Obit: Speich, Thomas #2 (1960 - 2010)

Contact: Audrey Roedl

Email: audero@charter.net

Surnames: Speich, Perman, Meyers

----Source: The Loyal TRG  (Loyal, Clark County. Wis. 03 Nov. 2010)

Speich, Thomas  (05 MAY 1960-28 OCT 2010)

Thomas C. Speich, 50, Vacaville, Calif, formerly of Greenwood, died on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Health Center, Dickinson, N. D., from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Greenwood. Rev. Joseph Follmar officiated. Burial followed in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery with military rites conducted by the Greenwood American Legion Post #238. Pallbearers were Nick Kitzhaber, Ron Sowieja, Jerry Vesel, Eugene Steffen, John Meisner, and Dean Suda. Honorary pallbearers were Dale Petkovsek and Sean Haley.

Thomas Charles  Speich was born on May 5, 1960, in Neillsville, the son of John D. and Kay (nee Perman) Speich. He was raised and received his education in Greenwood, graduating from Greenwood High School in 1978. After high school, he enlisted in the U. S. Air Force and completed his basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, near San Antonio, Texas. He was then stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Wash., where he remained until his honorable discharge in 1982. He then moved to Texas and worked as a carpenter with his friend, Dean Suda. In 1990, he moved to Vacaville, Calif., to work as a carpenter for Roy Gregorich Jr. He married Starla Meyers on Nov. 25, 1994, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Dixon, Calif. He lived and worked in Vacaville until the time of his death. He had many interest, but especially loved spending time with his daughters and wife, camping, sports, coaching soccer, his dogs, power naps, and reading the newspaper.

He will be dearly missed by his wife, Starla; his daughters, Sage Speich and Brooke Speich, both at home; his parents, John D. and Kay Speich, Greenwood; five siblings, Marion Haley, Avondale, Ariz., Bill Speich, Greenwood, Michael (Patti) Speich, Wisconsin Rapids, Margaret (husband Steven Berchen) Speich, Bethesda, Md., and Diane (Mike) Martens, Orangevale, Calif.; four nieces, Mara (Justin) Seigel, Emily Berchen, Brehon (Keith) Hoffman,and Emmy Speich; one nephew, Sean Haley; one great-niece, Kaylynn Hoffman; one great-nephew, Tarren Hoffman; one aunt, Margaret (Herb) Meisner, New Berlin; and numerous cousins.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to the Tom Speich Memorial Trust.

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

Cuddie Funeral Home, Greenwood, assisted the family with arrangements.