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Thomas L. Hanseder
Town of Poygan, Wisconsin

Thomas L. Hanseder, age 67, of the Town of Poygan, died peacefully at home on Friday, May 11, 2012. He was born May 14, 1944, in Oshkosh, to the late Edmund and Bernice (Nowacki) Hanseder. Tom was a 1962 graduate of Oshkosh West High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army in Okinawa, Japan as a Morse code operator. Tom worked as a route driver for Industrial Towel, then for over 25 years he was a service manager for Oshkosh Office Systems. Along with his business partner, Marlene Heagle Olson, Tom owned and operated the Hill Tavern in the Town of Poygan until his retirement in 2006. He was an avid sports fan, bowling, playing golf and slow-pitch softball, deer hunting and fishing. Tom enjoyed gardening and his three dogs, Scruffy, Blackie, and Brandy, who will dearly miss him. He had been a member of the Southside Yacht Club, and was a charter member and past president of the Butte des Morts Lions Club.
Tom is survived by his wife, Diana Hanseder; son, David (Michelle) Hanseder; daughter, Kari Spanbauer (Jason); Jean Hanseder, mother of David and Kari; step-daughters, Peggy Folske (Bruce), Lori Cook; step-son, Jeffrey (Jeanne) Schlichting; step-daughter-in-law, Amy Davis; fourteen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Jim (Lynn) Hanseder; sister, Jackie Carroll; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Chuck Binner, Dennis (Linda) Metzler, Kaye Solomon (John), Kathy (Wayne) Daniels, Marilyn (Don) Symmonds; and nieces and nephews.
Along with his parents, Tom was also preceded in death by his step-father, Edgar Below; step-son, Paul Davis; sister, Gail Binner; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Leo and Muriel Metzler; and brother-in-law, Michael Solomon.
A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. at Mueller Funeral Home, Winneconne, with Fr. Bill Van De Kreeke officiating. A Visitation for family and friends will be on Tuesday at the funeral home from 4:00 p.m. until the time of the service.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for the Solutions Recovery Club.
Tom' s family extends special thanks to his special friends, Tom and Katie Marquardt, Mark Christensen, J.R., Lady Di, and Marlene Heagle Olson.

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