4 Wallace Wasieleski 1929 - ................... +Dorothy Podolski June 23, 1928 - June 21, 2010

...................... 5 Dave Wasieleski 1950 - ......................... +Diane

...................... *2nd Wife of Dave Wasieleski: ......................... +Lynn 1965 -

...................... 5 Gary Wasieleski 1951 - ......................... +Nancy

...................... 5 Joyce Wasieleski 1953 - ......................... +Antony Karpinski 1952 -

...................... 5 Arnie Wasieleski 1956 - ......................... +Beverly 1954 -

...................... 5 Shari Wasieleski 1961 - ......................... +Quinn Cieslewski 1960 -

...................... 5 Cori Wasieleski 1964 - ......................... +Randy Studinski 1962 -

Dorothy L. Wasieleski

Dorothy L. Wasieleski of Plover lost her battle with cancer Monday evening June 21, 2010 at her home surrounded by her family. A mass of christian burial for Dorothy will be at 10:30 AM Thursday June 24, 2010 at St. Bronislava Catholic Church. Rev. James Trempe will officiate. Private family burial will take place at a later date. Friends and family will gather to share memories from 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM on Thursday at the church. A memorial in lieu of flowers will be established. Plover - Shuda Funeral Services are assisting the family.

Dorothy was the daughter of the late Jacob Podolski and Francis (Mallek) Podolski. She was born on June 23, 1928, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. After her mother’s death in 1931, she lived with her father and step-grandmother in the Mill Creek area. She married Wallace Wasieleski on September 17, 1949, at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Mill Creek. Following their marriage they moved to Milwaukee to raise their family. However, Dorothy and Wallace missed living in the country and decided to move back to the Stevens Point area to begin their farming career in Mill Creek. In 1964, they purchased Wallace's Family Homestead (est. 1917), where Dorothy handled all of the finances for their farming operation, and continued to do so for more than 46 years thereafter. Dorothy enjoyed listening and dancing to music; polka was her dance of choice. She also played an influential role in teaching her children to polka. Additionally, Dorothy enjoyed sewing, and sewed many Easter dresses and bonnets for her daughters. Dorothy loved to cook for her family, and prepared countless meals for family and friends. She made the best soup in town. Dorothy treasured the time spent with her husband and family, spending much of it traveling together in their motor home while she was in her early 60's. She enjoyed going Up North and fishing for bluegills. Family was the most important aspect in her life and she valued every minute with them.

Dorothy was preceded in death by one sister, Grace Podolski; two brothers, Roman and Leonard Podolski; and one grandson, Brandon Cieslewicz, who was killed in an automobile accident in 2002. Survivors include her husband, Wallace; six children, David (Lynn), Gary, Joyce (Tony Karpinski), Arnie (Bev), Shari (Quinn Cieslewicz), and Cori (Randy Studinski); seven granddaughters, Kristi, Alicia, Tara, Jenny, Desiree, Breanna, and Brittany; seven grandsons, Jason, Brad, Jeremy, Dan, Bob, Justin, and Eric; and eleven great-grandchildren.