LAWRENCE (LARRY) FRANCIS HADZIMA

LAWRENCE (LARRY) FRANCIS HADZIMA

     Lawrence (Larry) Francis Hadzima passed peacefully Nov. 23, 2022, in Dallas, TX. The son of Paul and Leona (Niedzwiecki) Hadzima was born July 26, 1944 in Chicago, IL. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp and the U.S. Army with pride in the Vietnam War. Larry settled in Eau Claire, WI, and worked at Bark River Culvert Company. On Sept. 26, 1970, Larry married Mary Jean Lamovec in Willard, WI. After their marriage he worked as a deputy sheriff for Eau Claire County, a juvenile officer/investigator for Chippewa County and lastly police chief in Neillsville, WI, until disabilities forced him to resign. 

     After raising his family in Neillsville, he and Mary relocated to Midlothian, TX, in 2016. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Neillsville, WI, and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waxahatchie, TX. 

     He is survived by his wife, Mary Jean; his son, Chad (Jeannine) Hadzima of Green Bay, WI; three daughters, Suellyn (Rob) Slater of Iola, WI, Jennifer Hadzima of Green Bay, WI, and Jill (Larry) Farbin of Midlothian, TX. He is further survived by grandchildren Johnathan and Danica Slater; Rebecca, Theresa and Julia Hadzima; Jack and Alex Van Nuland; and Ian and Easton Farbin; two brothers, Jerry (Karen) Hadzima of Hudson, WI, and Tom (Paula) Hadzima of Milwaukee, WI; and sisters-in-law Germaine (Rob) Levac of Hot Springs Village, AR, and Mary Lou Lamovec of Willard, WI, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. 

     Larry was predeceased by his parents, Paul and Leona Hadzima; his in-laws, Frank and Helen Lamovec; a sister, Loretta Bertrand; sister-in-law Judy Bauer-Mayenschein; brothers-in-law Richard Bauer, Lee Mayenschein and Jerry Lamovec; and a nephew, Shannon Lamovec. 

     A memorial service and burial will be held at a later date in Willard, WI.