Weis, Thomas J. (1954 – 2011)

WEIS, SCHABEN, MIKKELSEN, CHAMBERLAIN, ERICKSON, FALKENA, FOX, JANSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/4/2013 at 17:17:47

Name of deceased: Thomas Joseph Weis

Aged: 56 yrs, 5 mo, 15 days

Residence: Country Care Center, rural Harlan, IA

Born: Nov. 28, 1954, Earling, IA

Died: May 13, 2011, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial, Monday, May 16, 2011, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Defiance, IA; Father John Frost of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Harlan, celebrating; Burial at St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Defiance, IA.

Survived by: parents, Robert and Ruth Ann (nee Schaben) Weis of Defiance, IA; brothers, Robert (spouse, Donna) Weis, Jr. of Harlan, IA, Tony Weis (fiancée, Kathy Baker) of Denver, CO, and Russ (spouse, Jessica) Weis of Ames, IA; sisters, Sheila Mikkelsen (friend, Ron Buckholdt), Joan (spouse, Jerry) Chamberlain, and Lisa Erickson (friend, Bart Sullivan), all of Harlan, IA, Nancy Falkena of Carroll, IA, Jude Fox (friend, Shane Gaskill) of Manilla, IA, and Ronda (spouse, Ted) Jansen of Aspinwall, IA; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Niece, Melissa Mikkelsen; Nephew, Brad Chamberlain

Education: Westphalia (IA) and Defiance schools, and Harlan (IA) High School

Religious affiliation: member, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Defiance, IA

Marriage: None noted

Employment: paper route; then worked at assisted work sites of Wesco in Denison, IA; later at Concerned, Inc., in Harlan, IA, where he worked for many years.

Hobbies/Interests: walking, music, attending Harlan Cyclone football games with brother-in-law, Jerry Chamberlain; buying a quart of vanilla ice cream at Dairy Queen; eating steak and eggs with his brother, Bob; particularly enjoyed spending time with family at gatherings.

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