Agnes Otto

Agnes Wenderski Malikowski Otto, age 76 of St. Cloud, formerly of St. Anna, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 13 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Anna with Rev. Jerry Mische officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Anna. Parish prayers will be held at 7 p.m. Friday evening at the church.

Agnes Wenderski was born July 8, 1934 to Edmund and Mary (Wiatrak) Wenderski in Holdingford Township, Stearns County, Minnesota. She was united in marriage to Elroy R. Malikowski on January 17, 1953 at the Offutt Air Force base in Nebraska. The couple had traveled throughout the United States and overseas due to Elroy's Air Force career. He died May 1, 1994. On September 23, 1995, she married Vernon F. Otto of Alhambra, Illinois at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Anna, Minnesota. In retirement, she was a snow bird and lived in Casa Del Sol in Donna, Texas. Agnes loved to travel and has been all over the world, recently, England and Poland.

She also loved painting, quilting, playing cards, and spending time with her family and friends. Agnes was a colorful, beautiful woman whose quick wit, sense of humor, and love of her family and friends will always be remembered.

Survivors include her husband, Vernon Otto of Alhambra, Illinois; children, Michael Malikowski of St. Cloud, Nancy (Bob) Kleve of St. Anna, Sue (Marty) Paradeis of Merrifield, Jackie (Mark) Klemmer of Albany, and Steven (Kathleen) Malikowski of London, England; step-children, Mary (Dan) Reinhardt, Dawna (Jim) Mize, both of Alhambra, Illinois and Michael Otto of Maryville, Illinois; grandchildren, Andrew Wheece, Angela Raper, Krista Klemmer, Cory Robert Klemmer, Darcy Marsolek, and Scott Kleve; nine step-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, DeLoris (Sidney) Tverberg of Eagan, Sallie Imgrund of California, Monica (Robert) Mueller of St. Cloud, Annie (John) Chiantera of Blaine, Joseph Wenderski of Albany, Victoria Sherburne of Blaine, Barbara (John) Reisner, Donald (Carol) Wenderski and James Wenderski, all of Avon; and Godmother, Agnes Wenderski of Foley.

Agnes was preceded in death by her husband, Elroy Malikowski; parents; infant brother, Harry Wenderski; sisters, Lucille Streit, Violet Mader and Mary Wenderski; her first granddaughter, Jody Lynn Kleve; and step-grandson, Danny Reinhardt.

Serving as casket bearers will be Andrew Wheece, Angela Raper, Cory Robert Klemmer, Darcy Marsolek, Scott Kleve, and Mark Klemmer. Cross bearer will be Logan Hooper and scripture bearer will be Alex Wheece.