Mr. Lawrence J. (Larry) Wojta, 58, of 3002 Nagel Avenue, Manitowoc, went to his eternal reward on Tuesday, February 12, at the family residence.
Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at Parkside Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Harold Berryman and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Wojta was born August 1, 1926, at Reedsville, son of the late Wenzel and Mary Koenig Wojta. He was a graduate of Reedsville High School in Reedsville. After graduating he then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he served in active duty during World War II in the Pacific. When he returned home from overseas he worked at the Kroger-Krombo Food Stores in Manitowoc, where he managed the Meat Department until the store close. Mr. Wojta then worked at Brunner's Store at Branch, Wisconsin, in the Meat Department until they discontinued business operations. Then in 1981 he started work with Fairview Super Market here in Manitowoc, where he worked in the Meat Department up until the present time. He married Delores Vetter in 1947. She preceded him in death on July 18, 1968. He then married Virginia Gates Stiefvater on April 17, 1979, at Manitowoc. Mr. Wojta was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Eleanor and Roland O'Connell of Janesville and Mrs. Mary Dewane of Manitowoc; a brother and sister-in-law, Wilbur and Evelyn Wojta of Manitowoc; two step-daughters and sons-in-law, Denise and Richard Elfering of Two Rivers and Cindy and Wally Panosh of Two Rivers; two step-grandchildren, Erin and Adam Panosh, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sally, two brothers, Orville and Norbert Wojta, and a sister, Mrs. Loretta Walterbach.
Friends may call at Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 5 p.m to 9 p.m. Thursday where a prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. led by Father Berryman.
Herald Times Reporter, February 13, 1985 P. 3
Mr. Lawrence J. (Larry) Wojta, 58, of 3002 Nagel Avenue, Manitowoc, went to his eternal reward on Tuesday, February 12, at the family residence.
Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at Parkside Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Harold Berryman and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Wojta was born August 1, 1926, at Reedsville, son of the late Wenzel and Mary Koenig Wojta. He was a graduate of Reedsville High School in Reedsville. After graduating he then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he served in active duty during World War II in the Pacific. When he returned home from overseas he worked at the Kroger-Krombo Food Stores in Manitowoc, where he managed the Meat Department until the store close. Mr. Wojta then worked at Brunner's Store at Branch, Wisconsin, in the Meat Department until they discontinued business operations. Then in 1981 he started work with Fairview Super Market here in Manitowoc, where he worked in the Meat Department up until the present time. He married Delores Vetter in 1947. She preceded him in death on July 18, 1968. He then married Virginia Gates Stiefvater on April 17, 1979, at Manitowoc. Mr. Wojta was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Eleanor and Roland O'Connell of Janesville and Mrs. Mary Dewane of Manitowoc; a brother and sister-in-law, Wilbur and Evelyn Wojta of Manitowoc; two step-daughters and sons-in-law, Denise and Richard Elfering of Two Rivers and Cindy and Wally Panosh of Two Rivers; two step-grandchildren, Erin and Adam Panosh, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sally, two brothers, Orville and Norbert Wojta, and a sister, Mrs. Loretta Walterbach.
Friends may call at Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 5 p.m to 9 p.m. Thursday where a prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. led by Father Berryman.
Herald Times Reporter, February 13, 1985 P. 3
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