Wesley Cihak

ARLINGTON -- Wesley J. Cihak, 77, was reunited with the love of his life, his wife, Lorraine, on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006.  Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Jude Catholic Church, Mansfield. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with prayer service at 7.  Wesley was born the sixth of eight children in Tripp, S.D., on Sept. 13, 1929. He served his country in the Navy for four years during the Korean War. He married Lorraine Hlavac on Dec. 28, 1953, and were blessed with eight children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Wesley was a local small business owner, owning JMJ Enterprises, and was an active member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Joseph's Men's Club. He had been a longtime member of the Webb Volunteer Fire Department, a Boy Scout leader for many years and was a recipient of the St. George Award. He was always an active member of his community and was quick to help whenever a neighbor was in need. Wesley was a great man and a compendium of practical...