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Babe (Alvira) Giles,   Age 84
Visitation Location: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sauk Rapids, MN
Visitation Date/Time: Saturday, May 15, 2010 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM
Funeral Time: Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Funeral Location: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sauk Rapids, MN
Burial Location: Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Sauk Rapids, MN
   
    Babe Giles
     nee Alvira Florence Ross
    May 24, 1925 - May 6, 2010
    
     A celebration of life will begin with a visitation Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 10:30 AM followed by a Mass at 11:30 AM at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 2875 10th Ave. NE , Sauk Rapids, MN 56379. Reverend Kenny Thielman, Babe's cousin, and Rev. Ron Weyrens will officiate. Babe passed away peacefully at the Presbyertian Homes of Arden Hills with her family by her side. She will always be remembered for her fun-loving nature and strength of character and spirit. After the service, she will be cremated and laid to rest at the foot of her father's grave, in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sauk Rapids. Funeral arrangements were made by Benson Funeral Home, St. Cloud, MN.
     Babe was born to Frank Ross and Rose (Thielman) Ross in Avon, Minnesota. She married Jack Giles of Tennessee on October 30, 1947, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Babe is survived by her daughters; Linda MacLeod, (Richmond); Beverly Volkenant and her husband, David, (Champlin); and Karen Kingsbury, (Ham Lake); grandchildren; Melissa Umerski, and her husband, Jason (Rogers); Krista Kvitek, and her husband, Jesse, (New Richmond, WI); Jacob Berning and his wife, Melissa, (Minneapolis); Natalie Berning, (New York, NY); great grandchildren; Mia Umerski, Addison Kvitek, Lauren Kvitek and Miles Berning; sisters and brothers; Lorraine Carlson, (RioVista, CA); Margaret Studer, (St. Cloud); Eileen Hollenhorst, (Sauk Rapids); Mervin Ross (St. Cloud); and Thomas Ross and his wife, Alice (St. Cloud); sisters-in-law, Betty Ross, and Lorraine Ross, and numerous nieces and nephews including her dear god-children, Rosanne Healy and Barry Ross.
     Babe was preceded in death by her parents, Rose and Frank Ross, her brothers, William Ross and Leander Ross, her brothers-in-law, Rob Carlson, Norbert Hollenhorst, Ray Studer, and her ex-husband, Jack Giles.
     Babe will be remembered for her love of horses, fishing, singing and playing guitar, yodeling, crafts, card playing, and terrific sense of humor! She was an outstanding cook and worked as a caterer for many years. She was active in the community and served as President of the Christian Mothers for Sacred Heart Church, was on the Council for the Good Shepherd Oaks Apartments, and made toys for children at the senior center. Even in her last years when communicating was difficult, she brightened the lives of those around her with one-liners and her larger-than-life smile.
     Memorials will be accepted by the family and dispersed to charities according to Babe's wishes.
    
 
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