Obit: Szymanski, Alvina A. (1917 - 2013)
Contact:
Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Diermeier, Kryshak,
Marzynski, Murkowski, Paszek, Pospyhalla, Ritger, Royston, Szymanski, Wadinski
----Source: The Record - Review (Abbotsford, WI) 12/04/2013
Szymanski, Alvina A. (Wadinski) (29 AUG 1917 - 29 NOV 2013)
Alvina A.
(Wadinski) Szymanski, 96, village of Marathon, died November 29, 2013, at
Aspirus Wausau Hospital.
The funeral Mass will be celebrated 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Marathon. Rev. Msgr.
Joseph Diermeier will preside.
Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Peterson/Kraemer
Funeral Home, Marathon, and again on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of
services at the church. There will be a parish rosary at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday
evening followed by a 7:30 p.m. American Legion Auxiliary service at the
Marathon funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to
St. Mary Parish, Marathon.
Online condolences may be expressed at
www.petersonkraemer.com
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----Source: The Peterson & Kraemer Funeral Home (Athens, WI)
Online obituary
Alvina A. (Wadinski) Szymanski, age 96, village of
Marathon, died November 29, 2013 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.
She was born
August 29, 1917 the daughter of the late Leo and Clara (Pospyhalla) Wadinski. On
June 12, 1943 she married Joseph W. Szymanski, who died November 9, 1998.
She was an active member of St. Mary' Congregation, served as President of
Parish Council of Catholic Women and helped organize St. Mary's Blood Bank which
she was also Chairman of from 1964 to 1993.
Alvina was a charter member
of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 469 of Marathon serving as President of
the Unit and County President of the Auxiliary and District Treasurer. She was
General Chairman of the Auxiliary Fun Days Committee for 25 years.
She
served on the Village election board for 25 years and was a volunteer for the
Nutrition Site delivering meals. Alvina served on various volunteer drives such
as Red Cross, Polio, Poppy Sales and many others. She was a member of NARFE
Chapter 689 of Wausau and the AARP.
In 1998 Alvina and Joe were
recognized as "Persons of the Year" by the Marathon Business Association.
Her hobbies included sewing, gardening, golfing, card playing and bowling,
having recently been inducted into the Wausau Bowlers Hall of Fame. Also
traveling, having covered all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean
Islands.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Lucille Royston,
Mazomanie, Mrs. Virginia Paszek, West Allis, and Mrs. Angeline Kryshak,
Tomahawk; brothers-in-law, Philip Ritger, Frank (Alvina) Szymanski and Wally
(Bernice) Szymanski, and many nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents and
husband, Joseph, she was preceded in death by sisters, Emily Murkowski, Dolores
Marzynski and Leona Ritger.
The funeral Mass will be celebrated 11:30
a.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Marathon. Rev.
Msgr. Joseph Diermeier will preside. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Peterson/Kraemer
Funeral Home, Marathon, and again on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of
services at the church. There will be a parish rosary at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday
evening followed by a 7:30 p.m. American Legion Auxiliary service at the
Marathon funeral home.
Special thanks to Lori Schutte, Ann Berry and the
staff at Marathon Assisted Living as well as nieces, nephews and family members
who were always at her beck and call.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may
be directed to St. Mary Parish, Marathon.
Online condolences may be
expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com