador, back to Puerto Rico, and finally back to Neenah. Carlos graduated from Robinson
High School in San Juan in 1973 and graduated from UW-Oshkosh with a degree in Business in
1977.
Carlos married Barbara Sabott, his wife of 47 years, in 1978. He was soon working for J.I. Case
in Racine as a purchasing agent and later moved back to the Fox Valley area to be closer to
family and worked for Network Health as a Business Analyst until his retirement.
In his free time, Carlos was an avid golfer and racquetball player. He enjoyed going for walks
with his wife, Barbara, and rooting for the Green Bay Packers. Carlos also loved computers,
gadgetry, and movies. He was an amazingly organized person with a meticulous attention to
detail. He was kind and generous and loved to use his skills to help friends and family
members. He loved researching home improvement ideas and using his skills to help others
with home projects and computer issues. His organizational skills even led him to become the
treasurer of his homeowners association. He always seemed happiest when he was helping
someone with something.
Pre-deceased by parents Mario and Kathryn Perez and brother Mario Perez. Survived by step-
children Michael (Laura) Senderhauf and Ann (Ken) Levine, grandchildren Andrew (Shelby)
Senderhauf, Megan (fiance’ Jake Buchner), and Alyssa (Ciarra) Zemke, sisters Victoria Perez,
and Monica Perez.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 11 am in the Fiss & Bills-Poklasny Funeral Home, 865 S. Westhaven Drive in Oshkosh. A time of visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday from 9 am until the time of service.
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