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John Wisnosky

  • March 21, 1940 - May 14, 2006
  • Honolulu, Hawaii
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“John san, you taught me well. Greatly appreciated. I wrote a short memoir on my blog: http://seehaikuhere.blogspot.com/2011/05/hawaiian-connection...Read More » ”
1 of 6 | Posted by: Kuniharu Shimizu

“Goodbye Johnny I will probably see you sooner than the last time I saw you. Thanks always for standing up for me with Jan at Carole and mine wedding....Read More » ”
2 of 6 | Posted by: Stphen G Gard III - Longwood, FL

“My thoughts and prayers go out to Johns family. We were school mates and he was a great person. Marcia Pehlman Ramsey ”
3 of 6 | Posted by: Marcia Pehlman Ramsey - Garland, TX

“Mimi and family, I am so sorry to hear of John's death...so young. Bobbie and I were shocked. Could you tell me the cause? I remember his...Read More » ”
4 of 6 | Posted by: Janice Gard Riggins - Carlsbad, CA

“Mimi & Mimi, Augie & Ann, I'm so sorry and filled with sadness to hear about the passing of Johnny Wiz – what a terrible loss. He is in a...Read More » ”
5 of 6 | Posted by: Chuck Tisckos - St Charles, MO

“Augie and Ann, Betsy and Susan - Janice told me last night of John's death. What a shock. He was in my class and I always thought he was so...Read More » ”
6 of 6 | Posted by: Judy Maher Redick - Springfield, IL


John Wisnosky, 66, of Honolulu, Hawaii, formerly of Springfield, died May 14, 2006. He was born in Springfield on March 21, 1940, the son of August P. Sr. and Ann A. Tisckos Wisnosky. Mr. Wisnosky was a graduate of Griffin High School and received Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the University of Illinois. Mr. Wisnosky was a Professor of Art at the University of Hawaii and served as Chair of the Department of Art. He was a member of the faculty of the University of Hawaii since 1968. He was awarded commissions for his artwork in, Japan, Canada, Columbia, England, France, Hong Kong, Thailand and throughout the United States. His work is also in private collections throughout the world. He is survived by: his wife Mimi Wisnosky of Honolulu, HI; one daughter: Mimi (husband, Rick) Chang; one grandson: Sky Chang; one brother: August (wife Ann) Wisnosky; two nieces: Elizabeth Urbance and Susan Sigourney, both of Springfield and one nephew: John D. Wisnosky of Chesterfield, VA. Cremation services were accorded in Honolulu. The family of John Wisnosky is being served locally by Kirlin-Egan & Butler Funeral Home, 900 S. 6th St., Springfield.