Loretta E. Gesicki

Loretta E. Gesicki, 82, Wausau, a former Poniatowski resident of 57 years, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2003 at her home. She was born October 24, 1921 in Hamburg, daughter of the late Emil and Rose (Giese) Marth. She married John R. Gesicki, on October 12, 1946 in Poniatowski. He preceded her in death on May 12, 1995. Loretta was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Poniatowski. She enjoyed gardening, baking apple pies, making horseradish from plants grown in her garden, quilting, and playing cards. Loretta and her husband John owned and operated Gesicki's General Store and Tavern for 45 years. Loretta was an avid supporter of the 45/90 Club which was used to publicize the geographical marker in Poniatowski that indicates the exact center of the northern half of the western hemisphere-one quarter of the way around the earth from Greenwich, England, and half way between the equator and the north pole. Survivors include three children; Aaron Gesicki, Sparta, Charlotte (Ray) Guden, Wausau, and Kristine Nuxoll, Athens, as well as six grandchildren; Elizabeth, Genevieve, and Jon Gesicki, Stephanie and Adam Guden, and Amanda Nuxoll. She is also survived by one sister, Delphine (Reuben) Saeger, Wausau, and sisters-in-law, Eldine Marth, Wausau, and Edna Kolberg, Wausau, along with many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Leslie Marth, and two sisters, Leona Kolberg, and Sylvia Cramer. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Poniatowski. The Reverend Charles Hiebl will officiate. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4 to 8 PM at the Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, Edgar, and again Tuesday from 10 AM until the time of services at the church. There will be a parish vigil service at 7:00 PM Monday evening at the Edgar funeral home. She will be sadly missed as mother, grandmother, sister, friend, bartender, and card shark. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Online condolences at www.petersonkraemer.com