Bio: Tomkiewicz, Frank J. (1869 - 19??)

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Surnames: Tomkiewicz, Alber, Reiser

----Source: History of Marathon County Wisconsin and Representative Citizens, by Louis Marchetti, 1913.

Tomkiewicz, Frank (19 March 1869 - 19??)

Frank J. Tomkiewicz, who conducts an up to date drug store at Edgar, Wis., where he is an enterprising business man and substantial citizen and has served in the office of village clerk since the spring of 1904, was born in Germany, March 19, 1869, and is a son of John and Amelia Tomkiewicz. His father died in Milwaukee where the mother yet resides.

Frank J.Tomkiewicz was twelve years old when he accompanied his parents to America, attended school at Milwaukee, Wis., and completed his education in his profession in the school of Pharmacy connected with the Northwestern University at Chicago, Ill., where he was graduated with the class of 1895. With three of his brothers he engaged in the drug business at Milwaukee and after that partnership was dissolved he came to Edgar with W. W. Alber and succeeded him in 1902, since when he has greatly expanded his business and now carries not only a full line of drugs but everything that can be found in a modern drug store. He is interested as a stockholder in the Edgar Bank, at Edgar, and is vice president and a director of the local telephone company.

Mr. Tomkiewicz married Miss Mary Reiser, and they have one daughter, Florence. In politics he is independent in his views. In 1898 he enlisted for service as a private in the 4th U. S. Inf., at Fort Sheridan, Chicago, for service in the Spanish-American war and was detailed as hospital steward. He is identified with the K. O. C. and with the Elks, both at Wausau. He maintains his home on Beech Street while his store is on Third Avenue, Edgar.