Leonard E. "Sonny" Orlik, 72, Stevens Point, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at St. Michael's Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Pisarski/Dzikoski Funeral Home in Stevens Point, with the Rev. Tom Lindner of Newman University Catholic Parish officiating. Burial will be in Guardian Angel Cemetery.
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 9 a.m. Tuesday until the services.
A memorial in his name will be established at a later date in lieu of flowers.
Condolences may be offered online at www.pisarskifuneralhome.com.
Mr. Orlik was born Nov. 27, 1936, in Milwaukee, a son of Viola (Pontow) Orlik and the late Leonard Orlik Sr. He attended schools in the Milwaukee area.
He was married to Carol Drifka on Jan. 9, 1960, in Waukegan, Ill.
After the marriage they settled in Milwaukee, moving to the Stevens Point area in 1961.
He worked for Consolidated Papers Wisconsin River Division for more than 37 years, retiring in December 1998.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Dawn (David) Lam, Rockford, Ill.; his mother, Viola Orlik, Stevens Point; three sisters, Virginia (Michael) Frankowski, Three Lakes, and Elaine Reyes and Elizabeth Perez, both of Milwaukee; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Kelly.