Wayne A. Hartzheim, 82, 38 Odessa Court, Stevens Point, a former town of Hull supervisor and Sentry Insurance chief operating officer, died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at Ministry St. Michael's Hospital in Stevens Point.
A celebration of his life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Stevens Point, with the Rev. John Potaczek officiating.
Visitation will be at the church from 9:30 a.m. Tuesday until the celebration.
Memorials in his honor may be given to the Humane Society of Portage County or the Red Cross of Portage County.
Boston Funeral Home of Stevens Point assisted the family with arrangements. Condolences may be offered online at bostonfuneralhome.net.
Mr. Hartzheim was born May 11, 1928, in Appleton, a son of the late Arthur and Emma (Brux) Hartzheim. He graduated from Appleton High School in 1946 and Marquette University in 1951.
He was married to Marilyn Farley on June 28, 1952, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Wauwatosa. She died on Sept. 11, 2009.
He began working with Sentry Insurance in 1952 as a salesman and retired in 1988 as a chief operating officer.
He served for many years as a supervisor for the town of Hull and sat on the Board of Directors for the Red Cross and the Humane Society.
Survivors include two daughters, Susan Hartzheim, Stevens Point, and Jane (Anthony) Gentile, Milwaukee; two sons, Dr. Thomas (Melanie), Manlius, N.Y., and William (Cynthia), Sheboygan Falls; two sisters, Lois Bayer and Marilyn DeLong, both of Appleton; and four grandchildren.