Obit: Malaszuk, Rose June #2 (1924 - 2013)

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

Surnames: Malaszuk, Zager, Briski, Gardner, Barth, Lendosky, Gulczinski, Malnar, Stimac, Vivoda, Lutz, Layton, Engebretson, Hiebl

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co, WI) 12/18/2013

Malaszuk, Rose June (18 June 1924 - 15 December 2013)

Rose J. Malaszuk, age 89, formerly of Thorp and Greenwood, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013, at the Clark County Health Care Center in Owen. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 20, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Bernard-St. Hedwig Catholic Church in Thorp. Rev. Charles Hiebl will officiate and burial will follow in St. Hedwig’s Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rose’s grandchildren: Scott Barth, Jennifer Lutz, Jill Layton, Heather Engebretson, Jamie Gardner, and Mike Engebretson. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2013 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Thorp Funeral Home with a rosary recited at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will also be held on Friday, December 20, 2013, from 9:30 a.m. until time of service, at the Church.

Rose June Briski was born on June 18, 1924, in a log house, in the Town of Mead, rural Greenwood, to Matt and Katherina (Zager) Briski. She was raised on the family farm and received her education at Maple Ridge School. She went to Chicago during World War II and worked various factory jobs. She later returned to Greenwood and married Stanley J. Malaszuk on September 4, 1943, at St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church in Thorp. They farmed in the Town of Reseburg until 1957 and then moved to operate the R & S Country Club in rural Thorp until 1972. They then moved to Greenwood where Rose resided until entering the Clark County Health Care Center.

Rose was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenwood and the St. Ann’s Society. In her spare time, she enjoyed polka dancing, playing cards, crocheting, embroidering, and she especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.

She is survived by three children: John (April) Malaszuk of Harrisonburg, VA, Delores (Robert) Gardner of Greenwood, and Kathleen (Chap) Barth of Thorp; 10 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. She is further survived by two sisters: Dolores Lendosky of Greenwood and Katherine Gulczinski of New Brighton, MN; two brothers: Robert (Tami) Briski and John (Florence) Briski, both of Greenwood; two sisters-in-law: Vivian Briski of Greenwood and Della Briski of Altoona; nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends.

Rose was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Stanley, in 1993; her son, Eugene Malaszuk, in infancy; five brothers: matt, Tony, Frank, Ted and Albert; and four sisters: Mary Malnar, Elizabeth Stimac, Julia Vivoda and Angeline Gulczinski.

Rose’s family would like to thank the Clark County Health Care Center for all their wonderful care.

Online condolences may be expressed at: www.cuddiefh.com. Thorp Funeral home is assisting the family with arrangements.