Ervin J. Dvorak, age 78, of 314 LaVesta Ct., Brillion, formerly of Maple Grove,
continued his journey with the Lord, on November 25, 1999. Funeral services will
be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, November 29, 1999 at St. Mary's St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, Maple Grove. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will
be Rev. Tom Long, with burial to follow in the parish cemetery.
Ervin was born November 29, 1920 in Taus, Wis., son of the late John and Ida
Huinker Dvorak. He attended area schools and was a graduate of Reedsville high
School with the class of 1938. On September 13, 1960 he married Margaret Gesell
at St. Elizabeth Church, Milwaukee. Ervin was a farmer and livestock dealer until
his retirement in 1987. He was a member of St. Mary's St. Patrick's Parish,
Reedsville Knights of Columbus, St. Patrick's Holy Name Society and the Catholic
Order of Foresters. He was a lifetime member of the Reedsville Sportsman's Club
and a former directory and currently a honorary director of the Denmark State
Bank.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; three children and their families, Paul
(Janet) Dvorak, Reedsville, Marianne (Christopher) McFarland, Manitowish Waters,
and Anne (Bryan) McVey, Brillion. He was a grandfather fondly known as "Papa" to
eight loving grandchildren, Peter, Elizabeth, Katherine, and Angela Dvorak, Megan,
Christopher, Graham and Nathaniel McFarland; he is further survived by one sister,
Evelyn Lemberger, Morgan Hill, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Honor Dvorak, Whitelaw
and Helene Cook, Wind Lake, Wis.; one brother-in-law, Robert (Veronica) Gesell,
Milwaukee. He will be greatly missed by special nieces and nephews, who he always
enjoyed and loved; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by one
brother, Arthur Dvorak; two sisters and three brothers-in-law, Irene (Gordon)
Sheehy, Florence, in infancy, Joe Lemberger and Bernard Gesell and by one sister-
in-law, Elizabeth Marino.
Friends may call at St. Mary's St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Maple Grove from
4-7 p.m. Sunday evening. A parish wake service will conclude the visitation at 7
p.m. Visitation will continue on Monday at the church after 12 noon until the time
of Mass at 1 p.m. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's St. Patrick's School.
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, is assisting the family with funeral
arrangements.
Ervin was a fun-loving man, who will fondly be remembered by all who knew and loved him. He left behind a legacy of love and laughter that spanned generations.
Manitowoc Herald Times - Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999 - page A2
continued his journey with the Lord, on November 25, 1999. Funeral services will
be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, November 29, 1999 at St. Mary's St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, Maple Grove. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will
be Rev. Tom Long, with burial to follow in the parish cemetery.
Ervin was born November 29, 1920 in Taus, Wis., son of the late John and Ida
Huinker Dvorak. He attended area schools and was a graduate of Reedsville high
School with the class of 1938. On September 13, 1960 he married Margaret Gesell
at St. Elizabeth Church, Milwaukee. Ervin was a farmer and livestock dealer until
his retirement in 1987. He was a member of St. Mary's St. Patrick's Parish,
Reedsville Knights of Columbus, St. Patrick's Holy Name Society and the Catholic
Order of Foresters. He was a lifetime member of the Reedsville Sportsman's Club
and a former directory and currently a honorary director of the Denmark State
Bank.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; three children and their families, Paul
(Janet) Dvorak, Reedsville, Marianne (Christopher) McFarland, Manitowish Waters,
and Anne (Bryan) McVey, Brillion. He was a grandfather fondly known as "Papa" to
eight loving grandchildren, Peter, Elizabeth, Katherine, and Angela Dvorak, Megan,
Christopher, Graham and Nathaniel McFarland; he is further survived by one sister,
Evelyn Lemberger, Morgan Hill, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Honor Dvorak, Whitelaw
and Helene Cook, Wind Lake, Wis.; one brother-in-law, Robert (Veronica) Gesell,
Milwaukee. He will be greatly missed by special nieces and nephews, who he always
enjoyed and loved; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by one
brother, Arthur Dvorak; two sisters and three brothers-in-law, Irene (Gordon)
Sheehy, Florence, in infancy, Joe Lemberger and Bernard Gesell and by one sister-
in-law, Elizabeth Marino.
Friends may call at St. Mary's St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Maple Grove from
4-7 p.m. Sunday evening. A parish wake service will conclude the visitation at 7
p.m. Visitation will continue on Monday at the church after 12 noon until the time
of Mass at 1 p.m. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's St. Patrick's School.
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, is assisting the family with funeral
arrangements.
Ervin was a fun-loving man, who will fondly be remembered by all who knew and loved him. He left behind a legacy of love and laughter that spanned generations.
Manitowoc Herald Times - Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999 - page A2
Ervin J. Dvorak, age 78, of 314 LaVesta Ct., Brillion, formerly of Maple Grove,
continued his journey with the Lord, on November 25, 1999. Funeral services will
be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, November 29, 1999 at St. Mary's St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, Maple Grove. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will
be Rev. Tom Long, with burial to follow in the parish cemetery.
Ervin was born November 29, 1920 in Taus, Wis., son of the late John and Ida
Huinker Dvorak. He attended area schools and was a graduate of Reedsville high
School with the class of 1938. On September 13, 1960 he married Margaret Gesell
at St. Elizabeth Church, Milwaukee. Ervin was a farmer and livestock dealer until
his retirement in 1987. He was a member of St. Mary's St. Patrick's Parish,
Reedsville Knights of Columbus, St. Patrick's Holy Name Society and the Catholic
Order of Foresters. He was a lifetime member of the Reedsville Sportsman's Club
and a former directory and currently a honorary director of the Denmark State
Bank.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; three children and their families, Paul
(Janet) Dvorak, Reedsville, Marianne (Christopher) McFarland, Manitowish Waters,
and Anne (Bryan) McVey, Brillion. He was a grandfather fondly known as "Papa" to
eight loving grandchildren, Peter, Elizabeth, Katherine, and Angela Dvorak, Megan,
Christopher, Graham and Nathaniel McFarland; he is further survived by one sister,
Evelyn Lemberger, Morgan Hill, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Honor Dvorak, Whitelaw
and Helene Cook, Wind Lake, Wis.; one brother-in-law, Robert (Veronica) Gesell,
Milwaukee. He will be greatly missed by special nieces and nephews, who he always
enjoyed and loved; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by one
brother, Arthur Dvorak; two sisters and three brothers-in-law, Irene (Gordon)
Sheehy, Florence, in infancy, Joe Lemberger and Bernard Gesell and by one sister-
in-law, Elizabeth Marino.
Friends may call at St. Mary's St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Maple Grove from
4-7 p.m. Sunday evening. A parish wake service will conclude the visitation at 7
p.m. Visitation will continue on Monday at the church after 12 noon until the time
of Mass at 1 p.m. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's St. Patrick's School.
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, is assisting the family with funeral
arrangements.
Ervin was a fun-loving man, who will fondly be remembered by all who knew and loved him. He left behind a legacy of love and laughter that spanned generations.
Manitowoc Herald Times - Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999 - page A2
continued his journey with the Lord, on November 25, 1999. Funeral services will
be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, November 29, 1999 at St. Mary's St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, Maple Grove. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will
be Rev. Tom Long, with burial to follow in the parish cemetery.
Ervin was born November 29, 1920 in Taus, Wis., son of the late John and Ida
Huinker Dvorak. He attended area schools and was a graduate of Reedsville high
School with the class of 1938. On September 13, 1960 he married Margaret Gesell
at St. Elizabeth Church, Milwaukee. Ervin was a farmer and livestock dealer until
his retirement in 1987. He was a member of St. Mary's St. Patrick's Parish,
Reedsville Knights of Columbus, St. Patrick's Holy Name Society and the Catholic
Order of Foresters. He was a lifetime member of the Reedsville Sportsman's Club
and a former directory and currently a honorary director of the Denmark State
Bank.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; three children and their families, Paul
(Janet) Dvorak, Reedsville, Marianne (Christopher) McFarland, Manitowish Waters,
and Anne (Bryan) McVey, Brillion. He was a grandfather fondly known as "Papa" to
eight loving grandchildren, Peter, Elizabeth, Katherine, and Angela Dvorak, Megan,
Christopher, Graham and Nathaniel McFarland; he is further survived by one sister,
Evelyn Lemberger, Morgan Hill, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Honor Dvorak, Whitelaw
and Helene Cook, Wind Lake, Wis.; one brother-in-law, Robert (Veronica) Gesell,
Milwaukee. He will be greatly missed by special nieces and nephews, who he always
enjoyed and loved; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by one
brother, Arthur Dvorak; two sisters and three brothers-in-law, Irene (Gordon)
Sheehy, Florence, in infancy, Joe Lemberger and Bernard Gesell and by one sister-
in-law, Elizabeth Marino.
Friends may call at St. Mary's St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Maple Grove from
4-7 p.m. Sunday evening. A parish wake service will conclude the visitation at 7
p.m. Visitation will continue on Monday at the church after 12 noon until the time
of Mass at 1 p.m. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's St. Patrick's School.
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, is assisting the family with funeral
arrangements.
Ervin was a fun-loving man, who will fondly be remembered by all who knew and loved him. He left behind a legacy of love and laughter that spanned generations.
Manitowoc Herald Times - Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999 - page A2
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