Edward Martin Aksamit, age 89, of Big Flats, Wisconsin (formerly of Chicago, IL) died Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at the Tomah VA Medical Center in Tomah, Wisconsin.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Friendship, Wisconsin. Father James P. McNamee will officiate. Interment will be at the St. Leo�s Catholic Cemetery, Friendship, Wisconsin. Military rites will be offered at the cemetery by the Adams County Honor Squad.

Visitation will be on Saturday from 12 Noon until the time of Mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.

Edward was born October 18, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois to Walter John and Mary (Piejchala) Stanczyk. He married Stephanie Kosiek on May 1, 1939 in Chicago, IL. Edward was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Army in the European Theater of War. The couple moved to Adams County in 1974.

Edward was a patriotic World War II veteran and was a member of the Adams American Legion Red Cloud Post #250.

Edward was lover of animals, children, and his fellow man. He will be missed by his constant four-legged companion of eleven years, his dog Clover.

Edward was preceded in death by his parents, Walter John and Mary (Piejchala) Stanczyk; and his beloved wife of fifty years, Stephanie Aksamit.

Edward was Beloved father of Edward F. Aksamit; loving father-in-law to Victoria Aksamit and beloved grandfather of Amanda and Abigail Aksamit.