Marcy was the reason the Holler House became kind of an institution here in Milwaukee.
Tom Haefke
Marcy Skowronski
Most online reviews of the bar mention her by name, and after her death last year most of the memories people recalled took place within the bar’s historic walls. She was synonymous with the Holler House.
Skowronski lived nearly her entire life in the south side neighborhood of Lincoln Village that used to have a strong Polish presence. She attended Pulaski High School and frequented Mitchell Street shops.
She married Eugene “Gene” Skowronski, who was born in the apartment attached to the tavern, and in 1954 the two took over from Gene’s parents what was then called “Skowronski’s.”
She loved her friends like family. If there was any food at the Holler House, Skowronski had cooked it herself. Every year she baked 30,000 Christmas cookies for her customers and bowling leagues. And one day after her death, the family had people baking cookies in her honor.
She "always wanted to be in her Holler House." Now generations 3, 4, & 5 of Skowronski's offer the same welcoming attitude we've had since 1908!
Skowronski lived nearly her entire life in the south side neighborhood of Lincoln Village that used to have a strong Polish presence. She attended Pulaski High School and frequented Mitchell Street shops.
She married Eugene “Gene” Skowronski, who was born in the apartment attached to the tavern, and in 1954 the two took over from Gene’s parents what was then called “Skowronski’s.”
She loved her friends like family. If there was any food at the Holler House, Skowronski had cooked it herself. Every year she baked 30,000 Christmas cookies for her customers and bowling leagues. And one day after her death, the family had people baking cookies in her honor.
She "always wanted to be in her Holler House." Now generations 3, 4, & 5 of Skowronski's offer the same welcoming attitude we've had since 1908!
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