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Gail Smith PIENTKA

1943 - 2023

Gail Smith PIENTKA obituary, 1943-2023, St Paul, MN

BORN

1943

DIED

2023

FUNERAL HOME

Wulff Funeral Home

1485 White Bear Ave

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Gail PIENTKA Obituary

Age 80 Of Winter Haven, FL, formerly of St. Paul, MN passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. She was born in Fall River, MA on March 4, 1943 to William and Hope (Sherman) Smith. She moved to St. Paul in 1969, where she lived until moving to Florida in 1998. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband Raymond Eugene Pluff, Sr; second husband James Gustave Pientka; and brothers William and Bruce. Gail is survived by children Raymond (Pam) Pluff, Jr. and Marsha (Mike) Hadd; grandchildren Anthony Pluff, Hollis (Ryan) Connelly, Nicholas (Lindsey) Plumbo; Rae Rae Pluff-Martinez, Jeremiah (Norah) Hadd, Shannon Hadd, and Spirit Pluff; great-grandchildren McKenzie Klein, Priscilla Pluff, Mason Mold, and Jayden Plumbo; sister Meredith Payne; brother Rex (Marianne) Smith; and companion James Ballard. A visitation will be held on Thursday, December 28, 2023 from 9 am to 10 am at Wulff Funeral Home, St. Paul, MN, followed by a funeral service at 10 am. Interment will be at Elmhurst Cemetery at 1 pm. Wulff 651-776-1555 www.wulfffuneralhome.com


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Published by Pioneer Press on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Wulff Funeral Home

1485 White Bear Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55106

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Wulff Funeral Home

1485 White Bear Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55106

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