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John J. Sokolowski,   Age 87
Visitation Location: Church of St. Vincent DePaul, Brooklyn Park, MN
Visitation Date/Time: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 from 9:30 to 10:00 AM
Funeral Time: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 10:00 AM
Funeral Location: Church of St. Vincent DePaul, Brooklyn Park, MN
Burial Location: Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood, Michigan
   
    JOHN J. SOKOLOWSKI, 87
    Big Lake
    November 9, 1918 - August 18, 2006
    
     John J. Sokolowski, age 87, Big Lake, MN died Friday, August 18, 2006 at St. Benedict’s Senior Community, St. Cloud, MN.
     Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 10:00 AM at the Church of St. Vincent DePaul, Brooklyn Park, MN. Rev. Tom Balluff will officiate. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:00 AM at the church in Brooklyn Park. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood, Michigan. Funeral arrangements were made by Benson Funeral Home, St. Cloud, MN and Zelinski Funeral Home, Ironwood, MI.
     John Sokolowski was born November 9, 1918 in Ironwood, MI to Frank and Anna (Krystopa) Sokolowski. He married Evelyn C. Buser on May 28, 1944 in St. Dominic’s Church, Detroit, MI. John was employed by Standard Oil and U. S. Steel. He served in the United States Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
     Survivors include daughters, Patricia (David) Hannula of Big Lake, MN; Phyllis Nelson of Houston, TX; Beverly Lenzo of Indianapolis, IN; sisters, Florence (Robert) Dunn of Germantown, WI; eight grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren.
     He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Evelyn, three brothers and three sisters.
     Memorials are preferred to Our Lady of Peace Church, Ironwood, MI.
 
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