Service Information
George G. Dostal, age 84, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson.
Funeral Service will be held Friday, May 10, 2019, at 11:00 A.M. at New Journey United Church of Christ in Hutchinson with interment in Bohemian National Cemetery in Silver Lake, Minnesota.
Visitation will be held Thursday, May 9, 2019, from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. at the Dobratz-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hutchinson and will continue one hour prior to the service at New Journey United Church of Christ.
Military Honors will be provided by the American Legion, Beack-Thompson, MN Post 126.
Memorials preferred to Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund; memorials may be made directly to www.randyshavercancerfund.org.
Obituary
George Guy Dostal was born on December 4, 1934, in Hutchinson, Minnesota. He was the son of George Sr. and Marie (Roch) Dostal. He was baptized as an infant and confirmed in his faith as a youth. He received his education in Hutchinson and was a graduate of Hutchinson High School Class of 1952. In his youth, George worked at the Standard Oil Station in Hutchinson as a Gas Station Attendant.
Following High School, George played Tenor Sax with the Wally Pikal Band for a number of years traveling around Minnesota, Iowa, and the Dakotas for a few years.
He attended St. Cloud State College before going into the military.
George entered the active military service in the United States Army on February 5, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He served his country and achieved the rank of Specialist 4th Class. He received Honorable Discharge on February 4, 1960, at Fort Eustis, Virginia.
George came home from military service and immediately started work at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing. He worked his way up through a number of positions retiring in 1997. 3M was a great part of his life and many of his close friends yet today are from his 3M family. A few of them had a surprise birthday party for him in December and he shared that enjoyable time with anyone he talked to.
George enjoyed traveling, gardening, planting flowers and doing yard work. Starting in 1981, George traveled many times to Hawaii with his family. He was happy to walk through the International Market many evenings, or just watch a sunset on the west shore of Oahu. Hawaii was Palekaiko, meaning “paradise” in Hawaiian, to George.
George is survived by his:
Sister, Kathryn Lorence of Brooklyn Park, MN;
Niece; Linda (Larry) Schoenhals of Brooklyn Park, MN;
Nephews, Michael (Lori) Lorence of Brooklyn Park, MN,
Bruce (Melinda) Adams of Burnsville, MN
Alan Adams of Cosmos, MN,
Mark Adams of Cosmos, MN;
Great-nieces and nephew.
George is preceded in death by his Parents, George Sr. and Marie Dostal; Sister, Georgianna Adams; Brother-in-Law, Arthur Adams; Brother-in-Law, Lloyd Lorence; Nephew, Steve Lorence; and Nephew, Keith Adams.
Memorials preferred to Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund; memorials may be made directly to www.randyshavercancerfund.org.
James Olson says
I’m really going to miss George.He would always stop to talked me at cash wise, we really became good friends…known him for many years. My thoughts and prayers go out to the whole family.
Thanks for calling me Alan and Bruce so I could see him, I really appreciate it.
Bruce Adams says
Jim thank you for your long term friendship to our uncle. It is very rare that a casual grocery / customer relationship builds to such a friendship. We would often show me a postcard he go from you when on vacation and I know he also always sent you something from his trips. Thanks for making the effort to see him at Harmony.
Bill Sommerness says
Alan,
Your Uncle George was from the old school: he was a consummate gentleman, but never afraid to speak his views, He was always wanting to do the “right thing.” My sympathies to you for this great loss . . .
Donna Meyer says
My sympathies to all going to miss George, worked with him at 3M, I would see him at Cashwise and we would sit and have coffee and talk about everything the good old days the nowadays the people we remembered and tried to remember. In fact before I left on vacation we were at Cashwise having our coffee I’ll always remember him awesome guy friendly going to miss you.
Bruce Adams says
Bill thank you for the kind comment. Also thank you for all the work that you have done for our family. Knowing that you helped my uncle George, prepare for this time, I am sure, will make things flow smoothly.
Bruce Adams says
Donna as part of his great 3M family post retirement friends were very important. I and my brothers knew if you needed to find him you could count on it being Cashwise any time between 8:30 and 11:00 most days. Make sure you stop by Cashwise in the next week or so.
Tracy Dostal Gustafson says
George was always so friendly – My Sympathies
Bruce Adams says
Tracy thank you for your kind words. In todays busy world it means a lot that you took time to acknowledge our uncle.
Julie Fett says
Bruce, Alan, Mark and family, our sympathies on your uncle’s passing. He sounds like a wonderful man.
Doug and Julie Fett
Donna Meyer says
Thanks, I did this morning.