Obit: Filtzkowski, David A. (1945 - 2015)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Brunke, Filtzkowski, Huff, Kaiser, Kruzitski, Lindell, McHugh, Wanta, Weber, Wolfe

----Source: Life Tributes (Spencer, WI) 9/09/2015

Filtzkowski, David A. “Flitz” (13 AUG 1945 - 6 SEP 2015)

David A. “Flitz” Filtzkowski, age 70, of Edgar, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital Palliative Care Unity while surrounded by his family.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11AM on Friday, September 11, 2015 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Edgar with Rev. Thomas Huff officiating. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Family and friends are invited to gather on Friday at the church from 9AM until the time of services. The honor of pallbearer belongs to Michael and Robert Filtzkowski, Jason, Tanner and Grant Lindell and Fred Weber. David’s honorary pallbearer will be Jackson Lindell.

David was born August 13, 1945 in Wausau the only son of Albin and Myrtle (Brunke) Filtzkowski. He attended St. John’s Parochial School and graduated from Edgar High School. He worked a short time at Fenwood Feed Mill and at the Kohler Company near Sheboygan.

On May 15, 1965 he married Helen Louise McHugh at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Halder. David and Helen carried on the family tradition of farming on the family homestead making memories with their five children. After retiring from dairy and ginseng farming, David worked at SNE in Mosinee for a short period before returning to his true passion of working in the fields for North Central Equipment Co. and Heil Ginseng.

He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Edgar FFA Alumni Group and Krecji City Cruisers Snowmobile Club of Edgar.

Hobbies included snowmobiling and four-wheeling, maintaining the trails for the snowmobile club and tractor pulling. David loved his Farmall tractors, especially when he could enter local tractor pulls. As recently as August 8th, David competed in the Edgar Tractor pulling event and won a 2nd place ribbon. David always looked forward to the yearly Edgar Steam Show event of which he was a supporting member.

Survivors include his wife Helen of Edgar, his children: Laurie (fiancé Fred Weber) Filtzkowski of Wilton, CA, Michael (Linda) Filtzkowski of Colby, Denise Filtzkowski of Edgar, Melissa (Jason) Lindell of Mosinee and Robert (Jaime) Filtzkowski of Wrightstown; four grandchildren: Tanner, Grant and Jackson Lindell and Brooklyn Filtzkowski; four sisters: Florence (James) Kaiser of Sheboygan, Delores (Dan) Wanta of Wausau, Mary (Jeff) Wolfe of Mosinee and Eileen (Duane) Kruzitski of Stevens Point along with many other relatives and friends.

David was preceded in death by his parents and his father-in-law Raymond McHugh.

The family of David would like to extend a special “thank you” to the staff at Aspirus Wausau Hospital’s Palliative Care Unit for their care and understanding in making his last days with us more comfortable and also to the crew members of the Edgar Ambulance Service for their prompt response and care provided to Dave.

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