Allen "Al" James Tomashek, age 72 of Shawano, died at home on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Born on May 11, 1944 in Shawano, he is the son of the late Alois "Mux" and Bernice (Meisner) Tomashek. Al was united in marriage to Kathleen Lohrengel on December 22, 1980 in Shawano. Al enjoyed participating in poker tournaments, hunting, fishing, going up north with his dog, Riley and especially spending time with family and grandkids. He also enjoyed collecting antiques and Precious Moment figurines. Al was a member of the Shawano Agriculture Society and loved going to the Shawano County Fair each year.
He is survived by his wife, Kathleen; his children, Andy (Cheryl Carpenter) Tomashek of Shawano, Ashley (Cody Singer) Tomashek of Shawano, Tammy Lucht of Omro, Traci (Jeff) Dayton of Shawano, Therese (Mike) Kelly of Black Creek, Pat (Penny) Lohrengel of Clintonville; 15 grandchildren, Adrian, Tristan, Alexandrea, Adin, Alyssa, Cameron, Brianna (Dennis Christensen), Matt (Jenny Zahradka), Heather, Nathan, Brooke, Hunter, Cheyenne, Brooke Buckbee and Morgan Sigl; four great-grandchildren, Evelyn, Braeden, Mason and MaKaylee.
Al is preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Alison Tomashek.
Funeral services will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 2017 at Swedberg Funeral Home with the Rev. Scott Ludford officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Monday from 4:30 p.m. until the time of the service.
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