Jan. 4, 2021
Thomas (Tom) Wimmer, 75, of Dassel passed away on Jan. 4 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Tom was born Jan. 26, 1945, at Litchfield Hospital. He grew up on Lake Washington.
He worked his whole life as a carpenter in the Twin Cities, and then moved back to Dassel in 1980 and he started his own company, Wimmer Brothers’ Builders, which was in business until Tom’s retirement in 2017.
In 1967, he met his wife, Gayle, and they were married in 1968, and raised one daughter, Georgia.
Tom enjoyed time on Lake Washington (especially ice fishing), buying, building, and selling street rods (or anything he could get his hands on), and most-of-all, time with his two grandsons.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Gayle; daughter, Georgia (Kelly Borchardt); grandsons, Skylar and Treyton Borchardt; brothers, Bill, and Leonard (Swede); and sister Margie Pfel; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; and many, many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Ludvina; brothers, Pete, Vernon, Victor, Chuck, and Frank; sisters, Lorraine, Theresa, and Marion.
