John H. Pomasl

John H. Pomasl of White Lake died Monday May 30, 2011 after a short battle with cancer at the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Medical Center in Milwaukee with his family at his side. He was 67 years old. He was born August 28, 1943 in Antigo a son of the late Leo and Ruth (Anderson) Pomasl. He graduated from White Lake High School in 1961 and entered the United States Navy in 1962. He served during the Viet Nam War aboard the USS Wedderburn DD684. He married his high school sweetheart Mary Lou Siebert, she survives. Mr. Pomasl worked for Appleton Papers in Appleton and Red Owl Warehouse in Green Bay. He returned to White Lake where he owned and operated Pomasl's Red Owl Grocery from 1974 - 1992. Mr. Pomasl later worked at Motion Systems and Robbins Flooring in White Lake, and retired from Amron Corp. in Antigo in 2006. He was a member of St. James and St. Stanislaus Catholic Parish, White Lake and Langlade, the Anderson-Sather American Legion Post 524-White Lake. He served on the Village of White Lake board in the 1970's and 1980's and was a current board member having been reelected to the position in April of 2011. He loved cooking, gardening, golfing, fis...[more]

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g, playing bingo, telling jokes, and the senior breakfast club . He will be remembered and cherished as a loving and caring husband, father, and grandfather. He was always there with a loving, helping hand for his family and others. Survivors including his wife are two daughters Kathy (Dana) Mason, Little Chute, Holly (Mike) Swirkowski, Polar; a son Jon (Monica) Pomasl, Hortonville; four grandchildren Bryce Kuenzli, Jacob Mason, Nicole and Katie Pomasl; five brothers Patrick (Patti) Pomasl, Antigo, Michael (Lenore) Pomasl, Pickerel, Timothy (Julia) Pomasl, Oshkosh, William (Barbara) Pomasl, White Lake, Daniel (Joann) Pomasl, Antigo; a brother-in-law Andrew Shannon, Neenah. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Thomas in infancy and a sister Carol Shannon. Memorial services will be held on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Bradley Funeral Home with Deacon Don Nass officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 9-11 a.m. at the funeral home. The White Lake American Legion Post will conduct military rites following services at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society in Mr. Pomasl's name.