Lawrence William "Bill" Skalitzky, age 86, died on Friday, May 28, 2010 at Maplewood of Sauk Prairie. He was born in Hatley, WI on April 4, 1924, the son of the late Lawrence A. and Susan N. (Jozwiak) Skalitzky. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II. Bill was united in marriage to Betty Taylor on July 25, 1945. She preceded him in death in 1981. Bill enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, sports, and cooking. He was a member of the Laborers Union.


He is survived by 5 children, Richard (Nancy), Sandra Frosch, Mary (John) Boehmer, Betty (Rocky) Rothrock, and Linda (Alan) Ballweg; nine grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Armond; two brothers, Armond and Wayne; and a special son-in-law, Gary Frosch.


Private graveside services, with military rites conducted by Lachmund-Cramer V.F.W. Post 7694, will be held at St. Aloysius Cemetery on Thursday, June 3, 2010.



Fisherman's Prayer - I pray that I may live to fish until my dying day. And when it comes to my last cast, I then most humbly pray, when in the Lord's great landing net and peacefully asleep, that in His mercy I be judged big enough to keep.