Obit: Hodorowski, Josephine Elizabeth (1926 - 2010)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Hodorowski, Keller, Wink, Williams, Brent, Wissmueller, Wampole, Equitz, Stoddard, Chmelik, Chemerys, Spaeth, Zielanis, Welciek, Pawlak, Orzechowski, Apfelbeck 
 

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., WI.) February 17, 2010 
 

Hodorowski, Josephine Elizabeth (28 October 1926 - 12 February 2010) 
 

Josephine E. Hodorowski, age 83, of Thorp, passed away at Miller Alternative Care, in Thorp, on Friday, February 12, 2010. 
 

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 15, 2010 at St. Bernard-St. Hedwig Catholic Church, in Thorp.  Fr. Keith Apfelbeck officiated and burial followed in St. Hedwig’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation was held at Thorp Funeral Home on Sunday, February 14, 2010 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a 7:00 p.m. rosary service, and at the church, on Monday, February 15, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. until time of service. 
 

Pallbearers were: Patrick Wampole, Corey Wampole, Bob Brent, Tony Brent, Zachary Wampole and Joe Stoddard.   
 

Josephine Elizabeth Wink was born on October 28, 1926 in Thorp, WI to Albert and Elizabeth (Keller) Wink. She was raised on the family farm south of Thorp and received her education in the Thorp area.  Josephine was united in marriage to Harry P. Hodorowski on May 11, 1946 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Thorp.  They took over the operation of Harry’s family’s dairy farm and farmed until their retirement in 1985.  After their retirement, they remained on the farm until 1993, when they moved to the City of Thorp and bought a home. They resided there until moving to Morgan Plaza in 2003. 
 

Josephine was a member of St. Bernard-St. Hedwig Catholic Church and its Parish Council of Catholic Women. She also had many interests, but especially enjoyed sewing, baking, canning and Quilting, Gardening, taking long walks, and spending time with family. 
 

She will be sadly missed by her three children: Harry J. Hodorowski of Loretta, Kathleen (Rollie) Williams of new Berlin, and Bonnie Hodorowski of East Troy; six grandchildren: Judy (Bob) Brent, Marty Wissmueller, Patrick Wampole, Stacy Equitz, Corey Wampole, and Hope (Joe) Stoddard; four great-grandchildren: Amanda Brent, Zachary Wampole, Tony Brent, and Samantha Equitz; one special friend, Sunshine; four sisters: Amelia Hodorowski, Edith Chmelik, Margaret Chemerys, and Elizabeth Spaeth; two brothers: Albert (Arlene) Wink, and Lawrence (Delores) wink; and one sister-in-law, Pauline Zielanis of Thorp. 
 

Josephine was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harry, on September 12, 2008; one brother, Anthony Wink; and three sisters: Mary Welciek, Bertha Pawlak and Cecilia Orzechowski. 
 

Online condolences may be expressed at: www.cuddiefh.com  
 

Thorp Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.