Posted on: Wood Co. Wi Obits Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/WoodObits/381 Surname: CAPTAIN, FITZGERALD, KONIETZKI, McCONNELL, TOSCH ------------------------- Donald Francis TOSCH Obit printed in the Pittsville Record, Volume 91 Number 47, Thursday November 30, 2000, Page 7 Donald Francis TOSCH, 1922-2000 Donald Francis TOSCH, 78, was born in Vesper to Frank and Coletto (MCCONNELL) TOSCH on May 27, 1922. He died Friday, November 10, 2000 at his home in Rudolph after six weeks illness with acute leukemia. He attended St. Philips Grade School and Rudolph High School. After high school he worked at Preway until he joined the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was a crew chief airplane mechanic in the Air Force for 42 months. After returning home he worked for Hemmersbach Ford, Wisconsin Rapids, and the Biron Division of Consolidated Papers, and in 1960 purchased the business founded by his father, Tosch Motors. He was still operating this business on a part-time basis until the week before he was taken ill. He was a member of American Legion Post 485 of Rudolph and was a past commander of the Post. He was also commander of a ground observer force in Rudolph during the Cold War period. He was a volunteer fireman in the early days of the Rudolph Fire Department and as a former member of the Rudolph Lions Club he helped to build Rudolph Lions Park. He was a past member of the heart of Wisconsin Gem and Mineral Society. He married Beulah CAPTAIN on Sep 29, 1945, in Wisconsin Rapids. She survives along with two daughters, Susan (Skeet) FITZGERALD of Las Vegas, NV and Cindy (Gordy) KONIETZKI of Wisconsin Rapids; three grandchildren; one great-grandson; and a sister-in-law, Irene CAPTAIN of Wisconsin Rapids. He was predeceased by his parents and a son, Mike, who died in an auto accident in 1972. Services were held Wednesday, November 15th at St. Philips Catholic church, Rudolph, with committal in All Souls Cemetery, Rudolph. Joan M BENNER, Golden Rule Genealogy Member, Association of Professional Genealogists Rootsweb Sponsor Link: Golden Rule Genealogy URL: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm>