John J. Akey

John J. Akey 62, Eagan, Minn., a former Wausau resident, died Saturday September 8, 2001 at Merit Care Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. He was born September 6, 1939 in Wisconsin Rapids, son of the late Carl and Mildred (Lambrecht) Akey. John married Darlo Graveen on October 29, 1960 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Wausau. John graduated from Wausau High School. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy serving on the submarine, U.S.S. Sirago. He was later employed with the Milwaukee Railroad then was employed with the U.S. Postal Service for 34 years. During that time he was Wausau Area Local President for 21 years and was President of the Wisconsin APWU for 12 years. For the past five years he had been a National Business Agent for the American Postal Workers Union. As National Business Agent he represented four states;North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. He also was on the United Way Committee and the Past President and Treasurer of the Wausau Area Labor Council. Survivors besides his wife Darlo; includes his children, Sara Schmidt, Dubuque, Iowa and her children, Andrew and Brittany, John (Nancy) Akey, Cottage Grove, Minn., and their daughter Emily, and Lori (Mark) Plunkett, Wausau, one brother Michael (Cheryl) Akey and family Roben, Jill and Carl, Arbor Vitae. The funeral mass will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M. Thursday September 13, 2001 at The Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Wausau. Rev. Stephen Gross will preside. Friends may call on Wednesday from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, 1302 6th Street, Wausau and again Thursday from 10:00 A.M. until the time of services at the church. There will be a parish vigil service at 5:30 p.m. Weds. evening at the Sixth Street funeral home.