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Marie
Kolb, 78
Mentor
- Marie Kolb, 78, died on Wednesday, September
25, 2002 at St. Benedict Senior Community in St.
Cloud.
Mass
of Christian Burial was 
held
on Monday, September 30 at St. Lawrence Catholic
Church in Mentor with Monsignor Roger Grundhaus
officiating. Cecily McGlynn was the organist and
Rick Taufen was the soloist. The solo was "Ave
Maria." Steve Kolb and Elaine Taufen were the
readers and Jim and Monica Mogen were the
eucharistic ministers. Casketbearers were Jim Mogen
Jr., Justin Mogen, Jeremy Kolb, Nathan Kolb and
Michael Kolb. Interment was in St. Lawrence
Cemetery in Mentor.
Marie
Violette was born on April 21, 1924, the daughter
of Emery and Agnes (Lacoursiere) Violette in Red
Lake Falls. She was baptized and confirmed into the
Catholic faith at St. Joseph's Catholic Church and
attended St. Joseph's School, both in Red Lake
Falls.
On
June 4, 1945, she was united in marriage to Raymond
Kolb at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Red Lake
Falls. The couple lived in Red Lake Falls for a
short time and in 1947, they made their home on a
farm in Grove Park Township near Mentor. They
raised their nine children there.
Marie
worked as an assistant cook for the Mentor School
for eight years and was a recorder for Royal
Neighbors of America in Mentor for many years. On
September 18, 1998, she entered Hillcrest Nursing
Home in Red Lake Falls and on July 26, 1999, she
moved to St. Benedict Senior Community in St.
Cloud. Marie enjoyed sewing, quilting, knitting,
cooking and canning. She loved to make clothes and
quilts for her children and grandchildren. She
especially treasured the times spent with her
husband and children, whether it was at a picnic in
the park or traveling throughout the United States.
Marie was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church
in Mentor where she was active in the church choir
and a member of the women's guild. Marie and Ray
participated in many Cursillo and TEC
retreats.
Survivors
include her husband, Raymond of St. Cloud; nine
children, Monica (James) Mogen of Aurora, Colo.,
Jerome (Nancy) of Minneapolis, Stephen (Deb) of
Coon Rapids, David (Nancy) of Andover, Kenneth
(Denise) of Littleton, Colo., Patrick (Lynn) of St.
Paul, Dennis (Karyl) of Eatonville, Wash., Elaine
(Richard) Taufen of St. Cloud and Gary (Roberta) of
Fort Bragg, N.C.; 20 grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; four sisters, Alice Walker of
Minneapolis, Helen Vaudrin of Milwaukee, Wisc.,
Elizabeth Eddins of New Brighton and Julia
Jablinske of Lynnwood, Wash.; and many nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Marie
was preceded in death by her parents; a brother,
Leonard Violette; a sister, Rose Vaudrin; and an
infant brother, Leo.
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