Obit: Mazurek, Casimir A. "Casey" (1915 - 2005)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Surnames: Maxurek, Piznar, Jagielo, Kozlowski, Severson

----Sources: Banner Journal (Black River Falls, Jackson County, WI) December 7, 2005

Mazurek, Casimir A. "Casey" (26 Feb. 1915 - 1 Dec. 2005)

Casimir A "Casey" Mazurek, age 90, of City Point died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, in Black River Memorial Hospital. He was a Black River Hospice patient.

Casey was born February 26, 1915, in Chicago to George W and Lillian (Piznar) Mazurek. He attended Chicago schools where he studied electronics. He was a WWII veteran and served in England with the 8th Air Force.

For 25 years, Casey was employed as a truck driver for Simpson Electric of Chicago. He also repaired televisions, radios and sound equipment for 50 years.

In May 1960, Casey married the former Valeria "Val" Jagielo-Kozlowski in Chicago. The couple lived in Chicago until 1986 when they moved to City Point. Val Mazurek died May 30, 2003.

Surviving include three stepsons, Willard "Bill" (Betsy) Kozlowski of Waubun, MN and Mercedes, TX, Edwin Kozlowski of Chippewa Falls and Donald Kozlowski of Black River Falls; son-in-law, James Severson of Black River Falls; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Preceding him in death in addition to his wife, Valerie; is his step-daughter, Barbara Severson, and two brothers, Thadeus and Henry Mazurek.

Memorial services will be held in the spring of 2006 and burial will be in the Spaulding Cemetery, town of City Point.

The Buswell Funeral Home of Black River Falls is assisting the family.

(Transcriber notes: The Kozlowski’s lived in Neillsville area many years ago and the children attended Neillsville schools. Also Willard’s wife Betsy nee Norman lived in Neillsville and graduated from NHS with the class of 1957.)