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Age 90 of East St. Paul, passed away on August 6, 2025.
Preceded in death by husband, Norbert; son, Tom; daughter, Cathy; siblings, Olivia (Herman) Beste, Jerome (Mary Ann) Butkowski, Bernice (Hubert) Herzog, Florian (Martha) Butkowski, Roger (Beverly) Butkowski, Dorothy (Cap) Weller, Marvin Butkowski, and Melvin Butkowski; brother-in-law, George Stanek; and sister-in-law, Lonnie Butkowski.
Survived by son, Tim (Loretta); daughter, Dawn (Ken) Hoschette; grandchildren, Jenna (Alec) Beigle, Jamie Fleischhacker, Shane (Diedra) Hoschette, Jake (Alyssa) Hoschette, and Adam (Ashley) Rogers; great-grandchildren, Jade & Hannah Hoschette and Brielle Rogers; siblings, Lucille Stanek, Nettie (Sylvester) Hollenkamp, and Raymond Butkowski (and special friend Arlene); and sisters-in-law, Dorothy and Carol Butkowski.
Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 AM Tuesday, August 19 at St. Pascal Baylon Catholic Church, 1757 Conway St., St. Paul (White Bear Ave and 3rd St). Visitation from 9:30-10:30 AM Tuesday at the church. Private interment Ft. Snelling National Cemetery.
The Mass will be also be available as a livestream: https://youtube.com/live/C5UFrTVxlDg
A special thank you to all the staff at Harbor Crossing for taking such great care of our mom and also a huge thank you to Allisa, Abby and Chaplain Taylor from Midwest Hospice who showed so much compassion to our mom in her last days....we can't tell you how much that was appreciated!!
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