Gati Grundmanis
May 20, 1946 - May 05, 2020
Obituary
OREGON-Gati Grundmanis, age 73, of Oregon, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.
He was born on May 20, 1946, the son of Arvids and Anete (Naumanis) Grundmanis. He married Jacquelyn David Grundmanis on May 1, 1971.
Gati worked for the Department of Transportation. He was the ultimate outdoorsman. Hunting and fishing were Gati’s life; especially, muskie fishing. He absolutely loved his three dogs and time spent training them. His cabin in Stone Lake, was his home away from home, where many family memories were made.
Gati is survived by two sisters, Maira (Richard) Losey and Andra (Fritz) Wolff; brother, Varis (Sandra) Grundmanis; sister-in-law, Jo Ellen David; four nephews, Ryan (Michele) Losey, Eriks (Sue) Zvers, Krisjan Zvers and Jordan Gennrich; four nieces, Jana Losey, Maija (Tom) Milazzo Tanja (Tim) Wangerin and Tish Grundmanis; two great-nephews, Markis and Nolan Losey; three great-nieces, Gianna and Sophia Milazzo and Maiya Losey; two great-great-nephews, DeOndre and DeMilo Myles; and girlfriend, Sharon Thornsen. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Jacquelyn Jean Grundmanis.
A graveside service and burial will be held at TOWN OF DUNN BURYING GROUND, Sandhill Rd., Oregon, at 12 Noon, on Saturday, May 16, 2020, with Rev Jeff Hendrix presiding. Due to the current Covid-19 situation there will be no gathering after the service. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
Gunderson Oregon
Funeral & Cremation Care
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Events
Graveside
Sat May 16, 2020 @ 12:00 PM CDT
Town of Dunn Burying Ground • Oregon, WI 53575
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William A. Franks, Jr.
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Gati was a Member in Good Standing with our Union, Wisconsin Federation of Teachers(later re-branded as AFT-Wisconsin) Our Local was and is 4848. Gati served on our Stewardship and Grievance Committee and other Committees as well. Gati was a wonderful person. Sad to hear about his passing. Blessing to his Family and those surviving his departure. Bill Franks
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Jim Newton
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I'm sorry to hear about Gati. I was in a different work unit at DOT, but knew him from the very beginning of our union organizing effort. He put in many volunteer hours and signed up a lot of our co-workers to work for fair pay and fair voice at our worksite. We could always count on Gati to stand up for what was right. His passing is a loss to us all.
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Bob and Patty Muller
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We are so sad to hear of Gati’s passing. He was such an inspiration and special friend to my husband after meeting through the Dane Co. RSVP program in which Gati volunteered each week. Gati was warm, engaging, and quite humorous. Bob loved hearing stories about his childhood, work, family, and especially his numerous hunting/fishing adventures. He made insurmountable contributions to this world and I’m sure that he will continue to do so. God bless him and his entire family.
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Donald P Moore
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Gati was a funny guy that was a great friend we grew up with. We shared so much time together like playing sports at kagel playground, CYO at St. Wenceslaus, teen bars, ma and pa Mierzejewski , even taking vacation to go fishing in Birchwood. You are in our thoughts and prayers our dear friend. Make sure you save a spot for us. May you Rest In Peace and God Bless!
Don and Nancy Moore
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Rick Waldschmidt
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We ascended a South Dakota hillside when our dogs locked up. 100 yards upwind was a small cat tail slough loaded with hundreds of cackling roosters. We shared some good hunts Gati. May there be pheasants in heaven. My sympathies to Gati’s family and to you Sharon.
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Jim schumacher
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First of all, my condolences and prayers to all of Gati's family. We were great friends for most of our lives. I have many fun memories of our times together growing up in our Milwaukee neighborhoods. Although our lives took us down slightly varied paths, we remained close & forever friends. Gati will truly be missed by so many. Looking forward to the old gang reuniting again some day. Love, Shoes.