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Thomas Illg

July 5, 1945-June 7, 2018

NEW PRAGUE — Mass of Christian Burial Thomas A. Illg, 72, of New Prague, will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Scholastica Catholic Church in Heidelberg (31525 181st Ave., New Prague. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday and continue from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Monday at Bruzek Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Scholastica Cemetery, where military honors will be conducted. Lunch will follow at the KC Hall in New Prague.

Tom died suddenly at his home on Thursday, June 7, 2018.

Tom was born July 5, 1945, in Slayton to Adolph N. and Evelyn R. (Giefer) Illg. He was raised on a farm in Ellsborough Township, graduated from Ruthton High School, and attended Granite Falls Vocational School, where he earned his degree in hydraulics. Tom served with the U.S. Army National Guard during the Vietnam era. On Dec. 16, 1972, he married Charlotte A. Hoffrogge in Tracy. The couple made their home on a hobby farm in rural New Prague, where they raised their two children. Tom was dedicated to farming his entire life and also worked for 29 years at North Star Steel as a hydraulic technician and in general maintenance. The couple wintered in Arizona, where Tom enjoyed lawn bowling in retirement. He joined the ELKS in Arizona, enjoyed swimming and walking throughout the year, and loved a good game of Euchre with friends in Arizona. He was a perfectionist and took great pride in maintaining his farm equipment and most recently, had taken up an interest in restoring antique tractors.

Tom is survived by his wife, Charlotte of New Prague; son, Jerome Illg of Harmony; daughter, Sarah (Jon) Medlin of Seattle, Wash.; grandchildren, Emma and Logan Illg and Eli Medlin; siblings, Beverly Sypherd of Sun City West, Ariz., Brenda (Davane) Dreessen of Yutan, Neb., Jackie (Darwyn) Kietzmann of Loveland, Colo., Jim (Judy) Illg of Red Wing, Mary (Duane) Spoelstra of Marshall;and several nieces and nephews as well as great-nieces and -nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother-in-law, George Sypherd.