Obit: Mazola, Joseph M. (1921 - 1988)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Mazola, Dubvinsky, Peterson, Hansen, Clow, Forde

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/12/1988

Mazola, Joseph M. (11 December 1921 – 9 May 1988)

Mr. Mazola, 66, or Rt. 2 Neillsville, passed away following a brief illness on Monday morning, May 9, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield. Visitation for Joseph M. Mazola will be Wednesday evening, from 6-9 p.m. and Thursday morning until 1:30 p.m. services at Gesche Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Forde, of Calvary Lutheran Church will officiate. Marlys Clow will provide music. Friends and relatives will serve as pallbearers. Burial will be in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

He was born in Manistique, MI, on Dec. 11, 1921, a son of Frank and Helen (Dubvinsky) Mazola. When he was 2 years old, his family moved to the Town of Levis, Clark County, where he later received his education. After his schooling, he was employed for 22 years as a milk hauler. On Nov. 15, 1947, he married Iona E. Peterson in Granton. They farmed in the Town of Levis for 27 years, retiring in 1986.

Survivors besides his wife are a daughter, Nancy Hansen, Pittsville, and a granddaughter, Lacy. He was preceded by his parents and two brothers, John and Frank.