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THURSDAY MAY 28, 2009 Last modified: Friday, May 22, 2009 10:04 PM CDT
Renee Slowiak
AUGUSTA — Renee Slowiak, 77, of S14830 County Road G, Augusta, passed away Friday morning, May 22, 2009, at the Augusta Area Nursing Home following a sudden illness.
Renee Norma, daughter of William and Lucy (Falch) Gullickson, was born Nov. 17, 1931, in Alma. She was united in marriage to Florian Slowiak on Nov. 30, 1954, at the U.S. Naval Base in San Pedro, Calif.
Since 1959, the couple had lived on their present home farm in rural Augusta. Renee enjoyed her farm life and raising her family. She was an active member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Augusta, and currently at St. Raymond’s Catholic Church in Brackett. She was a member of the Augusta Nursing Home Auxiliary and the Osseo American Legion Auxiliary. She also helped where needed at the Augusta Senior Center.
She is survived by: her husband Florian Sr. of Augusta; son Florian Jr. of Madison; daughter Anita Turner of Mahtomedi, Minn.; brother Douglas (Bonnie) Gullickson of Chippewa Falls; five grandchildren, Lucy, Thomas and Dakota Forsberg and Sarah and Matthew Turner; sister-in-law Margaret Gullickson; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; brother Donald; and children, Barbara Forsberg and Anthony Slowiak.
A funeral mass will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at St. Raymond’s Catholic Church in Brackett, with burial in the West Lawn Cemetery in Augusta. Friends may call Tuesday from 3:30 p.m. until time of services at the church. The church is located on East Mallard Road just east of the intersection of State Highway 53 and East Mallard Road. This is approximately halfway between Foster and Brackett.
The family is assisted by the Anderson Funeral Home in Augusta.
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