Lester Musil, age 80, formerly of 2133 North Rapids Road, Manitowoc,
died Saturday morning, Feb. 13, 1999 at Parkview Care Center in Ripon.
The funeral will be at 6 p.m. Monday (TODAY), Feb. 15, 1999 at the
Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, with the Rev. Keith Haag
officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born on Aug. 19, 1918 in Manitowoc to the late Joseph and Dora
Johanek Musil. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Manitowoc with
the class of 1936. He had been employed as a milkman with Musil's Dairy
and as a baker until 1975 at Dick Brothers Bakery in Manitowoc.
Lester married Evelyn C. Michalek on Sept. 6, 1940 in Marinette. She
preceded him in death on Oct. 16, 1992. He was a member of Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Mr. Musil is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Diane Musil,
Manitowoc and Gloria and Ronald Bratz, Collins; one son and
daughter-in-law, Richard and Joan Musil, Oshkosh, Wis.; six
grandchildren, Jennifer Musil, Oshkosh, Nola (John) Keller, Boscobel,
Wis., Randy (Chris) Brartz, Gordon (Carla) Bratz, both of Chilton, Wis.,
Kurt and Chad Bratz, Collins, and one granddaughter-in-law, Tammy Bratz,
Kiel; seven great-grandchildren, Brandon, Brittany and Brett Bratz of
Chilton, Derek and Ashley Bratz, Kiel, and Jordan and James Keller,
Boscobel.
Other survivors include three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Gladys
Reno, Manitowoc, Sylvia and Leonard Trost, Manitowoc, and Florence and
Harry Springer, Green Bay; three sisters-in-law, Della Musil, Manitowoc,
Elanor Musil, Manitowoc and Joan Michalek, Two Rivers; nieces, nephews
and other relatives and friends.
In addition to his wife, Evelyn, he was preceded in death by one
grandson, Keither Bratz, nine brothers and sisters.
Friends may call at Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home from 4 p.m. Monday
(TODAY) until 6 p.m. when services begin.
Herald Times Reporter, February 15, 1999 P. A2