David C. Tlusty
1944-2021
David C. Tlusty, 77, died on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 at his home in Wausau under the care of Hospice Services.
The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 at the Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Wausau. Visitation will be Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of the services all at the church.
He was born Oct. 6, 1944 in Medford, son of the late Harold and Ann Tlusty. On Aug. 23, 1969 he married Janet Haack at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wausau. She survives.
He graduated from Medford High School in 1962, worked construction for eight years, then as a shipping scheduler for various trucking firms. Dave lived as a paraplegic for 29 years following a motor vehicle accident.
Dave loved his family, friends, home, yard, and mowing his lawn. He followed politics, the stock market, and was a loyal Brewers, Bucks, Packers, and Wisconsin Badgers fan. Before his accident, he enjoyed bowling and golfing.
Survivors include his wife, Janet; 2 children, JuliAnn Sklow and Lance Tlusty; and 3 grandchildren; brothers, Ted, Jim (Maris), Roger (Mary), and Mark (Amy); brothers-in-law, David, Gordon and Kevin Haack, and David Przybylski; sister-inlaw Jean Neeck; and many nieces and nephews.
Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, 1302 Sixth St., Wausau, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer. com In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Spinal Cord Society, 19051 Cty Hwy 1, Fergus Falls, MN 56537-7609 (scsus.org).
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