Obituaries from the week of October 10, 2007
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June Brockway, 89 Mass of Christian Burial was
held on Tuesday, October 9, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church
in Tracy for June Brockway of Tracy, MN.
June A. Brockway was born
June 13, 1918 to Joseph and Hannah (Moat) Lord in Tracy, MN. She
attended District #22 Country School and graduated from Tracy High
School in 1936. June attended Tracy High School at a time
when it was difficult for someone living in the country to attend
school because there was no convenient transportation. So
that she could attend school, June lived with the Robinson family
in the City of Tracy during the school week in exchange for house
keeping services. During high school she was active in declam
(speech) and played violin.
On October 8, 1941 June married
Howard Brockway at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. They
farmed near Balaton, Walnut Grove, and Milroy. After Howard’s
death in 1992, she moved to Tracy. June was an active member
of her community right up until she fell ill with pneumonia in August.
In addition to raising her children June was a 4-H adult leader,
a cooking instructor in Redwood County extension, a member of Catholic
Daughters, participated in St. Mary’s Mission Group, and was
active in Church Guild at both Tracy and Milroy parishes.
In her later years, June
enjoyed playing cards with her friends, watching her grandchildren
grow and learn, and was an avid sports fan. She also got
great pleasure out of seeing that her grandchildren and others
around her were well fed. June often put the needs of others
before her own, visiting the sick, providing communion to those
in the nursing home and hospital, volunteered at the Tracy Food
Shelf, and delivering meals on wheels. She was someone that
was loyal to her friends, fun to be around, and there to support
them in a time of need. She provided us all an example of
how to live unselfishly and give to others. She will be
missed.
On Friday, October 5, 2007
June died at the Sanford-Sioux Valley Medical Center in Sioux
Falls, SD at the age of 89.
June is survived by her
one daughter, Barbara Brockway of Shoreview, MN; four sons, William
(Kathy) of Tracy, MN, George (Charlyne) of Fulda, MN, Bruce (Becky)
of San Antonio, TX and Brian (Marina) of Shoreview, MN; 18 grandchildren;
5 great grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Her husband, Howard, parents,
three brothers, Ken, Vincent and William, along with their wives,
one sister, Yvonne DeCramer and her husband preceded her in death.
Interment was in Calvary
Cemetery, Tracy, MN with the Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy handling
the arrangements.
Ella McChesney,
96
Memorial services are
scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 14, 2007 at the Hamilton
Funeral Home for Ella McChesney of Marshall. Burial will
be prior to the service in the Marshall Cemetery. Arrangements
are with the Hamilton Funeral Home.
Ella Clara Ford was born
March 22, 1911 in Reynold’s Station, Kentucky to Walter
W. and Martha Mae (Knott) Ford. She was baptized at the
Evangelical Church in Marshall in 1929, Ella graduated from
Marshall High School and then went on to graduate from teacher’s
training in Tracy, MN. She taught in country schools throughout
Lyon County.
On May 28, 1938, Ella
was married to Clifford McChesney at the Evangelical Church
in Marshall. The couple remained in Marshall there after.
Ella was a faithful member of Albright United Methodist
Church.
Ella passed away at the
Morningside Heights Care Center on October 4, 2007, at the age
of 96 years, 6 months, and 12 days.
Ella is survived by her
children, Mary McChesney of Marshall and Sharon (and Richard)
Miller of Hutto, Texas; a grandson, Brighton Miller; siblings,
Betty Pyle of California, Roxanne Seymore of Oregon, and Phyllis
Schmidt of Alexandria, MN; sisters-in-law, Ruth McChesney of
Marshall and Pat McChesney of White Bear Lake; as well as many
nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Clifford; parents; four brothers, William, Harold
Duke, and Dick; and two sisters, Helen Dinwiddie and Catherine
Webb.
Online condolences available
at www.hamiltonfh.com
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