Jeffery J. “Jeff” Wanta, 60, Stevens Point, died Thursday,
Aug. 25, 2016, at Ministry St. Clare’s Hospital in Weston following heart surgery.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug.
31, at St. Peter Catholic Church. Inurnment will be in Guardian Angel Cemetery.

Visitation will be at the Pisarski Funeral Home in Stevens
Point from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, and in the St. Faustina Room of the
church from 9 a.m. Wednesday until the Mass.

A memorial fund will be established in his name.

The Suchon Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Plymouth
and the Pisarski Funeral Home of Stevens Point assisted with arrangements. Condolences
may be offered online at www.suchonfh.com or www.pisarskifuneralhome.com.

Mr. Wanta was born Aug. 31, 1955, in Stevens Point, a son of
the late Henry “Hank” and Marge (Golla) Wanta. He attended St. Peter Catholic
Grade School and graduated from Pacelli High School in Stevens Point in 1973.

He was married to Martha M. “Marty” Suchon May 14, 1977, at
St. Peter Catholic Church. She died July 28, 2016.

After the marriage, the couple settled in Stevens Point.

He worked with his father for numerous years at Wanta’s
Athletic Bar in Stevens Point and at Wanta’s Whiting Bar. For the past 12 years
he was employed at World Class Manufacturing in Weyauwega.

Survivors include four children, Rebecca (Larry) Kretzschmer,
Stevens Point, Kelly (Christian) Nitz, Plover, Matthew (Tanya) Wanta, Pulaski,
and Heidi (John) Kirner, Appleton; two sisters, Sue (Gary) Tuskowski and Jane
(Tom) Worzalla, both of Stevens Point; two brothers, Kevin Wanta, Rudolph, and
Scott (Karla) Wanta, Plover; and six grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by two infant grandchildren.