- Schomisch, Paul FrancisPaul Francis Schomisch, age 87, formerly of Bonk St. in Chilton; died on F ri. April 25, 2003 at the Shorehaven Care Center in Oconomowoc, Wiscons in where he had been a resident since August of 2002. He was born on Novem ber 18, 1915 in the Town of Harrison, Calumet County; son of Nicholas & Be rtha (Grogan) Schomisch. He married Jeanette Toellefson on June 6, 19 42 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Chilton; she preceded him in dea th on March 13, 1999. He was educated in Stockbridge and was employed by t he Carnation Milk Company before entering the U.S. Army in 1941. After bei ng discharged as a Master Sergeant from the Medical Corp in 1945, he and h is family operated a dairy farm in the Town of Eaton, Manitowoc County, un til retiring in 1973. Paul was a general leader of St. Nazianz Badger 4 -H Club for 15 years, he was a charter member of the Lake to Lake Dairy CO -OP, he was a member of St. Gregory Holy Name Society where he serv ed as an officer, a member of St. Gregory School Board, and the Manitow oc County Farm Bureau. After moving to Chilton he became a member of St. A ugustine Catholic Church in Chilton, and the Chilton Senior Citizens.Survivors include four children: Thomas (Gail) Schomisch, Madison; Carol ( Ken) Spitz, Mequon; Helen (Tom) Kroening, Hartland; Donald Schomisch, Alle gon, Michigan; 13 grandchildren: Kathleen (Mike) Jensen, Mason, Ohio; Audr ey (Bryan) Collier, Martinsville, Indiana; Kristin Schomisch, St. Paul, Mi nnesota; Greg (Nicole) Kroening, Pleasant View, Utah; Mike (Erika) Spit z, Milwaukee; Anne (Sean) Parnell, Wheeling, Illinois; Jeff (Emily) Kroeni ng, Salt Lake City, Utah; John (Jenni) Kroening, Hartland; Nick and Margar et Schomisch, Martinsville, Indiana; Laura, Steve, and Andy Spitz, Mequo n; ten great-grandchildren; two brothers: Robert Schomisch, Madison; Franc is Schomisch, Fond du Lac; two sisters: Betty (Carl) Luedeke, Appleton; Ma rgaret (Jerome) Schwabenlander, Fond du Lac; three sisters-in-law: Loret ta Schomisch, Chilton; Marie Schomisch, Waupun; Dorothy Ramminger, De Fore st, Wisconsin; two brothers-in-law: Harold Toellefson, Nacogdoches, Texa s; Fred Mann, Ripon; many cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preced ed in death by his parents, his wife Jeanette, two brothers, Eldred and Be rnard Schomisch; three sisters-in-law, Gladys Schomisch, Dorothy Schomisc h, Grace Mann; and a brother-in-law, Otts Ramminger.Funeral services will be at 11 AM on Thursday, May 1, 2003 at St. Augusti ne Catholic Church (113 N. State St.) in Chilton, with the Rev. Greg Spi tz and Rev. Glen Sayers S.D.S. officiating. Burial will follow in St. Ma ry Cemetery in Stockbridge. Friends may call at the Wieting Funeral Hom e, 411 W. Main St., in Chilton from 5 to 8 PM on Wednesday and again on Th ursday from 9:30 to 10:30 AM when family prayers will be held. A parish pr ayer service will be at 6 PM Wednesday evening at the funeral home. In li eu of flowers a memorial fund has been established for the Chilton Publ ic Schools, Jeanette Schomisch Community Reading Fund in Paul’s Name.
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1915 - 2003 (87 years)
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