Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Roseberry’s Funeral Home & Crematory in Friendship. Private Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, January 24^th, 2004. Military rites will be offered by the Adams VFW Post #6279; the Adams American Legion Red Cloud Post #250; and the Grand Marsh American Legion Snyder-Richardson Post #273.

Tom was born April 22, 1939 to Joseph and Emma (Nobles) Petruska in the Township of Rome. He married Judy Youngmark on April 4, 1964. Tom was employed as a millwright for 32 years with Georgia-Pacific.

He served in the United States Army in 1958, went to teachers college in the fall of 1959, and was called back by the Army’s 32^nd Division during the Berlin Wall Crisis in 1961. Tom loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed hunting, reading, fishing, camping, and was a great dancer.  Tom was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and one brother.

Survivors include:

Wife Judy Petruska – Friendship, WI

Son: Darrin Petruska – Stevens Point, WI

Son: Dustin Petruska – Friendship, WI

Daughter: Darcy (Tim Bartels) Petruska – Necedah, WI

Granddaughter: Hannah Petruska – Stevens Point, WI

Granddaughter: Kendra Bartels – Necedah, WI

Brother: Joseph (June) Petruska – Wisconsin Rapids

Sister: Joyce (Howard) Travis – Hancock

Sister: Jeannette (Bob) Cole – Friendship