John C. Premo, age 82, of Brooks, Wisconsin died Tuesday,
May 22, 2007 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in
Madison, Wisconsin.
Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 26,
2007 at the Roseberry's Funeral Home in Friendship,
Wisconsin. Rev. Dean Nelson will officiate. Military rites
will be offered at the graveside service by the Adams VFW
Post #6279; the Adams American Legion Red Cloud Post #250;
and the Grand Marsh American Legion Snyder-Richardson Post
#273. Visitation will be 12 Noon until the time of service
on Saturday at Roseberry's Funeral Home.
Interment will be at the New Chester Cemetery, Town of
New Chester, Adams County, Wisconsin at a later date.
John was born August 12, 1924 in Coloma, Wisconsin to
Louis and Elizabeth (Traver) Premo. John married Lorraine
Graskamp on February 4, 1943 in Westfield, Wisconsin. He was
a veteran of WWII, serving in the Army Air Corps in the
Pacific Theater of War. He returned home to Brooks to his
wife and family following the war. John worked for the
Chicago NorthWestern Railroad for 37 years, retiring in
1984.
John and Lorraine celebrated 64 years of marriage this
past February 4th.
John enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, making Papa
Premo�s Premium Pretzels, made fishing barrel scalers, and
spending time with grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
John was preceded
in death by parents, brothers: Norman, Harold, and Richard;
and an infant son, John Jr and son-law-law, Wayne Jansa.
Survivors:
