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Gerald “Muggsie” Blonigen

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Gerald “Muggsie” Blonigen

Birth
Death
8 Dec 2016 (aged 84)
Burial
Saint Martin, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA GPS-Latitude: 45.5007583, Longitude: -94.6646194
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Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 12, 2016 at St. Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin, MN for Gerald "Muggsie" Blonigen, age 84, who died Thursday at Lakeview Ranch in Dassel. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Relatives and friends may call from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sunday, December 11, 2016 at the St. Martin Parish Hall in St. Martin. Parish Prayers will be at 4:00 p.m. followed by a Rosary with the St. Joseph Society. Visitation will continue from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Monday morning at the parish hall.

Gerald was born in St. Martin, MN to Leo and Julia (Sinclair) Blonigen. He married Jacqualine Palumbo on July 19, 1958 in St. Paul. Gerald served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He owned and operated Blonigen and Sons, and later worked for TKI Incorporated for 12 years. Gerald served on the Board of Directors and later became President of the St. Martin Bank from 1982-2012. He was the first Fire Chief in St. Martin, played St. Nicholas in St. Martin for many years and played baseball and softball. Gerald loved to sing, garden, fish, spend time in nature, and with his dogs.

Survivors include his children, Kevin (Joan) Blongien, Kelly (Andrew) Swartzentruber; sister-in-law, Pat Blonigen; grandchildren, Amanda (Jason) Berg, Joshua (Trista) Klaphake, Cortney Minette, Kailee Schaeffer, Logan Swartzentruber, Trent and Travis Blonigen.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 12, 2016 at St. Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin, MN for Gerald "Muggsie" Blonigen, age 84, who died Thursday at Lakeview Ranch in Dassel. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Relatives and friends may call from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sunday, December 11, 2016 at the St. Martin Parish Hall in St. Martin. Parish Prayers will be at 4:00 p.m. followed by a Rosary with the St. Joseph Society. Visitation will continue from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Monday morning at the parish hall.

Gerald was born in St. Martin, MN to Leo and Julia (Sinclair) Blonigen. He married Jacqualine Palumbo on July 19, 1958 in St. Paul. Gerald served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He owned and operated Blonigen and Sons, and later worked for TKI Incorporated for 12 years. Gerald served on the Board of Directors and later became President of the St. Martin Bank from 1982-2012. He was the first Fire Chief in St. Martin, played St. Nicholas in St. Martin for many years and played baseball and softball. Gerald loved to sing, garden, fish, spend time in nature, and with his dogs.

Survivors include his children, Kevin (Joan) Blongien, Kelly (Andrew) Swartzentruber; sister-in-law, Pat Blonigen; grandchildren, Amanda (Jason) Berg, Joshua (Trista) Klaphake, Cortney Minette, Kailee Schaeffer, Logan Swartzentruber, Trent and Travis Blonigen.


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  • Created by: Phyllis
  • Added: Apr 26, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226085747/gerald-blonigen: accessed ), memorial page for Gerald “Muggsie” Blonigen (8 Dec 1932–8 Dec 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226085747, citing Saint Martin Catholic Cemetery, Saint Martin, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Phyllis (contributor 47477875).