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Joseph Gwost
Joseph Gwost, age 89, a resident of Little Falls, MN, died November 21, 1998, at St. Gabriel’s Hospital in Little Falls.
Mass of Christian Burial was heldNovember 23 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Belle Prairie, MN, with Father Harold Kost officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Joseph was born February 17, 1909, in Sobieski, MN, to John and Victoria (Gwosdz) Gwost. He grew up in the area, attended school there and remained working the family farm. He was united in marriage to Marian M. Sobiech on November 26, 1936. The couple resided in the Sobieski area where they continued to farm until 1954. They moved to Belle Prairie and Joseph was employed for the State of Gardner of Spring Valley, CA, Mary Ciminski of Lindwood, WA, Rose Ringwelski of Center Line, MI, and Esther Stanek of Little Falls and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marian in 1984; four brothers, Frank of Flensburg, MN, John of Battle Creek, MI, Andrew of Montana and Walter of Little Falls and one sister, Louise of St. Cloud, MN.
Casketbearers were Danny Dosh, Steve Lundorff, Michael Plante, Reed Rudquist, Ron Nelson and Gary Fanjoy.
Imelda A. Schuman
Imelda A. Schuman, age 80, a resident of Swanville, MN, died November 25, 1998, at her home.
Funeral services were held November 30 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Swanville with Rev. Thomas Meyer officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Imelda A. Schuman was born December 16, 1917, near Swanville to the late Peter and Mary ‘Liesch’ Schuman. She grew up near Swanville and graduated from the Swanville High School. Imelda worked as a postal clerk in Ward Springs, MN, and eventually transferred to the Swanville Post Office. She became the Swanville Post Master in 1968 and retired from her position in 1979. Imelda loved to travel, restore furniture and make quilts. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Swanville and was active in the Mission Circle.
Survivors include a brother, Raymond Schuman of Minnesota. Harry was united in marriage to Gladys Johnson on July 15, 1933, in South Elmdale. Together the couple farmed. They moved to Upsala in 1988. He enjoyed traveling, card playing, and his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife Gladys of Upsala; son Roger Chuba and wife Mary Jayne of Upsala; daughter, Shirley Clear and husband Bob of Holdingford; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Helen; brothers and sisters, George, Helen, Jack, Ann, Al, Dan, Irene, and Leo.
Casketbearers were Rodney, Mark, and Michael Chuba; Lynn Depa, Robin Maciej, and Robb Clear.
Colette Marie Kalis
Colette Marie Kalis, age 38, a resident of St. Cloud, MN, formerly of Little Falls, MN, died December 3, 1998, at the Country Manor Nursing Home in Sartell, MN, from complications with diabetes.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held December 8 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls with the Rev. Leroy Kremer officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Colette M. Kalis was born December 5, 1959, in Little Falls, Morrison County, MN, to Leo and Lorraine (Zoren) Kalis. She grew up in Little Falls, attending Lincoln Elementary School, Little Falls Middle School and graduating from Little Falls High School with the Class of 1978. After high school she worked at the Oak Terrace Nursing Home in Minnetonka, MN. In 1985 she returned to school, attending a secretarial course at St. Cloud Vo-Tech College. Colette became employed with the Fingerhut Corporation in St. Cloud where she worked as a dispatcher. On March 2, 1998, she suffered a brain stem aneurysm. After a courageous nine-month fight, Colette passed away. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls and was an advocate for Diabetes Research.
Survivors include her parents, Leo and Lorraine Kalis of Little Falls; brothers, James Kalis and wife, Dianne of Little Falls, Alan and friend, Vanessa Morehouse of Cushing, MN, LeRoy of Shakopee, MN, Jonathan of Little Falls; sister, Janet Burggraff and husband, Kevin of Pierz, MN; nephews, Nicholas and Joshua Burggraff and Justin, Kyle and Logan Kalis; grandmothers, Josephine Kalis and Sadie Zoren, both of Little Falls.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Annette Kalis on April 4, 1993, and grandfathers, Alex Kalis and Joseph Zorens.
Honorary pallbearers were friends and co-workers from Fingerhut. Casketbearers were Justin, LeRoy, Allan, James and Jonathan Kalis and Kevin Burggraff.
Robert Johnson
Robert Leslie Johnson, age 80, died November 26, 1998, at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud, MN.
Services were held December 11 at the chapel at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery with military rites conducted by DAV Chapter 12.
Robert was born in Walker, MN, to Elam and Anna (Oliver) Johnson. He married Ruth Ellen Whitmore on October 7, 1939. He served in the U.S. Army on active duty from 1936-39, 1943-46 and 1957-71, as well as active reserves from 1946-57, accumulating 31 years of total military service. In civilian life he worked primarily as a printer with the Cass County Pioneer, Walker, and Suburban Newspapers, Hopkins, MN. In the military he was most notably a printerwith Stars and Stripes in Europe and Japan, as well as an all around rifle, pistol and shotgun marksman, finishing in the President’s Hundred top one hundred rifle marksmen in the US in 1957 at Camp Perry, OH. He moved to Little Falls in 1974, where he achieved an AA Degree from Brainerd Community College, graduated from Brainerd Vocational-Technical Small Engine Repair School in 1978, and operated Bob’s Small Engine Repair in Little Falls for many years. He fought through heart surgeries in 1984 and 1988, then was finally forced to retire and subsequently moved to Spokane, WA. In 1993 he survived yet another heart surgery and moved back to Little Falls. He was proud of his voluntary activities, including driving for disabled persons and shut-ins, and especially taking is dog to area nursing homes to cheer the residents. He was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church, a life member of the National Rifle Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include his wife; son, Roy of Little Falls; daughter, Ellen Liddell of Hastings, NE; brothers, Harold of Spokane, WA, Donald of Brooklyn Park, MN, and Leo of Maple Grove, MN; sisters, Evelyn Johnson of Annville, PA, Doris of Bemidji, MN, Vera Moos of Pennington, MN; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Elam, Wilhelm, Earnest, Marvin and Martin and sisters, Adeline and Alma.
