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Stanley
Donarski, 74
Thief
River Falls - Stanley Donarski, 74, died
Tuesday, September 18, 2001 at the Veterans
Administration Hospital in Minneapolis.
Mass
of Christian burial was held on Friday, September
21, at 2 p.m. at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in
Thief River Falls with Father Tim McGee and Father
John Kleinwachter presiding. Military rites will be
provided by American Legion Ecklund-Holmstrom Post
117 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2793.
Interment was in St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery
with Green Funeral Home of Thief River Falls in
charge of the arrangements.
Stanley
Joseph Donarski was born on July 26, 1927 in Wright
Township of Marshall County, the son of Joseph and
Agnes (Adamski) Donarski. He was baptized and
confirmed at Assumption Catholic Church in Florian
and attended Lindstrom Country School.
On
March 2, 1946, Stanley entered the United States
Army. He attained the rank of PFC and attended the
8th Army Automotive Maintenance School in Fuchinobe
Honshu, Japan during the Army occupation of Japan
during World War II. He was honorably discharged on
August 28, 1947 at Fort Lawton, Wash.
On
April 19, 1955, Stanley was united in marriage to
Audrey Elaine Kleinwachter in Strandquist. The
couple made their home on the family farm in Smiley
Township of Pennington County, raising small grain
and many farm animals. Audrey died on May 15,
1997.
He
was a lifetime member of Knights of Columbus and
American Legion Ecklund-Holmstrom Post 117. He was
a member of Assumption Catholic Church of Florian
until 1955 when he became a member of St. Bernard's
Catholic Church in Thief River Falls.
Stanley
enjoyed spending time with his family and at the
lake, fishing, driving an ATV, vegetable gardening,
raising strawberries and apples and watching
wildlife.
Survivors
include five daughters, Bernadette (Jerry) Raguse
of Harwood, N.D., Cathy Beverford of Oxnard,
Calif., Lucy (Lonnie) Schermerhorn of Roy, Wash.
and Ann (Wayne) Swenson and Diana Donarski, both of
Thief River Falls; six sons, Wendell of Thief River
Falls, Joe (Cammie) of Stanwood, Wash., John
(Jennifer) of Harvey, N.D., David (Camela) of
Manassas, Va., Marc of Big Lake and Paul of Thief
River Falls; 18 grandchildren; a
great-granddaughter; six siblings, Conrad (Mary
Ann) Donarski of Viking, Tess Morkassel of Ada,
Mary Borowicz of Argyle, Laurie Donarski of Grand
Forks, N.D., Katherine Karpen of Inver Grove
Heights and Bernard (Mary Lee) Donarski of Oscala,
Fla.; and numerous nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Stanley
was preceded in death by his wife, parents and a
brother, Raymond Donarski.
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