Obit for HOROSHAK, Andrew "Nonny" (b.1939 d.2004), St. Louis Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Ely Echo [www.elyecho.com] Submitted: December 2004 ========================================================================= ANDREW "NONNY" HOROSHAK JR., 65, of Lake Vermilion, Tower, died Saturday, Dec.18, 2004 in a drowning accident on Lake Vermilion. He was born January 28, 1939, in Eveleth, to Andrew and Angie (Altobelli) Horoshak. He graduated from Eveleth High School and then married Patricia Anne Horoshak in Eveleth on October 26, 1963. Nonny was a member and past president of the Eveleth Curling Club, a member of the Eveleth Elks Club, a member of the Vermilion Sportsman Club, and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Nonny touched the lives of many people with his unbridled generosity and love of life. He is survived by the mother of his sons, Patricia Horoshak of Oak Park, MN, his sons, Michael Andrew Horoshak of Oak Park, MN, and John Edward (Alexa) Horoshak of Orono, MN, grandchildren, Christopher Horoshak, Danny Horoshak, Wil Horoshak, and Brody Horoshak; and special life partner and best friend, Kay Torkkola, and son Scott Torkkola and family. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Richard Horoshak. Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, Dec. 22 at Resurrection Catholic Church in Eveleth. The Rev. Joel Hastings officiated.