Obituary: Robert F. Kaminski
Apr 16, 2018Robert F. Kaminski, 77, of Two Rivers passed away Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, Wis.He was born Feb. 19, 1939, in Manitowoc, Wis., son of the late Alex and Anna (Ludwig) Kaminski. Robert graduated from Manitowoc Lincoln High School with the Class of 1957. On Oct. 31, 1959, he married the former Susan Perry at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, Two Rivers. She preceded him in death July 19, 1987.Robert was a member of the Plumbers Local Union #75 and Sacred Heart Athletic Association. He was employed with Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant for some time, and also owned his own business, Kaminski Plumbing, in which his slogan was “You plug ‘em, we flush ‘em.” Robert also worked for the Burger Boat and then the City of Milwaukee as an irrigation plumber, retiring in 2007. He was an avid Packers fan and loved flowers and gardening, as known by his front yard in Two Rivers. Along with the Sacred Heart Athletic Association, Robert organized and ran the Vince Lombardi Touch Football Charity Tournament for Cancer for 17 years. At one time, Robert had a players bench from the Ice Bowl Game and donated it to where it now resides, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Barbara (Kaminski) and Terry Stinski, Menasha, Wis., and Lori Kaminski, Holmen; five grandchildren, Dan, Mike, Sarah, Monica and Joe Stinski; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Lois (Paul) Kerscher, Neenah, Wis., and Carol (Harold) Reimer, Manitowoc; one brother, Ron Kaminski, Manitowoc; and three brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ron (Jean) Perry, Park Falls, John (Pam) Perry, Woodridge, Ill., and Jim (Wendy) Perry, Ellettsville, Ind.; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive.He is preceded in death by his parents; Susan (Perry) Kaminski; an infant son, Joseph Paul Kaminski; a sister-in-law, Sharon Kaminski; and Fred and Grace Perry.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday morning, Aug. 20, at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating the Mass of Christian Burial wil... (La Crosse Tribune)
