Age 89 of Inver Grove Heights

Passed away peacefully on November 24, 2023.

Preceded in death by wife, Marise; parents; eleven brothers & sisters. Survived by sister, Dorothy Gogolakis; children, Tom (Mary), Ken (Julie) & Rick (Sue), Kathy (Dan) Pearson, Loree (Mike) Biermeier & Mary (Mark) Waschek; grandchildren, Rick Banaszewski (Angela), Heidi Tuschy (Gary), Heather McLeod (Tim), Jamie Teeling (Ben), Angela Banaszewski, David Banaszewski (Emily), Nicole Ceminsky (Matt), Megan Brooks (Ken), Shannon Alexander (Mike), Stephanie Bradner (Dail), Joshua Biermeier (Amanda), Matthew Klopotek (Bryce), Jeremy Dick (Christy Fish), Kristen Dick, Jenna Pearson, Jacob Waschek, Jonathan Waschek, Matthew Waschek; great-grandchildren, Lucas Banaszewski, Logan Banaszewski, Nolan Tuschy, Ellie Tuschy, Aaron McLeod, Piper McLeod, Leopold Teeling, Rhodes Teeling, Will Brooks, Quinn Brooks, June Brooks, Eilish Alexander, Maeve Alexander, Zachary Bradner, Alayna Bradner, Colton Whitmer, Macy Fish, Payton Fish, Deacon Banaszewski ; also many nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends.

Tom was a proud US Navy Korean War Veteran: a very proud father and grandfather and friend to all he came across.

A Celebration of his Life will be held from 9 AM – 12 Noon Friday, December 8th at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Hts. Private family interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Dad
This world has many heroes,
you’d know most of them by name,
It’s apparent that they gave their best,
and they deserve their fame.
But among all of the hero’s this world has ever had,
there’s not one that we admire more than our precious dad.
He was more than just a hero, he never looked for praise.
He was heroic in his quiet strength and in his caring ways.
He may not be famous as those you hear about or see,
but he was everything and so much more a hero ought to be.
He kept his word, it’s good as gold, on this you could depend.
He was honest and loyal too, I’m proud that he was our friend.
When we hear about a hero and the special things they’ve done,
It reminds us of our Dad for he was the greatest one…