Posted on: Wood Co WI Obits Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/WoodObits/459 Surname: HARTJES, LIPKA, MIELKE, WEINFURTER ------------------------- Lawrence "Larry" Joseph LIPKA Obit printed in the Pittsville Record, Volume 92 Number 6, Thursday Feb 8, 2001, Page 2 Lawrence "Larry" Joseph LIPKA, 60, passed away from cancer Thursday, January 18, 2001 at Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News, PA. A native of Pittsville, he had been a Peninsula resident since 1965. He was a graduate of St Norbert College of DePere, and served in Europe and Vietnam as a Captain in the U. S. Army from 1962-1967. Following his military service, Larry earned his law degree from Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary. He established his practice in downtown Newport News, where he worked from 1972 until the present. Mr LIPKA is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Joan M LIPKA; his mother, Marie (LIPKA) WEINFURTER of Arpin; and his twin brother, Jerry LIPKA and wife Jean, of Indianapolis, IN. He is further survived by six step-brothers, Carl (Margaret) WEINFURTER of Wisconsin Rapids, Lawrence (Arlene) WEINFURTER of Sherry, Arne (Judy) WEINFURTER of Sheboygan Falls, David (Katie) WEINFURTER of Sherry, Howard (Sandy) WEINFURTER of Vesper and Tom (Laurie) WEINFURTER of Milladore; four step-sisters, Lois (Jim) MANCL of Wisconsin Rapids, Clara (Fran) ELSEN of Nekoosa, Doris (Carl) MIELKE of Junction City and Teresa (Dave) HARTJES of Wisconsin Rapids. Preceding him in death were his father, Harold on February 17, 1971; his siter Jane on October 6, 1967; his brother Paul on May 25, 1981; and his step-father Rudy WEINFURTER on February 7, 1984. Rev Joseph MAJEWSKI of St Jerome's Catholic church conducted the funeral service at Weymouth Funeral Home. Interment was in Peninsula Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Peninsula SPCA or the American Cancer Society. Joan M. Benner, Golden Rule Genealogy Member, Association of Professional Genealogists and Rootsweb Sponsor Link: Golden Rule Genealogy URL: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm>