Jack Pelton,
82, of Stevens Point, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at Aspirus Wausau
Hospital after a brief, but courageous, battle with leukemia.
Jack was
born in Stevens Point on Nov. 2, 1936, to the late August and Angela Pudroski.
He graduated from Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay, and served in the U.S. Army
from 1960-1962.
He did
15-plus years of volunteering at the American Red Cross and donated 25 gallons
of his blood over the years during the blood drives.
Jack enjoyed
the outdoors, camping, ice skating, and enjoyed riding his motorcycle. Over the
course of his life, he was a prominent investor in the stock market.
Survivors
include his longtime companion, Kathy Bean; brother, Dick Pudroski;
sister-in-law, Mary Jane Pudroski; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death
by his parents; two brothers, Leonard and Norbert; and three sisters, Leona
Balms, Jane Wozniak and Arlene Mucha.
In lieu of
flowers, a memorial will be given to Aspirus Oncology Unit or Hospice Care in
Jack’s name.
The Funeral
Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at St. Peter
Catholic Church, 800 4
th
Avenue in Stevens Point. The Rev. Arul
Joseph V. will officiate. Burial will be at a later date in the St. Peter
Parish Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends to share memories will be in
the St. Faustina Room of the church on Thursday morning from 9:00 a.m. until
the time for Mass.
The John J.
Buettgen Funeral Home / Mid-Wisconsin Cremation Society are assisting the
family. For online condolences, please visit www.HonorOne.com.
