Michael W. Tomasko

July 12, 1921 - July 29, 2015

Michael W. Tomasko, 94 passed away peacefully on Wednesday July 29, 2015 at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center at Somerset in Somerville, NJ. He was born in Hollsopple, Pennsylvania the son of the late William and Stella Tomasko. Mr. Tomasko was a lifelong resident of Manville, NJ. He served his Country Honorably in The United States Army Air Corps. during World War II. Mr. Tomasko worked for the New Jersey Laborers Union for many years before retiring. He was a member of the Thomas J. Kavanaugh V.F.W. Post #2290 in Manville, NJ. Mr. Tomasko enjoyed gardening, horseracing and polka music. He was also an avid Detroit Tigers baseball fan. Mr. Tomasko was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (Christ The Redeemer Parish) in Manville, NJ. He was predeceased by an infant brother Joseph Tomasko and by a brother Frank Tomasco. He is survived by his wife of 50 years Dorothy Tomasko of Manville, NJ, his son Michael J. Tomasko of Manville, NJ, his sister Theresa Mus of Somerset, NJ and by three brothers John Tomasko and his wife Kay of Manville, NJ, Stanley Tomasko and his wife Lenore of Somerville, NJ and William Tomasko and his wife Marlene of Manville, NJ. The viewing will be on Sunday August 2, 2015 from 6 to 8 PM at the Ketusky Funeral Home, 1310 Brooks Blvd., Manville, NJ. (908)575-8512. The Funeral will be on Monday August 3, 2015 8:15 AM from the Ketusky Funeral Home followed by a 9:00 AM Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (Christ The Redeemer Parish). Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery.