Dec. 26, 1933 - Jan. 3, 2006
LITCHFIELD -- Arthur Alfred "Art" Tipka, 72, of Litchfield died Tuesday at Emmanuel Home in Litchfield.
The service will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Burial will be at Ripley Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.
He was born Dec. 26, 1933, in Litchfield to Fred and Marie (Zemke) Tipka. He attended school in Litchfield and graduated in 1953.
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He married Kathy Loch in 1955 in Litchfield. He transported milk for First District for 39 years.
He is survived by his wife; children: Pam (and Scott) Isaacson of South Haven, Wendy (and Brad) Hamm of Litchfield, Lynn (and Mike) Bredeson of Grove City, Dave (and Lana) Tipka of Litchfield, Joe (and Nicole) Tipka of Big Lake; 13 grandchildren; and his brothers: Leonard (and Deloris) Tipka of Spring Park, Roger (and Doris) Tipka, Harry (and Shirley) Tipka and Arnold Tipka, all of Litchfield.
He was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother.
