Mary
Jane Washnesky, 80
Warroad
- Mary Jane Washnesky, 80, died on Saturday,
March 6, 2004 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks,
N.D.
Funeral
services were held on Thursday, March 11, at the
Helgeson Funeral Chapel in Warroad. Interment was
held at the American Cemetery in Warroad.
Mary
Jean Koster, the daughter of Frances (Schuldt) and
Otto Koster, was born on May 6, 1923 in rural
Jackson County. She attended high school in
Lakefield and later received her registered nurses
degree from St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Prior
to her marriage she worked at an Army
rehabilitation hospital.
On
October 31, 1947, she married Marvin Washnesky.
They were married for 43 years until his passing.
For seven years she worked in Worthington as an
obstetrical nurse and assisted in thousands of
births. She also worked as a nurse in Greenbush,
Roseau and after 17 years as an operating room
nurse in Thief River Falls, she returned to the
farm south of Warroad. Mary was then employed by
Marvin Windows and Doors for the next 12 years
until retiring in 1989.
Mary
was an avid bowler and seamstress. She enjoyed
carpentry work, gardening and farming. Mary was
certainly a jack of all trades. She also enjoyed
driving her U-Minneapolis Tractor as well as
helping her family, which often included helping
Nikki to the bus.
Mary
is survived by her son, Marc (Laurie) of Warroad;
three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; her
brother, Roland Koster of Lakefield; sisters, Edith
Daykin of Rocky River, Ohio and Ethel Rodriguez of
Rocky River, Ohio; and many nieces, nephews and
friends.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; her husband;
one grandson; and two sisters, Gertrude and
Margaret. A00003B2004MR17
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