Full Obituary

DOLORES L. "DOLLY" ARCISZEWSKI, age 92, of Thorp, passed away with her family at her side, on Monday, January 27, 2020 at Our Lady of Victory Hospital, in Stanley. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at St. Bernard-St. Hedwig's Catholic Church in Thorp, WI. Rev. Baskaran Sandhiyagu will officiate, and burial will follow in New St. Hedwig's Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Jeff Meyer, Travis Wright, Shane Swope, Lance Haas, Chad Bohm and Vern Nystrom. Visitation will be held at the church, on Saturday, from 9:30am until time of service.
Dolores Lucy Wnek was born on December 13, 1927 in rural Thorp, WI, the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Nowobielski) Wnek. She was raised on the family farm and received her education at area schools, graduating from Thorp High School in 1945. After completing her education, Dolores worked in the office at the Blue Moon Cheese Factory, in Thorp, for 2 years. She was united in marriage to Stanley J. Arciszewski on October 11, 1947 at St. Hedwig's Catholic Church in Thorp. After their marriage, they took over Stanley's family farm, in the Town of Reeseburg, and farmed until retiring in 1986. They continued to live on the farm until 2008, at which time they moved to Morgan Plaza in the City of Thorp. Over the years, she became a part of that "close-knit family", and forged many friendships there. Dolores moved to Traditions Assisted Living in January 2020. Although her stay at Traditions was short, she was making it her home and enjoyed participating in the activities there.
She had many interests, including quilting and baking, especially making pierogi's. But most of all, Dolores loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Dolores was a member of St. Bernard-St. Hedwig's Catholic Church and its' PCCW. For many years, she wrote the Bobb's Mill news column and the Morgan Plaza news column for the Thorp Courier.
She is survived by her 3 children: Arlene (Dennis) Meyer of Thorp, Nancy (Tom) Bogumill of Wausau, and Bill (Trish) Arciszewski of Thorp; 8 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren: Christie Nystrom (Vern) and their children Braylen and Macy, Lindsey Wright (Travis) and their children Finley and Regan, Jeff Meyer (Trisha) and their son Evan, Corrie Bohm (Chad) and their children Miles and Olivia, Molly Meyer Swope (Shane), Nicole Barreiro and her daughter Isabel, Krista Haas (Lance) and their children Maddie, Brek and Ayla, Heidi Arciszewski (Kelly) and son Huxley; one brother: Robert (Antoinette) Wnek of Altoona; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Dolores was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Stanley, on February 1, 2013; and 2 sisters: Louise Sobczynski and Florence Lazowski.