Mary Ann Wokasch (Cass Lake Times)
Mary Ann Wokasch, 62, of rural Cass Lake, died Oct. 12, 1995 at her home.
Funeral services were held Oct. 16 at the Cease Family Funeral Home in Cass Lake with the Rev. Gerald Algers officiating. Interment will be at the Minnesota State Veteran’s Cemetery in Little Falls, MN.
She was born on Oct. 5, 1933, at Wallingford, Iowa the daughter of Alfred and Helene Gunderson. Her father died when she was 2 years old. Her mother later married Mark Husby, who became her stepfather.
They moved to Jackson, MN where she was raised and educated, graduating from Jackson H. S. in 1951. She attended Business College in Iowa.
She married Duane Wokasch on Sept. 18, 1954 in Jackson. They moved to Minneapolis where she worked as a secretary at the Public Health Center.
They moved to Buffalo Lake, MN in 1969 where she worked at the Buffalo Lake Nursing Home and also the school district. In 1980, they moved to the Cass Lake area, residing on Leech Lake.
She is survived by her husband, Duane of Cass Lake; three sons; Thomas (Gail) Wokasch of Camano Island, Wash., Michael (Barbara) Wokasch of Holland, Michigan, and Mark Wokasch of Ft. Hood, Texas; and a daughter, Patricia (Neil) Burgstahler of Stewart, MN.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Helen Davies, and three brothers: Leroy, Sherman and Alan.