Obituaries

ROBERT E. TWOHIG

Easter Lily      Robert E. Twohig, 92, Armstrong, died peacefully Oct. 9, 2016, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, West Bend, but his kind and gentle soul will live on. He was born on the family farm near Armstrong in the Town of Osceola on Aug. 1, 1924, to the late George R. and Mollie Browne Twohig.

His education began in a one-room schoolhouse and concluded as a 1943 graduate of the first coed class of St. Mary Springs High School.

On Sept. 26, 1959, he married Rose Mary Scannell at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Armstrong. He farmed the family homestead all his life.

Survivors include his loving daughters, Mary Ann (Chad) Reingold, Encino, Calif., Patti Marcinko, Oswego, Ill., Robbie Twohig, Burlington; grandchildren, Micaila Kelly, Egan Robert Marcinko, Lilly Rose, Thomas Julius and Nicholas Robert Reingold; sister, Patricia Twohig; sister-in-law, June Twohig; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.

He was further preceded in death by his wife on May 31, 2005; son-in-law, David Marcinko; sisters, Laura May Twohig, Nora (Herb) Niederehe, Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Twohig, Margaret (Jerry) Fitzgerald; his brothers, Dr. George (Catherine) Twohig, David (Roseann) Twohig, John (Florence) Twohig, Leo Twohig; his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, James Scannell, George and Marie Scannell, Isabelle and Francis Bothe; and his nephew, Pat Scannell.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, Oct. 15, at 10:30 a.m., at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mount Calvary with burial to follow in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery in Armstrong. The Rev. Gary Wegner will officiate. Visitation is at Twohig Funeral Home, 109 W. Main St., Campbellsport, on Friday, Oct. 14, from 4-7 p.m., with a 7 p.m., Prayer Service and at the church on Saturday morning from 9-10:15 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to Fr. Mike Shea at Sarnelli House in Nongkhai, Thailand.

Well-wishers can visit www.twohigfunerals.com.

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