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John Shimek Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jul. 18, 2015.

The Mass of Christian Burial for John Shimek will be Tuesday, July 21, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Saint Pius X in Rochester. The celebrant will be the Rev. David Byrne. Burial, with military honors provided by the American Legion Post 164 of Stewartville, will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester on Wednesday.

John Frank Shimek, 76, passed away after a courageous battle with carcinoid cancer on Friday morning, July 17, 2015, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester with his loving wife, brother and adopted daughter at his side.

He was born Jan. 5, 1939, to Frank and Mary (Wenzel) Shimek in Rice Lake, Wis., and grew up around Sarona and Shell Lake, Wis. He graduated from Shell Lake High School with the Class of 1957.

John served in the army from 1961 to 1963 and then worked for geological surveyors for a couple of years before moving to Rochester. In Rochester, he worked at Agnesberg-Stone surveyors from 1965 to 1970. This is when he met his wife, Dianne Mathern. He worked for Overhead Door from 1971 to 1976, Ace Advertising from 1977 to 1984, Ace Sign from 1984 to 1986 and Waters Instrument from 1986 until his retirement in 2001.

John was an avid Green Bay Packers fan and was proud to be a shareholder of the team. He especially enjoyed fishing and the great outdoors. He was a member of the Church of Saint Pius X, the Lady Slipper Model A Car Club and American Legion Post 164 in Stewartville.

He will be greatly missed by his wife, Dianne; brother, Raymond Shimek, of Sarona, Wis.; nephew, Dwayne (MaryJo) Wieseler, of Glencoe, Minn.; niece, Karla (Elmer) Knockel, of Rochester; aunt, Helen Shimek, of Mendota, Ill.; adopted daughter, Cindy (Mark) Keith, of Rochester; adopted grandchildren, David and Christopher Keith; brother-in-law, Francis Wieseler, and his wife, Joyce, of Rochester; and his beloved dog and constant companion, Missy.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Robert Shimek; and a sister-in-law, Phyllis Wieseler.

The visitation will be Monday, July 20, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a wake service to be held at 7:30 p.m., at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The visitation will continue one hour prior to the Mass at church on Tuesday.

Online tributes are being welcomed, and may be written at mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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