Full Obituary

JOSEPH A. PAWLICKI, age 96, of Thorp, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Oakbrook Health & Rehab in Thorp. Funeral services will be held at 10:30am on Monday, February 3, 2014 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Lublin. Rev. Madanu Sleeva Raju will officiate and burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dan Boie, Mike Boie, Dave Kroeplin, James Bielecki, Jason Bielecki, Ryan Pawlicki, and Jeff Pawlicki. Visitation will be held at the church, on Monday, from 9:30am until time of service.
Joseph Andrew Pawlicki was born on May 23, 1917 in the Town of Roosevelt, rural Thorp, to Anton and Mary (Kaszinowska) Pawlicki. He was raised on the family farm and received his education at area schools. After completing his education, Joe worked in the 3669th Co. CCC Camp out of Fairchild for a few years. He was united in marriage to Sophie M. Siudak on April 8, 1942 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Lublin. In addition to operating a dairy farm, Joe worked as a mechanic at Schmidt Chevrolet in Thorp, Hofkes Chevrolet in Stanley, Gilman Tractor in Gilman, and later at Ray's Body Shop in Thorp until 2008. He resided at home until entering Oakbrook Nursing & Rehab in 2010.
In his spare time, Joe enjoyed tinkering and fixing any kind of motor, and loved listening and dancing to polka music.
He was a lifetime member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife, Sophie, of Thorp; one daughter: Marcie (Dale) Boie of Thorp; one son-in-law: Joseph Bielecki of Thorp; one daughter-in-law: Carol Pawlicki of Thorp; 10 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Raymond Pawlicki in February 2008; his daughter, Theresa Bielecki in April 2013; one grandson, Douglas Pawlicki in January 1990; 3 brothers: Alois, Edmund and Klenensa in infancy; and 4 sisters: Wanda Sandel, Clara Gunia, Lottie Losiewicz, and Julia Pawlicki.