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Thomas W. Fliess

Feb 28, 1935 – Sep 26, 2022

Service Details

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2022.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, 3126 95th St., Sturtevant, WI. Relatives and friends are invited to meet at the church for the Mass. Interment will follow in St. John’s Cemetery, Paris, WI.  A visitation will take place on Friday, October 7th from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home

Thomas W. Fliess Sr., age 87, of Kenosha passed away on September 26, 2022.

He was born in Kenosha on February 8, 1935, a son of the late Thomas A. and Rose C. (nee: Denig) Fliess.

He attended St. George Elementary and was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School.

On May 4, 1959, he was united in marriage to Alice Skeans.  Sadly, she preceded him in death on April 4, 1997.

Tom was employed for over 35 years with AMC, but his true passion in life was working and expanding the Fliess family farm.  He was a longtime faithful member of St. Sebatian’s Catholic Church.

Survivors include his five children, Susan Marie Paulus, Thomas (Cherie) Fliess Jr., Nancy DiBiase, Richard Allen Fliess, and Shirley (Darren) Olson; his grandchildren, Rhianon (Corey) Engelbrecht, Jacob Smith, Rachel (David Eckert) Smith, Jennifer (Aaron) Alby, Christopher (Chelsea) Goetz, Samantha (Michael) Lovrek, Nicholas and Thomas Hempel, Nicole Fliess, Alexandra (Ben) Pias, Katherine (Travis) Spencer, Sara Fliess, Christina (Coty) Ortiz, Heather (Chris) Geron, James DiBiase, Jamie Walker, Dylan Olson, and Alyssa Olson, many, many great grandchildren, and his sister in law, Elaine Fliess.

Along with his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter Carla Hempel; a grandson Joshua Smith; a great grandson Clayton Smith, son in law George T. Paulus, as well as his siblings, Charles Fliess, Helen Tunkieicz, Rita Brown, and Robert Fliess.

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  1. bj Vick says

    September 28, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    Nancy, I am so sorry to hear about your father’s passing. Losing a loved one is incredibly hard
    But, his voice, his smile, and all your good memories will keep him with you always. My deepest sympathies are with you and your family. Let me know if you need anything❤💔.

  2. Ed (Ripper) and family says

    September 28, 2022 at 9:06 pm

    Nancy and family, so sorry for your loss

  3. Cindi Sansone says

    September 28, 2022 at 10:14 pm

    Dear Nancy
    My condolences to you and your family on your loss of your father.
    Prayers asending your way.

  4. Connie & Joel Minton says

    September 29, 2022 at 9:44 am

    My deepest sympathy to you all in this difficult time. My prayers and thoughts are with you. May he rest in peace.

  5. Rico says

    September 29, 2022 at 11:33 am

    Nancy
    So sorry to hear about your dad
    Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this sad time !!

  6. Anna Eck says

    September 29, 2022 at 5:16 pm

    Nancy,

    So sorry to hear about the loss of your father. My deepest sympathy.

  7. Peg Nikolai says

    October 3, 2022 at 9:35 am

    so sorry to learn of the death of your father. He and my husband Bob were very good friends. They had many good memories of all the shenanigans that they did. Bob passed away three years ago so they are together in Heaven probably giving the angels a hard time. They were both very good men and are sorely missed.

  8. Richard Schneider says

    October 3, 2022 at 11:56 am

    I am sorry for your loss, I worked with Tom at AMC and we talked a lot because i also was a farmer at the time. We had fun at work and I am so happy to have been able to say we were friends.

  9. Breezy says

    October 4, 2022 at 4:47 am

    Condolences from the Brizick Family

  10. Demetrios Rizos says

    October 6, 2022 at 8:20 pm

    Nancy I am deeply sorry to hear about your fathers passing. Our family sends all our love and prayers to you and your family.

  11. Carl and Barb Pfleger says

    October 9, 2022 at 12:13 pm

    So very sorry to hear of Tom’s passing. We send our sincere condolences to the entire family 💗

  12. Regina Fliess Galley says

    October 22, 2022 at 7:14 pm

    On behalf of the Ray Fliess family, I want to extend our deepest sympathies to Tom’s family.

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October 22, 2015

Bill’s service was beautiful, beyond belief. Leslie was priceless in all she did. Gary, knowing Bill for many years, said a few words at the service. The special touched I didn’t expect warmed my heart. Two very,very special people helped make a sad day into something very special.

Thank you to all those that helped behind the scene, setting up, opening doors. My heart is full.

Bless you.

Helene Hellesen

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