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Entombment will take place in Queen of Peace Mausoleum. The funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, May 12, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. Raymond "Jack" Szmanda, Jr., a sister, Ruth Cinquemani two brothers, Robert and Charles Szmanda. In addition to his wife and parents he was preceded in death by a son, Dr. Survivors include three daughters, Jane Szmanda Zeller and Joe Fittante of Antigo, Mary (Paul) Summ of Appleton, Joan (Tom) Burmeister of Kewaskum three sons, Charles (Margaret) Szmanda of Boston, MA, Paul (Jeanne) Szmanda of Wausau, Mark (Deborah) Szmanda of Fond du Lac a daughter-in-law, Susan Szmanda of Wausau 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. John Catholic Church where he served as a lector for many years. He was a member of the National Association of Broadcasters, the Leland-Tollefson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2653, Antigo, and St. He took piano lessons into his late 80's and played on his drum set as recently as a few months ago. More recently he could be found enjoying performances at Music in the Park and the Volm Theatre. Ray played drums and was a vocalist entertaining shipmates in the Navy, and playing in clubs in Milwaukee, Michigan and Wisconsin. He was hired to narrate an audio recording of the King James version of the Bible, an accomplishment that gave him great pride.
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He also hosted the High Quiz Bowl, a high school academic competition.įor many years he was employed as a free lance television announcer in the Midwest, his longest tenure was as spokesman for Menards stores, retiring in 2002. He accomplished a longtime dream in 1970 by founding Transamerican School of Broadcasting in Wausau where he trained local talent for the airwaves. Early in his career he worked at radio stations in Calumet, Michigan, Merrill, Antigo, Wausau and Milwuakee. Szamanda enjoyed a long career in radio and television broadcasting. He worked as an insurance broker for Guardian Life, Northwestern Mutual and Prudential life insurance companies. He was a veteran of WWII having served in the United states Navy from Jto Jin the South Pacific.įollowing military service he attended Brown Institute in Minneapolis graduating in 1950.
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He was a graduate of Bayview High School in Milwaukee with the class of 1944. She preceded him in death on November 27, 2000. He married Maxine Orgeman on August 18, 1950, at St. He was born on June 22, 1926, in Milwaukee, a son of Charles and Marie (Bauman) Szmanda. Raymond J Szmanda, of Antigo, died Sunday, May 6, 2018, at his home under the care of LeRoyer Hospice and his family.