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Clarence J Tomchek

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Clarence J Tomchek

Birth
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
11 Mar 1944 (aged 36)
Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
P-31-3-3
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CLARENCE J. TOMCHEK

Local Man Killed Saturday In An Antigo Accident
Clarence J. Tomchek, 36, of 3101 Meadow Lane, was fatally injured early Saturday
evening in a collision between his car and a truck at Antigo.
Tomchek was rushed to the hospital after the accident and died about 20 minutes
later. He sustained head and internal injuries, it was reported. An inquest into
the death was to be held in Antigo this afternoon.
The victim of the accident was on his way to Pelican Lake to get his wife and son
who had been visiting with her parents for the past two weeks. The accident
occurred within 25 miles of his destination. Riding with Tomchek at the time was
Conrad Herman of Pelican Lake, whom he had picked up a short while earlier.
According to information obtained from Mrs. Tomchek today, her husband was driving
north on Highway 45-57 in Antigo when the collision with a Standard oil truck
driven by William Christensen of White Lake, Wis., going east, occurred.
Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services will be held here Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Pfeffer funeral home.
The body will lie in state at the funeral home from Tuesday afternoon to the time
of services. The body was to be brought here from Antigo after the inquest this
afternoon. The Rev. R. B. Walden will officiate and interment will be in Evergreen
cemetery.
Mr. Tomchek, an employe of the Northwestern Asbestos and Cork Insulation Company here
for the past 17 years, was born in this city Sept. 11, 1907 and spent most of his life
here. He married Miss Ann Johnson on Sept. 4, 1938.
Survivors are the wife; one son, Robert, 11 months; mother, Mrs. Anna Tomchek, city;
two sisters, Mrs. Leander Sturm of this city and Mrs. August Jessick of Milwaukee; and
two brothers, George of Green Bay and Private First Class Joseph now serving in New
Guinea.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 13, 1944 P. 2
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[d. 03-11-1944 at Antigo Langlade co., WI/age 36 yrs./bur. on Mrs. Ann I. Tomchek lot]
CLARENCE J. TOMCHEK

Local Man Killed Saturday In An Antigo Accident
Clarence J. Tomchek, 36, of 3101 Meadow Lane, was fatally injured early Saturday
evening in a collision between his car and a truck at Antigo.
Tomchek was rushed to the hospital after the accident and died about 20 minutes
later. He sustained head and internal injuries, it was reported. An inquest into
the death was to be held in Antigo this afternoon.
The victim of the accident was on his way to Pelican Lake to get his wife and son
who had been visiting with her parents for the past two weeks. The accident
occurred within 25 miles of his destination. Riding with Tomchek at the time was
Conrad Herman of Pelican Lake, whom he had picked up a short while earlier.
According to information obtained from Mrs. Tomchek today, her husband was driving
north on Highway 45-57 in Antigo when the collision with a Standard oil truck
driven by William Christensen of White Lake, Wis., going east, occurred.
Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services will be held here Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Pfeffer funeral home.
The body will lie in state at the funeral home from Tuesday afternoon to the time
of services. The body was to be brought here from Antigo after the inquest this
afternoon. The Rev. R. B. Walden will officiate and interment will be in Evergreen
cemetery.
Mr. Tomchek, an employe of the Northwestern Asbestos and Cork Insulation Company here
for the past 17 years, was born in this city Sept. 11, 1907 and spent most of his life
here. He married Miss Ann Johnson on Sept. 4, 1938.
Survivors are the wife; one son, Robert, 11 months; mother, Mrs. Anna Tomchek, city;
two sisters, Mrs. Leander Sturm of this city and Mrs. August Jessick of Milwaukee; and
two brothers, George of Green Bay and Private First Class Joseph now serving in New
Guinea.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 13, 1944 P. 2
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[d. 03-11-1944 at Antigo Langlade co., WI/age 36 yrs./bur. on Mrs. Ann I. Tomchek lot]


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  • Created by: Kent Salomon
  • Added: Aug 11, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95222270/clarence_j-tomchek: accessed ), memorial page for Clarence J Tomchek (11 Sep 1907–11 Mar 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95222270, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).