Byron
"Bob" Hutsell Tomlin, age 80, of Friendship, Wisconsin
entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at
his home surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October
29, 2007 at the Arkdale Trinity Lutheran Church in Arkdale,
Wisconsin. Pastor Terri Skildum will officiate. Cremation
will follow the traditional service. Military rites will be
offered at the church 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 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday at Roseberry's
Funeral Home and from 9 a.m. until the time of service at
the church on Monday.
Bob was born May 21, 1927 in Townsend, Wisconsin to
Alfred and Amy (Hutsell) Tomlin. He graduated from Townsend
High School 1944. Bob was a veteran of WWII, serving in the
Navy. He moved to Kenosha, WI following the war and married
Shirley M. Schilling on May 6, 1950 in Kenosha. The couple
owned and operated a gas station in Kenosha, Wisconsin
before working for AMC/Chrysler Corporation. He retired
after 27 years of service. Bob retired to Friendship area in
1976.
Bob enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing cribbage, the
outdoors, and socializing with friends.
Bob was a member of the Arkdale Trinity Lutheran Church,
the Castle Rock Lions, the Kenosha VFW Post #1874, a leader
in the Boy Scouts, and church youth groups.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred and Amy
(Hutsell) Tomlin; four sisters(Mildred, Hilda, Evelyn, and
Theora); and one brother, (Kenneth); special nephew, Edward
Palmer
Memorials may be directed to the Arkdale Trinity Lutheran
Church.
