Edward F.

Hrobsky

On Saturday, January 2, 2016, Edward F. Hrobsky, 96, danced off into eternity to meet up with his bride Florence, to the strains of the Blue Skirt Waltz. We are sure Florence was waiting for him in her dancing shoes.

Edward, a longtime resident of Lake Mills, died at the Wm. S. Middleton Veterans Hospital Hospice in Madison.

He was born on February 23, 1919 in Hubbleton, WI, the son of the late Edward and Cecilia (Brusenbach) Hrobsky.

He married Florence Woltemate on January 14, 1942. She preceded him in death on October 9, 1983. He later married Marjorie Marx in August 1988; she died in 1993.

He worked as an inspector at the former Creamery Package Co. in Lake Mills.


Edward, a veteran of W.W.II, served in the U.S. Army for 4 years.

He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Lake Mills, founding father of the Lake Mills St. Vincent de Paul Society, member of the Lake Mills American Legion Post #67, Knights of Columbus, Holy Name Society, and the Lake Mills Moose.

Survivors include his children, Kenneth (Diane) of Berkeley Heights, NJ, Mary (David) Schwartz of Medford, Lois (Donald) Nachreiner of Mauston, Betty (Dale) Otradovec of Madison, Patricia (Richard Engel) Hrobsky of West Bend, Peggy-Pauline Hrobsky of Fort Atkinson, Charles (Linda) of Cambridge; 14 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; seven step children; many step grandchildren and step great grandchildren; one brother, James of Watertown; and other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by five brothers.


Edward was a gardener extraordinaire, known for his sweet corn, strawberries, popcorn and sorghum. As a 4H gardening leader, he taught each of his children via his/her own small garden plot. He bought rosebushes for Florence's spring birthday, but really, he loved roses.


He travelled the world, with his favorite places being Alaska, and his 1980 trip to see the Passion Plays in Oberammergau, Germany. He played dartball, sheepshead, and neighborhood canasta; he hunted deer, turkey, and bagged a moose in Canada.


A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, January 8, 2016 at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church of Lake Mills.

Burial will be in the St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Cemetery in Johnson Creek.

Friends may call on Thursday at the Claussen Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. with a Rosary at 8 p.m. and also after 10:30 a.m. on Friday at the church until the time of mass.

In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated to the St.Vincent de Paul Society.

"Yes Ma'am"


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