Loren E. Jilek

Obituary

Loren Ernest Jilek was born on April 28, 1939, in Silver Lake, Minnesota. He was the son of Ernest and Clara (Pokornowski) Jilek. Loren was baptized as an infant and was later confirmed in his faith as a youth, both at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Silver Lake, Minnesota. He received his education in Silver Lake and was a graduate of the Silver Lake High School Class of 1957. He furthered his education at St. Cloud State, receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Finance with a Major in Accounting. Loren served his country in the United States National Guard.

On January 14, 1960, Loren was united in marriage to Miriam Skerik at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Silver Lake, Minnesota. After their marriage, the couple resided in St. Cloud, Minneapolis, Le Sueur, Lester Prairie and most recently Shorewood. They were blessed with four children, Douglas, Bonnie, Jerry, and Renee. Loren and Miriam shared 61 years of marriage.

Loren was first employed at Investor’s Diversified in Minneapolis, Minnesota for two years. While they lived in Le Sueur, Loren worked briefly at Green Giant. In 1969, Loren became the President of First Community Bank in Lester Prairie. For the majority of his working years, Loren worked in banking and became president and soon thereafter, became the owner of First Community Banks in Silver Lake and Lester Prairie. He also owned and operated Jilek Insurance Agency in Lester Prairie for 43 years. Loren retired in 2000.

Loren was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Winsted. He was active in the church by being a 4^th Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus. Loren was also a part of his church choir. He was an active community member and was also a member of the Lester Prairie Lions Club.

Loren enjoyed hunting, fishing, and traveling all over the world. He especially enjoyed traveling with Miriam to Hawaii, Czech Republic, the Mediterranean, Poland, Greece, Italy, France, Alaska, Australia and going on many cruises.

Loren became a resident of The Pillars of Shorewood Landing Senior Living in Shorewood and passed away there on Friday, September 3, 2021, at the age of 82 years.

Blessed be his memory.

Loren is survived by his:
Wife, Miriam Jilek of Shorewood, MN;
Children, Bonnie Schlichting and her husband, Scott of Ham Lake, MN,
                 Jerry Jilek and his wife, Lisa of Minnetrista, MN,
                 Renee Lehman and her husband, Casey of Iowa City, IA;
Daughter-in-law, Sheila Reynolds and her husband, Richard of Mound, MN;
Grandchildren, JaNaye Dressler and her husband, Ryan, Kelsey Thiemann and her husband, Aaron, Brooke Weise and her husband, Beau, Blair Jilek, Joshua Schlichting, Brandon Jilek and his fiancé, Isabel Fink, Anika Jilek, Caiden Lehman, Isabella “Bella” Lehman;
Great-Grandchildren, Eliza Dressler, Layne Dressler, McKenna Thiemann, Brock Thiemann, Grant Thiemann, Jackson Weise, Mila Weise;
Sister, Janet Meyer of Bloomington, MN;
Sister-in-law, Eileen Emberley of Bloomington, MN;
Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Loren is preceded in death by his Parents, Ernest and Clara Jilek; Son, Douglas Jilek; Father and Mother-in-law, Bill and Christine Skerik; Brothers-in-law, Francis Meyer and Lynn Emberley.