Thomas Woog Obituary
Thomas Frank Woog died Thursday, March 13, 2025, at his home in Nisswa surrounded by family. He was 84.
He is survived by his children, Natalie Woog-Elliott (Glenn), Annie Woog, Tommy (Lisa) Woog, and Missy (Bryan) Trees; grandchildren, Mike (Jennica) Elliott, Jessica (Scott) Snyder, and Elise (Dylan) Livgard, Sam, Joey, Robbie Hendrickson, Emma & Isaac Trees, and Abby Woog; and seven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Margaret "Peggy" Woog, two brothers James Woog and Joseph Woog, and granddaughter Maggie Elliott.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday March 21, 2025, at 11:00AM at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Nisswa with Father Tony Wroblewski officiating. Lunch will be served following Mass. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Nisswa following the lunch. Visitation with family are friends on Thursday March 20, 2025, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at St. Christopher's, and also one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church. Tom's service will be livestreamed at St. Christopher's. Please follow this link to view - https://www.youtube.com/@OurLadyoftheLakesParish
Tom was born in South St. Paul, MN on October 18, 1940, the middle son of Philip and Ann (Perkovich) Woog. Tom excelled at hockey and rowing in high school and became a cement mason, then a policeman before moving up north to Crosslake in 1969 where he became a contractor until he and his brother Jim opened a small amusement park in 1984 called Free Wheelin'. There he invented a water balloon attraction called 'Water Wars' and owned and operated the business manufacturing those products until his "retirement" in 2013. Tom started the hockey program in Crosslake in 1971 and coached many local kids including the first varsity team for the combined Pequot/Crosby high school team in 1992. A tremendous artist and piano player, Tom loved people, church, and most of all, his family.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the family.
Arrangements are entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
7348 Excelsior Rd., Baxter, MN 56425
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