Thomas
Tydlacka, 82
Red
Lake Falls - Thomas Tydlacka, 82, died on
Monday, September 8, 2003 at his home from
cancer.
Mass of
Christian Burial was held on Saturday, September 13
at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls
with the Rev. Lawrence Wagner OSB concelebrating
and the Rev. Gerald Noesen presiding. Casketbearers
were Todd Tydlacka, Tammy Torgerson, Tim Tydlacka,
Tony Tydlacka, Jessica Tydlacka, Kari Tydlacka,
Peter Tydlacka and Angie Tydlacka. Honorary
casketbearers were Alan Tydlacka, Brian Tydlacka,
Avery Schaeppi, Jennifer Torgerson, Andrea
Tydlacka, Nikki Tydlacka, Patti Torgerson, Kyle
Torgerson, Billie Torgerson, Maya Tydlacka, Caleb
Tydlacka and Truman John "T.J." Tydlacka. Interment
was in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Red Lake
Falls with military honors accorded by the American
Legion Post #22 of Red Lake Falls.
Thomas T.
Tydlacka was born on June 16, 1921 in Buckholtz,
Texas, the son of Charles and Frances (Kolenovsky)
Tydlacka. He later moved with his parents to
Taylor, Texas. He graduated from St. Mary's
Catholic School in Taylor and attended Texas A and
I before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Forces on
August 5, 1940 in San Antonio, Texas. He had pilot
training at the University of Minnesota, receiving
his commission on April 15, 1945 in Douglas,
Ariz.
On June
30, 1945 he married Myrtle Ecker in Minneapolis.
The couple lived in Lincoln, Neb., and Fredrick,
Okla. Thomas was honorably discharged at Ft. Sam
Houston on September 14, 1946. They co-owned and
operated the Corner Café and Hotel in
Henning and in 1948, they purchased the L.B. Hartz
agency store in Red Lake Falls. Thomas retired in
1980.
He was a
member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, the
American Legion, Red Lake Falls Civic and Commerce
Association, Sportsmens Club and Pathfinders
Snowmobile Club. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
His grandchildren would often accompany him and he
enjoyed teaching them the sport.
Survivors
include his wife, Myrtle; five children, Thomas,
Jr. (Bonnie) of Pensacola, Fla., Charles (Julie) of
Viking, Michael (Bobbie) of Hutchinson, Jerome
"Pete" (Bonnie) of Red Lake Falls and Mary Jo (Bob)
Schaeppi of North St. Paul; one brother, Monsignor
George Tydlacka of Manor, Texas; one sister, Helen
Konapka of Livingston, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and
nine great-grandchildren.
Thomas
was preceded in death by his parents; four
brothers, infant Charles, Capt. Victor Tydlacka,
Monsignor Jerome Tydlacka and Domino Tydlacka; and
two sisters, Evelyn Havelka and Claudine
Gest.
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