1922
Marcil
2004
Marcil "M.J." Paseka
June 7, 1922 — January 9, 2004
Marcil (MJ) Paseka, 81, Moorhead, MN, passed from this earth on Wednesday, January 9, 2004 at Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Marcil was born June 7, 1922, in Moorhead, and raised in West Fargo, ND. He married Lorraine Mallow on December 24, 1942, in Denver, CO, while serving in the US Army. He went overseas in 1944 and was captured by the German Army near St Vith, France, on December 24, 1944, in the Battle of the Bulge. American forces liberated Marcil on March 27, 1945.
He and Lorraine moved to Moorhead, where he established Paseka Plumbing and Heating, which he owned and operated until he retired in 1984. After retirement he worked as a plumbing inspector for the city of Moorhead. Marcil was well known for his work ethic and his honesty, and was well respected and appreciated by the contractors and developers with whom he did business. Marcil was a lifetime member of Albert E. Johnson VFW Post 1223 in Moorhead.
Marcil is survived by his four daughters, Sharon (Robert) Irwin, Mankato MN, Lynette "Lynn" Peterson, Moorhead, Brenda (John) Schander, Sykston, ND, and Debra (Jerry) Barnum, West Fargo; 9 grandchildren; 2 stepgrandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a number of nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine; sons-in-law Larry Lyngaas and Larry J. Peterson; his six brothers and four sisters, and his parents, John and Francis (Sedlacek) Paseka. May God bless his memory.
Visitation for Marcil will be Sunday, January 11, 2004, from 7 - 9 PM, with a prayer service at 8 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead. Funeral Mass will be Monday, January 12, 2004, at 10:30 AM, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Moorhead. Burial will take place in Moorhead Memorial Gardens.
Marcil was born June 7, 1922, in Moorhead, and raised in West Fargo, ND. He married Lorraine Mallow on December 24, 1942, in Denver, CO, while serving in the US Army. He went overseas in 1944 and was captured by the German Army near St Vith, France, on December 24, 1944, in the Battle of the Bulge. American forces liberated Marcil on March 27, 1945.
He and Lorraine moved to Moorhead, where he established Paseka Plumbing and Heating, which he owned and operated until he retired in 1984. After retirement he worked as a plumbing inspector for the city of Moorhead. Marcil was well known for his work ethic and his honesty, and was well respected and appreciated by the contractors and developers with whom he did business. Marcil was a lifetime member of Albert E. Johnson VFW Post 1223 in Moorhead.
Marcil is survived by his four daughters, Sharon (Robert) Irwin, Mankato MN, Lynette "Lynn" Peterson, Moorhead, Brenda (John) Schander, Sykston, ND, and Debra (Jerry) Barnum, West Fargo; 9 grandchildren; 2 stepgrandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a number of nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine; sons-in-law Larry Lyngaas and Larry J. Peterson; his six brothers and four sisters, and his parents, John and Francis (Sedlacek) Paseka. May God bless his memory.
Visitation for Marcil will be Sunday, January 11, 2004, from 7 - 9 PM, with a prayer service at 8 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead. Funeral Mass will be Monday, January 12, 2004, at 10:30 AM, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Moorhead. Burial will take place in Moorhead Memorial Gardens.
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