Obit: Wnek, Leon Frank (1926 - 2007)

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Surnames: Wnek, Roytek, Neuckranz

----Sources: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) Thursay, October 25, 2007

Wnek, Leon Frank (26 Oct. 1926 - 21 Oct. 2007)

Leon F. Wnek

THORP -- Leon Frank Wnek, 80, of Tomah, formerly of Thorp, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, at the VA Medical Center in Tomah.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Bernard-St. Hedwig's Catholic Church in Thorp. Burial will follow in New St. Hedwig's Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at the church.

Thorp Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

He was born Oct. 26, 1926, in Thorp to Frank and Mary (Roytek) Wnek. He entered the U.S. Army on Jan. 24, 1945, and served until his discharge on Dec. 2, 1946. He worked for his parents at the Sky Club until the death of his father when he took over operation of the club until 1993.

He is survived by a daughter, Jayne (Douglas) Neuckranz of Mesa, Ariz.; four granddaughters and two nieces.