Individual Details

Victor John Stommes

(December 17, 1921 - June 2, 2009)

Victor John Stommes, 87
Owen, WI -- formerly of St. Nicholas, MN
Dec. 17, 1921 - June 2, 2009

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 5, 2009 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in St. Nicholas, MN for Victor John Stommes, age 87, who died Tuesday at the Clark County Health Care Center in Owen, WI. Burial will be in the St. Nicholas Parish Cemetery, St. Nicholas, MN. Relatives and friends may call from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Friday morning in the St. Nicholas Church, St. Nicholas, MN. Arrangements were entrusted with the Wenner Funeral Home, Cold Spring.

Victor was born in St. Nicholas, MN to Nicholas and Margaret (Boeckmann) Stommes. At the age of 18, he ran the family farm after his father died in 1940 until 1947. Victor worked out west for a number of years and moved back to the mid-west settling in Milwaukee, WI. He was a sub-contractor installing doors and windows. One of his passions was reading and learning about economics, as well as investing. He was an avid reader of the Wall Street Journal until recently. Victor retired on a small farm in Thorp, WI. In the late 1990’s, his nephew Richard Stommes (son of William and Laura Stommes) became his personal guardian.

Survivors include his seven siblings, William (Laura) of St. Joseph, Lorraine Spoden of Paynesville, Armella Malikowski of St. Cloud, Marie Stommes of St. Paul, Rosina (Donald) Ruprecht of Cold Spring, Evelyn (Dick) Otremba of St. Cloud and Rita (Rich) Feddema of Richfield; 63 nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Alphonse, Andrew, Joseph, Clarence, Wilfred and Ralph and his sister, Sister Alverna, OSF.

Events

BirthDecember 17, 1921St. Nicholas, MN
DeathJune 2, 2009Owen, WI

Families

FatherNicholas Stommes (1884 - 1940)
MotherMargaret Boeckmann (1888 - 1964)
SiblingAlphonse J. Stommes (1908 - 1985)
SiblingAndrew Stommes (1909 - 1947)
SiblingWilfred Frank Stommes (1924 - 1996)
SiblingMarie Stommes
SiblingLorraine Stommes
SiblingRosina Stommes