Leopold
Foldesi, 82
Greenbush
- Leopold Foldesi, 82, died Sunday, October 21,
2001 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks,
N.D.
Services
were held Thursday, October 25, at 11 a.m. at
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Greenbush with
Father Don Braukmann officiating.
Gary
Paquin was the reader. Eucharistic ministers
included Dean and Diane Shafer and Henryka Evans.
Jeanne Novacek provided special music, and gift
bearers were Lance and Ashley Hadfield and Greg,
Shania and Faith Olson. Casketbearers were Tom and
Gary Paquin, Steve Burkel, Steve Hadfield, Fred
Nickolaus and Chris Anderson. Interment was in
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Cemetery with Gieseke
Funeral Chapel of Greenbush in charge of the
arrangements.
Leopold
Joseph Foldesi was born on October 16, 1919 in
Barnett Township of Roseau County near Greenbush,
the son of Michael and Agnes (Meier) Foldesi. He
grew up and attended school in Barnett
Township.
On
June 18, 1940, Leopold married Louise Zins at
Greenbush. He was a lifelong farmer and also worked
at Polaris Industries in Roseau.
He
enjoyed spending time with his family and
gardening.
Leopold
is survived by his wife, Louise; three daughters,
Shirley (Fred) Nickolaus of Cottage Grove, Sharon
Paquin of Greenbush and Carolyn (Steve) Hadfield of
Lino Lakes; 11 grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Laura Shafer
of Greenbush and Euphemia "Helen" Stevens of
Minneapolis.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter,
Donna Beito; a son in infancy; three brothers,
George, Emil and Andrew Foldesi; three sisters,
Rose Foldesi, Myrtle Smith and Applone Schires; and
a half sister, Minnie VanBrunt.
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