Thomas Tad Czaplewski, 69, of Preston, MN formerly of Winona, MN, and Dassel, MN died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 23rd at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.
Thomas was born September 25, 1952 in Winona to Thaddeus “Ted” and Lois (Ensrud) Czaplewski. He graduated from the Winona Senior High School in 1970, and from Winona State University with a major in Business Administration. He also attended the University of Maryland in Kaiserslautern, Germany from 1977 -1980 while serving in the United States Army with the 42nd MP Customs. On February 28, 1981 he married Ruth Karli in Winona. He had worked as a banker in New Mexico, Iowa, and Minnesota from 1982 until 2016 when he retired from the 1st National Bank of Cokato in Cokato, Minnesota after 18 years.
Thomas was a past member and chairman for both the Hutchinson and the Dassel-Cokato Chambers of Commerce, a member of the Winona Sunset and Dassel-Cokato Lions Clubs, a Co-Founder and Treasurer of Wolf Lake Social Club, and a longtime beneficiary of Trout Unlimited.
Survived by wife Ruth, (Preston), son Leif (Shestin), (Prosper, TX), Leif's daughters, Brooklyn and Savannah, mother Lois (Winona) sister Kathy (Steve) Meyer (Winona) brother Craig (Waseca) many nieces and nephews and his much-loved black labs, Toby and Tucker
Proceeded in death by his father, Ted, brothers Steven and Keith.
No services are planned.
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