Photo courtesy of Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home - Moose Lake
Mar 12, 1928 - Jun 27, 2014
I will always remember her kind, loving ways.
Barbara Ellis
July 11, 2022 | Woodstock, GA | Family
Mom, I sent one entry but I guess you grabbed it before it printed.... You are greatly missed by your family especially Caitlin and Chris... you were a great grandmother who went out on a limb just so the kids could have all the experiences they could as children. It was from riding elephants to going down water slides that's what you did with them that meant the most.. Blessings your daughter LynnXXOOX
Lynn Mott
August 07, 2014 | Orange, CA
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Becky Skog
August 02, 2014 | Sturgeon Lake, MN
Our family LOVED Bernice and send our sympathy to all of you in her immediate family. Wish we all could have been in her class. She always was generous and loving. Bsrbara, Barb, Karen, Becky and Chris Ellis
Barbara Ellis
July 24, 2014 | Canton, GA
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Mary Nordlund
July 17, 2014 | Kettle River, MN
Our deepest condolences to Bernice's family. My Dad and I both had her for a teacher, and I will never forget her compassion, kindness, and gentle personality. You all are in our thoughts and prayers.
Cheryl Piippo-Rand
July 13, 2014 | Champlin, MN
Mrs. Gresczyk made me feel like the most important person in the world every day in 4th grade. She used to let me operate the film strip projector, and during film strips she'd always let girls comb her hair. What an angel she was!
Leif Eggen
July 12, 2014 | Barnum, MN
Everyone loved Mrs. G. Sleepovers at her cabin were always looked forward too. What a wonderful lady. Prayers to the family in your time of loss.
Jeni Iverson (Wheeler)
July 10, 2014 | Washburn, ND
Mrs. Gresczyk was one of my favorite teachers in elementary school and continued to be one of my favorite customers in our family restaurant "Our Place" in Kettle River. She will be missed. My condolences to your family.
Holly Olson (Lemke)
July 10, 2014 | Esko, MN
Bernice (Kissel) Gresczyk, 86, was born March 12, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents, John and Anna (Kibert) Kissel were sickly, so she was raised by relatives in Illinois. At age 12 she moved in with her grandparents, the Kiberts, in Wright and later with Anna Johnson. She graduated from Cromwell in 1946 and then attended Duluth's Teacher College. After a year she began teaching in a one-room school house in Split Rock Township, where she met and married Lewis Gresczyk, trumpet player in his band, the Rhythm Kings, whose music she enjoyed dancing to. They were married on July 17, 1948. Bernice worked at the state hospital and continued her education, getting her BS and Masters degrees in education from UMD. She taught for Barnum Central and later Barnum Elementary until her retirement in 1987. She taught for three more years in California. She and Lewis would spend their winters in California and summers at their home in Kettle River and at the family cabin in Wright. In 2004 they moved to California permanently to be with their family there. Bernice moved to the Oakview Residential Care in Moose Lake on August 12, 2012 and passed away on June 26, 2014. Bernice was very active, always doing things for and with others of the area. She loved people, her family, her students, and her church. Several strokes weakened her and she was in a wheel chair for the past several years. Bernice is preceded in death by her husband, Lewis, her parents, her uncle, Joe, and her aunts, Vera Ellis, Edyth Wood, and Lil Nummela Evensen (all from the Kibert family). She is survived by her brother Wally (Rosemary) Kissel of San Antonio, Texas, her aunt, Rose (Kibert) Collier Hermanson, four children, Thomas Gresczyk of Long Beach, CA, Rita (Jeff) Harrigan of Snohomish, WA (Rita and Jeff have taken care of eleven foreign exchange students), Rick Gresczyk (Cheryl, died this June 24th) of Eden Prairie, MN and Lynn (Jonathan) Mott of Orange, CA. Lynn and Jonathan have twins, Christopher and Caitlyn. Rick and Cheryl have three sons, Rick Jr. (Nicole) of Oakdale, MN, Rodger (Annie) of Watertown, MN, and Randy (Nichole) of New Brighton, MN. Rick and Cheryl adopted three other children and have ten more grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, July 16 from 6-8 PM with a Rosary Service at 7:30 PM in Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home, Moose Lake and will continue Thursday, July 17 from 10 AM until the 11 AM Memorial Mass in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Moose Lake. Burial will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery in Wright followed by a meal and music at the cabin. July 17th is her anniversary date. Memorials are preferred to Alpha Delta Kappa.To sign the guestbook online, go to: www.hhkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are with Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home, Moose Lake.
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