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He is survived by his wife, MaryAnn, "little one"; son, Greg and his cat, "fat cat," of Colorado; daughter, Debra, of Iowa; and grandchildren, Tara and Zach, of Florida; his sisters, Marion James, Leanor Theil, Florence Blumke, Margaret Conley and Lucielle Hughes. He was preceded in death by two sons, Brian and Ron; his parents, Henry and Loretta; brother, Arnold; and sisters, Irene, Joann and Donna.

Memorial Mass was celebrated on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church of Maple Grove. Father Randy Kelly officiated. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Maple Grove volunteer fire department.