Lois Pischke

Lois D. Pischke, age 88 of Sauk Centre, died peacefully on Sunday, December 2, 2018, after a brief stay at the CentraCare Health - Sauk Centre Care Center.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, December 7 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church.

Lois Dorothea Bailey was born July 25, 1930 in West Union Township, Minnesota, to John and Dorothea (Volkmann) Bailey. Lois grew up on her parent's family farm and went to three years of high school at West Central School of Agriculture in Morris, Minnesota. After graduation she went to work, including Northwestern Bell as a telephone operator, in Sauk Centre for a number of years. Lois married Paul Pischke on October 27, 1951 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. After marriage and having the first two children, she transitioned to a stay at home mother but continued to stay in touch with her co-workers for the rest of her life. She lived on the farm with her family for 50 years, over 20 of those years enjoying time at their summer cabin on Lake Osakis. After retirement, Lois and Paul moved to Sauk Centre, where they owned an antique store for many years. She and Paul wintered as snow birds in Mesa, Arizona for over 20 years up until recent years.

Lois was a member of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church and the Christian Mothers. She loved her family and always was part of their life happenings. She also had close friends whom she and Paul visited for many years. Her other interests included reading, vegetable and flower gardening, playing cards, sudoku, and garage and estate sales to buy antiques for their antique business.

Survivors include her husband (the love of her life) of 67 years, Paul Pischke of Sauk Centre; children, Janet Valdez of Scottsdale, Arizona, Linda (Bill) Frederick of Osakis, Scott (Soonmi) Pischke of Phoenix, Arizona, and Robert (Kimberly) Pischke of Plano, Texas; grandchildren, Nachelle, Dillon (Jolene), Jasmine, Kirsten, Christina, Tyler, Charles, Hunter, and Connor; great-grandchildren, Shelby, Ellie, Bobbi, John, Henry, Harrison, Verna, and Maverick; brothers, Jim (Gloria) Bailey and David (Jane) Bailey; sister, Barbara Wiegers; sisters-in-law, Arlene Bailey, Rita Hovorka, and Jane Reichle; and many nieces and nephews.

Lois was preceded in death by her son, Paul Pischke, Jr.; son-in-law, Ken Valdez; brothers, Don and Art (Martha) Bailey; and brothers-in-law, Haven Wiegers, John Reichle, Francis Hovorka, and Terrence (Gloria) Harvey.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to CentraCare Health - Sauk Centre Care Center.