Obit: Lobacz, George W (1924 - 2007)
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Surnames: Lobacz, Rogus, Turenne, Mollerud, Reilly, Fredrickson, Cribb, Rogalski

----Sources: Marshfield News-Herald, Jan 16, 2007

Lobacz, George W (14 Dec. 1924 - 14 Jan. 2007)

George W. Lobacz

THORP -- George Walter Lobacz, 82, of Thorp, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007, at Our Lady of Victory Hospital in Stanley.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at St. Bernard-St. Hedwig Catholic Church in Thorp. Burial will be in St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church.

Thorp Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

He was born Dec. 14, 1924, in the town of Reseburg, rural Greenwood, to Victor and Mary (Rogus) Lobacz. He was inducted into the U.S. Army on June 16, 1943, and served overseas until his discharge Jan. 8, 1946. He was united in marriage to Grace Turenne on Jan. 29, 1947, at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Thorp. He farmed until 1963, then worked for Winarczyk Ford in Thorp. He later drove truck for Joe Lato, retiring in 1986.

He is survived by his wife, Grace Lobacz of Thorp; four daughters, Georgia (Ted) Mollerud of Altoona, Sue (Dan) Reilly of Milwaukee, Carol (Ronald) Fredrickson of Lublin and Debra (Dean) Cribb of Oconto; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; one brother, Edward (Dolly) Lobacz of Fort Wayne, Ind.; and one sister, Regina Rogalski of Thorp.