Obit: Zuzelski, Regina “Virginia” (1924 - 2013)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Zuzelski, Mamayek, Mecha, Pagel, Kerr, Jutrzonka, Meuret

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., WI) 2/13/2013

Zuzelski, Regina “Virginia” (17 March 1924 - 7 February 2013)

Regina “Virginia” Zuzelski, age 88, of Stanley, WI, formerly of Thorp, died on Thursday, February 7, 2013, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at St. Bernard-St. Hedwig Catholic Church, in Thorp. Rev. Don Meuret officiated and burial followed in New St. Hedwig’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation was held at the church, on Tuesday, from 9:30 a.m. until time of service.

Regina Zuzelski was born on March 17, 1924, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Joseph and Martha (Mamayek) Zuzelski. When she was a young girl, her family moved to a farm near Thorp, where she was raised and received her education at Blueberry School. Virginia spent most of her life living at the Clark County Health Care Center, in Owen, and in group homes. For about the last 20 years, she has been living at Giwojna Adult Family Home, in Stanley.

She was a former member of St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church. Virginia had many interests, including: shopping, especially at the Dollar Store; going out to eat, she loved her hamburger, slice of pie and soda; and going to the library.

She is survived by: one sister, Stella (Raymond) Mecha of West Allis; four nieces: Denise Mecha, Joan (Darrel) Pagel, Kathy Kerr, and Ruth Jutrzonka; one nephew, Lawrence Zuzelski; other relatives and friends.

Virginia was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers: Leonard, Andy, and Jerry Zuzelski.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.cudditfh.com.  Thorp Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements