Full Obituary

     DONNA D. "DAWN" WAICHULIS, age 87, of Thorp, WI, passed away at Oakbrook Health & Rehab on Thursday, September 15, 2016.  Funeral services will be held at 12pm on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at St. Bernard - St. Hedwig's Catholic Church in Thorp.  Rev. Janusz Kowalski will officiate and burial will follow in New St. Hedwig's Catholic Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Joe Waichulis, III, Scott Waichulis, Scott Meier, Jason Waichulis, Kelvin Waichulis and Cody Schwoch.  Visitation will be held at the church, on Tuesday, from 11am until time of service.
     Donna Dawn Swim was born on June 1, 1929 in Thorp, WI, the daughter of Harley E. and Stephennie (Kmiec) Swim, Sr.  She was raised and received her education in the Thorp area and began working at Blue Moon Cheese as a teenager.  Dawn was united in marriage to Joseph A. Waichulis, Sr. on May 3, 1947 at St. Hedwig's Catholic Church in Thorp.  They moved to Chicago, where she worked for a short time at Spiegel''s.  They returned to Thorp and took over the operation of the Waichulis farm in the Town of Withee, northeast of Thorp.  Dawn was a homemaker and a farmwife, working alongside her husband Joe, until his death on April 13, 2007.  She continued to reside on the farm until moving to Oakbrook Health & Rehab in December 2014.
     She was a member of St. Bernard - St. Hedwig's Catholic Church.  Donna had many interests, but especially loved flowers, gardening, crocheting, knitting, sewing, the Green Bay Packers, and providing all of the family holiday meals throughout the years.
     She will be dearly missed by her 2 children:  Joe, Jr. (Avis) Waichulis of Thorp,  Margie (Dennis) Goodman of Stratford;  3 grandchildren:  Joe (Tracy) Waichulis, III of Lublin,  Scott Waichulis of Altoona,  Tina (Scott) Meier of Rhinelander;  5 great grandchildren:  Jason (Kim), Kelvin (Kayla), Naketa (Cody), Mikayla, Daniel;  4 great-great grandchildren:  Jaelyn, Kinsley, Masen, Jameson;  2 brothers:  Ellery Swim of San Jose, CA,  Harley Swim of Stanley, WI;  several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
     Donna was preceded in death by her parents;  her husband, Joe, Sr.;  one brother:  Harold Swim;  and 4 sisters:  Linda Swim, Arvalee Spaltner, Anita Swim and Beverly Swim.