Donald Tembreull

Donald J. "Don" Tembreull, age 80 of Albany, died peacefully, surrounded by his family on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 17 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany with Rev. Scott Pogatchnik officiating and Rev. Isaiah Frederick, O.S.B and Rev. Vince Lieser concelebrating. A family inurnment will be held at a later date at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls. Military honors will be provided by the Albany American Legion.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Seven Dolors Gathering Area in Albany. Parish prayers will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday evening at the gathering area.

Donald John Tembreull was born November 27, 1936 in Fargo, North Dakota to John and Dorothee (LeFevre) Tembreull. He graduated from Pierz Memorial High School in 1954 and served in the U.S. Army until his honorable discharge in 1957. On July 18, 1959 he married Carol Seitz. Don worked as a mail carrier on trains prior to his graduation from St. Thomas University in 1965. After graduation, he worked as a bank examiner for the U.S. government which eventually led him to his career as an IRS Agent until his retirement in 1980. After retirement, Don served as a business administrator at several churches in the Twin Cities area.

Don was a member of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed golfing, fishing, hunting, and was a voracious reader. He was a proud member of Alcoholics Anonymous, the REC program, and also volunteered his time to many non-profit organizations. He lived "one day at a time" and believed that his calling was to help family and others in need. His sense of humor was "wicked", a strong liberal to the end.

Survivors include his loving wife of 57 years, Carol Tembreull of Albany; children, Cheryl (Jeff) Bootes of Brisbane, Australia, Dan (Patty) Tembreull of Becker, Terry Swanson of Seattle, Washington, Dave (Julie) Tembreull of Anoka, and Dennis (Bridget) Tembreull of Seattle, Washington; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren with two on the way.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters and one brother.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.

A special thank you to the doctors and staff at CentraCare Health Cardiac and I.C.U. units in St. Cloud.