Anton Thone

HARDWOOD - Anton "Tony" Thone, 85, of Fond du Lac, formerly of Hardwood, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, in Fond du lac. Tony was born Feb. 27, 1921, in Stephenson, son of the late George and Julia (Charlier) Thoune. Tony served with the U.S. Army during World War II where he received the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon, Two Bronze Campaign Stars and the Combat Infantry Badge. He married the former Evelyn Messner on June 24, 1967, in Colorado. Tony worked as a farmer and woods worker for many years, he was a crane operator for Kingsford Chemical for several years and retired in 1986 from the Briggs and Stratton Corp. in Milwaukee where he was a machinist. Following his retirement, he moved to Fond du Lac, Wis. Tony was a member of the Felch-Breen Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; his son, Robert (Sharon) Thone of Hardwood; a daughter, Edith (Gene) Baumann of Wild Rose, Wis.; a stepson, Dale Oakes of Menominee.; four grandchildren, Steve Thone of Randville, Dale (Joelle) Thone of Aberdeen, S.D., David (Becky) Thone of Menasha, Wis. and Kathy (David) Piasini, of Channing; a step-granddaughter, Judy (Brian) Fulkerson of Rockford, Ill.; 12 great-grandchildren, Steve and Doug Thone, Ashley, Nathan, Tyler and Megan Thone, Samantha, Alicia and Joshua Thone, Jennifer and Kristi Piasini and Michael Fulkerson and many nieces and nephews including Mary Miklauz, Charles Messner, Pat Bowen and Michael Messner. Tony was preceded in death by his first wife, Orva; a brother, Philip Thoune and a sister, Beatrice Seaman. Visitation will be held on Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Church in Foster City. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the church. Fr. Dick Mroz will offer the Mass of the Christian Burial. Burial will be in the Foster City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Steve, Dale and David Thone, David Piasini, Brian Fulkerson and Robert Bauer. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Anton "Tony" Thone online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon and Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

Anton Thone

January 30, 2007