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Mary Jane Bakken

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Mary Jane (Janie Cuff) Bakken, age 80, of Fairfax, Minnesota, passed away after a brief battle with cancer on August 27, 2022, at Park View Care Center in Buffalo, Minnesota.

A Celebration of Life will be Friday, September 16, 2022, from 4:00-6:00 P.M. at Mayflower Golf Club (46321 Co Rd 39) in Fairfax, Minnesota, with interment in Fort Ridgely Cemetery, Ridgely Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota.

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Mayflower Golf Club
46321 Co. Rd. 39
Fairfax, MN
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Funeral Chapel
Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel
601 South Park Street
Fairfax, MN 55332
Phone:(507) 426-7274
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Cemetery
Ft. Ridgely Cemetery (Ridgely Twp)
Ridgely Township, rural Fairfax
Fairfax, MN
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Obituary

Mary Jane Bakken was born on January 21, 1942, in Fairfax, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Floyd and Anna (Miller) Cuff. She was baptized as an infant and later confirmed in her faith at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Fairfax. On November 20, 1965, Mary Jane was united in marriage to Joseph Bakken Jr. They had one child, Jim. Joe passed away on February 3, 1994.

Mary Jane lived and worked in Fairfax most of her life. She began her working days in high school and spent nearly her entire career in the telecommunications industry. Her father died young, so she was instrumental in helping and caring for her mother, Anna, until her death in 2003.

She enjoyed the things in life that mattered to her: spending time with close family, watching birds and deer, cruising the river bottom, taking care of stray animals (meow), cooking and cleaning, washing her car, gardening, working on puzzle books and watching TV, especially NASCAR and some oldies like Gunsmoke, Gunsmoke and Gunsmoke.

Mary Jane is survived by her:
son, Jim and his wife Becky;
siblings, Judy (Larry) Goodwin and Jim (Marchell) Cuff;
nieces and nephews, Ruth (Paul) Domeier, Duane (Maria) Cuff, Brad (Debra) Cuff, JoLynne (Arturo) Cordova, Randy (Tracy) Goodwin, Mandy Goodwin, Micha (Nick) Sassic, and Megan (AJ) Gardiner; and
several great nieces and nephews.   

Mary Jane is preceded in death by her husband, Joe Bakken; her parents, Floyd and Anna Cuff; parents-in-law, Joseph Sr. and Blondina Bakken; and siblings, Jerry and (Rosemary) Cuff.

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  1. Margie Medina says

    August 30, 2022 at 11:26 am

    I worked with Mary Jane many years and we had some great laughs! I will always remember her and all those years of working together! May she rest in peace! Sympathy to her family!

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  2. Ruth Benedict says

    August 31, 2022 at 10:55 am

    My sympathy to Her family, and friends.

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  3. Diane Rosenau,Christensen says

    August 31, 2022 at 1:57 pm

    I am So sorry for your loss, I went to school with Judy in Fairfax. God’s Blessing.

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  4. Miriam Borth says

    August 31, 2022 at 5:49 pm

    RIP Mary Jane!
    I worked with her at Suttle in Hector….
    My sympathy to her family and friends.

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  5. Karin Erickson says

    August 31, 2022 at 6:22 pm

    Thinking of you, Jim. So sorry to hear about your mom.
    Karin Erickson

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  6. Greg Havemeier says

    September 1, 2022 at 7:10 am

    Growing up across the street from Mary Jane, I have various childhood memories of both her and Joe. My sincere condolences to my childhood friend, Jim Bakken and all family members. May she rest in peace.

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  7. Lisa Kiecker says

    September 1, 2022 at 1:45 pm

    Our sympathy Jim to your family on the loss of your mom.

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  8. Ruth Berdan says

    September 9, 2022 at 12:17 pm

    I remember Mary Jane fondly from Grade school at St Andrews. She had this Huge black horse that she loved. I would visit her as she brushed him.
    Rest in Peace my friend.

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