Obit: Jablonic, Thomas J. (1908 – 1975)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Jablonic, Friimaki, Pilka, Smith

---------Source: Owen Enterprise (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 05 Nov 1975

Jablonic, Thomas J. (18 SEP 1908 – 19 OCT 1975)

Thomas J. Jablonic, 67, Route 1, Owen (Clark Co., Wis.), died Wednesday, October 19, 1975 at 2 p.m. at the Colonial House of Colby.

Private memorial services were held following cremation, which took place Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Madison.

The Kraut-Maurina Funeral Services of Owen was in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Jablonic was born September 18, 1908 at Chicago and attended the Lane Technical Institute in Chicago and North Chicago Public Schools. He worked at Johns-Mansville, an American Steel and Wire Corp. in Chicago before moving to Loyal (Clark Co., Wis.) in 1943. He farmed there until 1946, when he moved to a farm in the Town of Green Grove (Clark Co.). He also worked for the Frederick Post Company of Owen during the mid-1950's.

Mr. Jablonic married the former Irma Friimaki on May 11, 1933 at Waukegan, Illinois. She survives.

Other survivors include two sons, Randall, Madison, and David, Pewaukee; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Pilka, Chicago, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, Waukegan, Illinois, and Miss Caroline Jablonic and Miss Grace Jablonic, both of North Chicago; a brother, Ed Jablonic, Curtiss, and six grandchildren.

A brother preceded him in death.