Surnames: STRZOK POLNASZEK HARRIS SCHEIDEGGER STROCK

----Source: MARSHFIELD NEWS HERALD (Marshfield, Wis.) 03/20/2002

Strzok, Michael (19 AUG 1905 - 18 MAR 2002)

THORP - Michael John Strzok, 96, formerly of Thorp, Clark County and Gilman, died March 18, 2002, at Lakeside Nursing and Rehabilitation in Chippewa Falls.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Bernard-St. Hedwig's Catholic Church with burial in St. Hedwig's Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Thorp Funeral Home with a 7:30 p.m. Parish and Knights of Columbus Rosary Service. Visitation will also be from 9:30 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church.

He was born Aug. 19, 1905, in Thorp to John and Maryanne (nee Polnaszek) Strzok. He married Josephine Badzinski on Sept. 2, 1929, and she died on Nov. 1, 1997. They farmed in rural Gilman where he expanded to trucking, livestock sales and became a partner in the Mattes Livestock Sales. He was also in partnership in Gilman Farm Service.

He is survived by his six sons and five daughters, Dr. Richard (Jimmie) Strzok of Arizona, Michael (Beverly) Strzok of Indiana, Peter (Virginia Sue) Strzok of Wisconsin, Christine (Rocky) Todd of Wisconsin, Fr. James Strzok, SJ, of Kenya, Africa, David (Claire) Strzok of Wisconsin, Julie Strzok Harris of North Carolina, Maryanne Strzok of Wisconsin, Stephanie (Kim) Strzok-Scheidegger of Wisconsin, Lad (Jenny) Strzok of Wisconsin and Elizabeth Strzok of Colorado and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.