Mildred Stachowiak

Obituary

Mildred Stachowiak was born on November 28, 1924, in Silver Lake, Minnesota. She was the daughter of George and Anna (Schultz) Stachowiak. She was baptized as an infant and was later confirmed in her faith as a youth, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church of Silver Lake, Minnesota. Mildred received her education in Silver Lake and was a graduate of the Silver Lake High School with the class of 1943. She then furthered her education at Saint Mary’s in Minneapolis. Following the completion of training and examination as a Registered Nurse in 1947, she had taken employment at the Hutchinson Hospital. Later on, Mildred held seasonal employment at Green Giant in Glencoe, Minnesota.

Mildred lived at home with her family most of her life and moved to an apartment in Hutchinson in 1982 when her mother passed away. When Mildred needed assistance with her daily care, she became the 5th resident of Cedar Crest in Silver Lake, Minnesota in September of 2009. Mildred was loved for her pleasant, gentle spirit and was very well cared for by everyone at Cedar Crest.

Mildred was an avid walker and walked daily to the post office in Silver Lake for the mail or to the store for groceries. In Hutchinson, Mildred would often be seen walking to the More Four deli to pick up her favorite meal of sweet and sour chicken. Mildred enjoyed doing word searches and reading and sharing the news from the Silver Lake Leader. Mildred had an amazing memory. She shared many stories and was able to remember everyone’s birth date her entire life. She especially enjoyed having family and relatives visit and share their latest family news.

Mildred passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Hutchinson Health in Hutchinson, at the age of 94 years. Blessed be her memory.

Mildred is survived by many nieces and nephews: Nancy Grech and her husband, John, Frances Wendorff, Bonnie Zavoral and Jeri Lueneburg and her husband, Brad. Paulette Slanga and her husband, Ray, and Ann Marie Venezio (Dennis Tsukinari); Kathy Picha and her husband, Terry, Joan Opitz and her husband, Mike and Tom Stacey and his wife, Tina. Sandra Urbaniak and her husband, Anthony, Susan Kuzma, Terrance Zrust, Douglas Zrust and his wife, Monica, and Sharon Blake and her husband, Steve.

Mildred is preceded in death by her Parents, George and Anna Stachowiak; Siblings, Dorothy Zavoral and her husband, Fred, Gertrude Navratil and her husband, Cyril, Richard Stacey and his wife, Doris and Caroline Zrust.