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Emeline
Langowski, 83
Grafton,
N.D. - Emeline Langowski, 83, died Friday,
December 7, 2001 at Unity Hospital in Grafton,
N.D.
Mass
of Christian burial was held at 10:30 a.m. on
Monday, December 10, at St. John the Evangelist
Catholic Church in Grafton with Father Michael
Parrotta officiating. Casketbearers were grandsons
Curtis Askim, Ryan Askim, Matthew Mattson, Jeremy
Chapman, Joshua Langowski, Erick Rhen, Zachary
Quinn, Michael Langowski, Todd Langowski and Eric
Sturdivant. Honorary casketbearers were Eric Bryn,
Joe Praska, David Langowski, Jim Langowski, Joe
Langowski, Brandon Langow-ski, Scott Meyer, Shane
Meyer and Cory Burns. Interment was in St. John's
Catholic Cemetery with Henriksen-Kamrowski Funeral
Home of Grafton in charge of the
arrangements.
Emeline
Marie Kadlec was born on February 8, 1918 at Pisek,
N.D., the daughter of Frank J. and Mary (Hodny)
Kadlec. She grew up in Pisek where she attended
school and graduated from high school in 1934. She
then attended one year of college at St. Joseph.
On
September 10, 1940, Emeline married Joseph
Langowski at Pisek. The couple lived at Pisek and
then in Minot, N.D. for a year. Emeline returned to
Pisek while her husband served in the military
during World War II. Following Joseph's discharge,
the couple moved to Grafton in February of 1947
where they had since resided. Emeline worked at St.
Joseph's Hospital for six months, at Stan's Cafe
for two years and then as an attendant at the
Grafton State School for nine years.
She
was a member of St. Joseph's Parish, the Altar
Society and the DAV Auxiliary in
Grafton.
Emeline
enjoyed cooking, embroidery, crocheting, reading,
playing the violin and especially spending time
with her children and grandchildren.
Survivors
include her husband, Joseph of Grafton; six sons,
John of Grafton, Joe "Sonny" (Janet) Langowski of
Orting, Wash., Odo (Chris) Langowski of Reno, Nev.,
Gontran "Buster" (Connie) Langowski of Hazen, N.D.,
Lester Langowski of Grafton and Mark Langowski of
Santa Rosa, Calif.; seven daughters, Vicky (Jim)
Brun of Reno, Nev., Ora (Henry) Meyer of Pacific,
Wash., Jeanne (Frank) Quinn of Santa Rosa, Calif.,
Mary (Wally) Sturdivant of Akron, Ohio, Sylvia
(Maurel) Mattson of West Fargo, N.D. Veronica
(Arlyn) Askim of Lankin, N.D. and Georgia (Shawn)
Rhen of Thief River Falls; a son-in-law, Raymond
Praska of Seattle, Wash.; a brother, Ludger
(Elaine) Kadlec of Pisek, N.D.; 36 grandchildren;
and 24 great-grandchildren.
Emeline
was preceded in death by her daughter, Innocentia
"Inny" Praska; her parents; a sister, Louise
Greicar; and four brothers, Edmund, Louis, Stanley
and Frank Kadlec. A00003B2001DC12
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