Barbara
Klitzke, 61
Oklee
- Barbara Klitzke, 61, died Thursday, September
6, 2001 at First Care Hospital in
Fosston.
Graveside
services were held on Sunday, September 9, at 2
p.m. at 
Fairview
Ceme-tery in Remer with Rev. Dennis Whitter
officiating. Johnson Funeral Service of Oklee was
in charge of the arrangements.
Barbara
Mar-jorie Frank was born on December 12, 1939 on
the family farm in Slater township of Cass county,
the daughter of Walter Albert and Marjorie Maxine
(Mix) Frank. She attended school in
Remer.
On
December 10, 1957, Marjorie was united in marriage
to Marvin Everett Mugaas in South Dakota. The
couple traveled extensively with Marvin's work,
eventually settling in Gatzke where they raised
four children. In 1979, they moved to Grygla. The
couple divorced in 1981, and in 1983, Barb bought a
restaurant in Stephen, naming it Barb's Cafe and
operating it until 1986.
On
October 30, 1987, she was united in marriage to
Willard Frank Klitzke at Swift Falls. Prior to her
marriage, Barb was baptized into the Lutheran faith
at Swift Falls. The couple lived at Ponsford and
Bagley and moved to Brooks in 1996. For a short
time, they operated a restaurant in
DeGraff.
Barb
enjoyed animals, especially her dogs, Buddy and
Tippy, and she was proud of the fawn she raised
during the summer of 2000. She also enjoyed
embroidery, bead work, quilting, cooking and
carrying pictures of family members and
friends.
Survivors
include two daughters, Katherine (Gary) Bullock of
Remer and Denise (special friend Gary White) Thomas
of Grygla; two sons, Bruce Mugaas of Gatzke and
David (Sandy) Mugaas of Red Lake Falls; 15
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; her
mother, Marjorie Frank of Remer; four siblings,
Francis Hawk and Alfred "Butch" Frank, both of Coon
Rapids and Marvin Frank and Susan Weyer, both of
Remer; special friend, Willard Klitzke of Brooks;
and many nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Barbara
was preceded in death by her father and the father
of her children, Marvin Mugaas on July 7, 1997.
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