d/o Alvin and Dorothy Stock Laake; w/o Jerome J Spakel, married 2 Sept 1943
Spalek
Helen Laake Spalek, 84, of Ramsey, passed away July 9.
She was born April 23, 1920 to Alvin and Dorothy (Stock) Laake and was raised in Frelsburg. She received her education at Frelsburg and New Ulm schools and married her husband Jerome J. Spalek Sept. 2, 1943. They lived in Fayetteville from 1943-46 and in 1947 they moved to Ramsey, where they lived for 57 years. She shared a lifetime of devotion to the Catholic faith.
She was baptized, received first Holy Communion, confirmed and was married at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Frelsburg.
She was a homemaker, seamstress, and quilt maker, and an avid gardener who grow everything from fruit trees, vegetables and flowers. She made wedding cakes and made homemade bread, kolaches, cinnamon rolls, cakes and pies. She designed art work quilts all make out of solid colors. She also made homemade noodles, butter, canned vegetables, pickles and jams.
Before plastic and silk flowers came out she made beautiful roses, gladiolas and carnations for funerals out of crepe paper. She loved fishing, hunting, going to the coast, talking about the good old days when she was young, polkas, waltz music and antiques.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; grandson, Mark Anthony Pechacek; brother, Bruno Laake; sisters-in-law, Erna Minor Laake and Mary Lousia Haverlah Laake; and nephew, Joseph Laake.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Joyce Helen (Spalek) and Chester Lee Pechacek of New Ulm; son and daughter-in-law, Gene Jerome and Mary Lou (Marsalia) Spalek of Ramsey; granddaughter, Patricia Ann Pechacek Jennings; grandsons, Bryan Spalek and wife, Tonya (Sissom) Spalek, Kevin Spalek and wife, Valerie Spalek; great-grandchildren, Jennifer and James Jennings and Zachary Spalek; brothers and sister-in-law, Anton Laake of Mesa, Ariz., Edwin Laake of New Ulm, Melvin and Doris Laake of Willow Spring and Dan Laake of Katy; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Regina (Laake) and W.C. Templeton of Columbus, Edna (Laake) and Glen Goldsberry of Pasadena, and Linda (Laake) and Dennis Corliss of Katy.
Funeral services were conducted July 13 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus with Fr. Dan Kahlich and Deacon Bennie Holesovsky officiating. Interment followed at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery at Frelsburg under the direction of Henneke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were her grandsons, Bryan and Kevin Spalek of Columbus; great-grandson, James Jennings of Industry; nephews, Darryl Laake of New Ulm, and Glen Dale Laake of Frelsburg; and Danny Laake of Katy.
Honorary pallbearers were her cousins, Charles, Edward, Andrew, James and Arnold Zapalac Jr. and Brian Laake; and nephews, Donnie Templeton, Wayne and Gary Goldsberry, Jeff and Robert Laake, Michael, Rodney and Randy Corliss
Colorado County Citizen, July 28, 2004
Courtesy of The Citizen
Spalek
Helen Laake Spalek, 84, of Ramsey, passed away July 9.
She was born April 23, 1920 to Alvin and Dorothy (Stock) Laake and was raised in Frelsburg. She received her education at Frelsburg and New Ulm schools and married her husband Jerome J. Spalek Sept. 2, 1943. They lived in Fayetteville from 1943-46 and in 1947 they moved to Ramsey, where they lived for 57 years. She shared a lifetime of devotion to the Catholic faith.
She was baptized, received first Holy Communion, confirmed and was married at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Frelsburg.
She was a homemaker, seamstress, and quilt maker, and an avid gardener who grow everything from fruit trees, vegetables and flowers. She made wedding cakes and made homemade bread, kolaches, cinnamon rolls, cakes and pies. She designed art work quilts all make out of solid colors. She also made homemade noodles, butter, canned vegetables, pickles and jams.
Before plastic and silk flowers came out she made beautiful roses, gladiolas and carnations for funerals out of crepe paper. She loved fishing, hunting, going to the coast, talking about the good old days when she was young, polkas, waltz music and antiques.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; grandson, Mark Anthony Pechacek; brother, Bruno Laake; sisters-in-law, Erna Minor Laake and Mary Lousia Haverlah Laake; and nephew, Joseph Laake.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Joyce Helen (Spalek) and Chester Lee Pechacek of New Ulm; son and daughter-in-law, Gene Jerome and Mary Lou (Marsalia) Spalek of Ramsey; granddaughter, Patricia Ann Pechacek Jennings; grandsons, Bryan Spalek and wife, Tonya (Sissom) Spalek, Kevin Spalek and wife, Valerie Spalek; great-grandchildren, Jennifer and James Jennings and Zachary Spalek; brothers and sister-in-law, Anton Laake of Mesa, Ariz., Edwin Laake of New Ulm, Melvin and Doris Laake of Willow Spring and Dan Laake of Katy; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Regina (Laake) and W.C. Templeton of Columbus, Edna (Laake) and Glen Goldsberry of Pasadena, and Linda (Laake) and Dennis Corliss of Katy.
Funeral services were conducted July 13 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus with Fr. Dan Kahlich and Deacon Bennie Holesovsky officiating. Interment followed at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery at Frelsburg under the direction of Henneke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were her grandsons, Bryan and Kevin Spalek of Columbus; great-grandson, James Jennings of Industry; nephews, Darryl Laake of New Ulm, and Glen Dale Laake of Frelsburg; and Danny Laake of Katy.
Honorary pallbearers were her cousins, Charles, Edward, Andrew, James and Arnold Zapalac Jr. and Brian Laake; and nephews, Donnie Templeton, Wayne and Gary Goldsberry, Jeff and Robert Laake, Michael, Rodney and Randy Corliss
Colorado County Citizen, July 28, 2004
Courtesy of The Citizen
d/o Alvin and Dorothy Stock Laake; w/o Jerome J Spakel, married 2 Sept 1943
Spalek
Helen Laake Spalek, 84, of Ramsey, passed away July 9.
She was born April 23, 1920 to Alvin and Dorothy (Stock) Laake and was raised in Frelsburg. She received her education at Frelsburg and New Ulm schools and married her husband Jerome J. Spalek Sept. 2, 1943. They lived in Fayetteville from 1943-46 and in 1947 they moved to Ramsey, where they lived for 57 years. She shared a lifetime of devotion to the Catholic faith.
She was baptized, received first Holy Communion, confirmed and was married at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Frelsburg.
She was a homemaker, seamstress, and quilt maker, and an avid gardener who grow everything from fruit trees, vegetables and flowers. She made wedding cakes and made homemade bread, kolaches, cinnamon rolls, cakes and pies. She designed art work quilts all make out of solid colors. She also made homemade noodles, butter, canned vegetables, pickles and jams.
Before plastic and silk flowers came out she made beautiful roses, gladiolas and carnations for funerals out of crepe paper. She loved fishing, hunting, going to the coast, talking about the good old days when she was young, polkas, waltz music and antiques.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; grandson, Mark Anthony Pechacek; brother, Bruno Laake; sisters-in-law, Erna Minor Laake and Mary Lousia Haverlah Laake; and nephew, Joseph Laake.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Joyce Helen (Spalek) and Chester Lee Pechacek of New Ulm; son and daughter-in-law, Gene Jerome and Mary Lou (Marsalia) Spalek of Ramsey; granddaughter, Patricia Ann Pechacek Jennings; grandsons, Bryan Spalek and wife, Tonya (Sissom) Spalek, Kevin Spalek and wife, Valerie Spalek; great-grandchildren, Jennifer and James Jennings and Zachary Spalek; brothers and sister-in-law, Anton Laake of Mesa, Ariz., Edwin Laake of New Ulm, Melvin and Doris Laake of Willow Spring and Dan Laake of Katy; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Regina (Laake) and W.C. Templeton of Columbus, Edna (Laake) and Glen Goldsberry of Pasadena, and Linda (Laake) and Dennis Corliss of Katy.
Funeral services were conducted July 13 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus with Fr. Dan Kahlich and Deacon Bennie Holesovsky officiating. Interment followed at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery at Frelsburg under the direction of Henneke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were her grandsons, Bryan and Kevin Spalek of Columbus; great-grandson, James Jennings of Industry; nephews, Darryl Laake of New Ulm, and Glen Dale Laake of Frelsburg; and Danny Laake of Katy.
Honorary pallbearers were her cousins, Charles, Edward, Andrew, James and Arnold Zapalac Jr. and Brian Laake; and nephews, Donnie Templeton, Wayne and Gary Goldsberry, Jeff and Robert Laake, Michael, Rodney and Randy Corliss
Colorado County Citizen, July 28, 2004
Courtesy of The Citizen
Spalek
Helen Laake Spalek, 84, of Ramsey, passed away July 9.
She was born April 23, 1920 to Alvin and Dorothy (Stock) Laake and was raised in Frelsburg. She received her education at Frelsburg and New Ulm schools and married her husband Jerome J. Spalek Sept. 2, 1943. They lived in Fayetteville from 1943-46 and in 1947 they moved to Ramsey, where they lived for 57 years. She shared a lifetime of devotion to the Catholic faith.
She was baptized, received first Holy Communion, confirmed and was married at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Frelsburg.
She was a homemaker, seamstress, and quilt maker, and an avid gardener who grow everything from fruit trees, vegetables and flowers. She made wedding cakes and made homemade bread, kolaches, cinnamon rolls, cakes and pies. She designed art work quilts all make out of solid colors. She also made homemade noodles, butter, canned vegetables, pickles and jams.
Before plastic and silk flowers came out she made beautiful roses, gladiolas and carnations for funerals out of crepe paper. She loved fishing, hunting, going to the coast, talking about the good old days when she was young, polkas, waltz music and antiques.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; grandson, Mark Anthony Pechacek; brother, Bruno Laake; sisters-in-law, Erna Minor Laake and Mary Lousia Haverlah Laake; and nephew, Joseph Laake.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Joyce Helen (Spalek) and Chester Lee Pechacek of New Ulm; son and daughter-in-law, Gene Jerome and Mary Lou (Marsalia) Spalek of Ramsey; granddaughter, Patricia Ann Pechacek Jennings; grandsons, Bryan Spalek and wife, Tonya (Sissom) Spalek, Kevin Spalek and wife, Valerie Spalek; great-grandchildren, Jennifer and James Jennings and Zachary Spalek; brothers and sister-in-law, Anton Laake of Mesa, Ariz., Edwin Laake of New Ulm, Melvin and Doris Laake of Willow Spring and Dan Laake of Katy; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Regina (Laake) and W.C. Templeton of Columbus, Edna (Laake) and Glen Goldsberry of Pasadena, and Linda (Laake) and Dennis Corliss of Katy.
Funeral services were conducted July 13 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus with Fr. Dan Kahlich and Deacon Bennie Holesovsky officiating. Interment followed at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery at Frelsburg under the direction of Henneke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were her grandsons, Bryan and Kevin Spalek of Columbus; great-grandson, James Jennings of Industry; nephews, Darryl Laake of New Ulm, and Glen Dale Laake of Frelsburg; and Danny Laake of Katy.
Honorary pallbearers were her cousins, Charles, Edward, Andrew, James and Arnold Zapalac Jr. and Brian Laake; and nephews, Donnie Templeton, Wayne and Gary Goldsberry, Jeff and Robert Laake, Michael, Rodney and Randy Corliss
Colorado County Citizen, July 28, 2004
Courtesy of The Citizen
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