Obit: Mendalski, Patrick F. (1926 - 2011)

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Surnames: Mendalski, Gruber, Michur, Crow, Smith

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, WI) 05/25/2011

Mendalski, Patrick F. (17 MAR 1926 - 13 MAY 2011)

THORP -- Patrick Francis Mendalski, 85, of Waukegan, Ill., died Friday, May 13, 2011.

A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Thorp Funeral Home in Thorp. Burial will follow in New St. Hedwig's Catholic Cemetery, with military honors conducted by the Thorp American Legion Post 118. Visitation will be at the funeral home Saturday, from 9 a.m. until time of service.

Patrick was born March 17, 1926, in Cornell, the son of John and Mary Louise (Gruber) Mendalski. After serving in World War II as a paratrooper, Patrick married Estelle Elizabeth Michur and lived in Thorp and Michigan before buying his home in Waukegan, where he lived out the rest of his life.

He was a retired plumber.

Patrick is survived by his five children, Robert Dale Mendalski, Cheryl Elaine Mendalski, David Allen (Mary) Mendalski, Patricia Elizabeth Crow, and Regina Rae (David) Smith; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his ex-wife, Estelle Mendalski, who died June 2, 2009.