Tuesday, December 28, 2010
BURKHARD MOCK
NAME OF DECEASED: BURKHARD MOCK AGE: 78
ADDRESS: N823 County Road E, Medford; A township of Holway resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 8:30 AM Tuesday, December 28 at his residence in the township of Holway under the loving care of his family and Hope Hospice after a long illness
TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: Memorial services will be held at a later date and his human remains were donated to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: June 30, 1932 at Buhler, Switzerland
EDUCATION: Switzerland schools
MARRIAGE INFORMATION: In 1953 at Switzerland to Ann a Sinzig and they were later divorced
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: While in Switzerland he served in the Swiss Guard and worked as a dairy farmer. He emigrated to the Owen area in 1964 where he farmed until moving to a farm in the township of Holway in 1992. While farming he also worked at the Abbyland Pork Plant in Curtiss for a period of time.
MEMBER OF: Attended services at First Apostolic Church, township of Maplehurst
SURVIVING CHILDREN: 2 daughters-Erika Mock of Hawthorne, WI & Helen Mock of Portland, OR
2 sons-Erwin (Audrey) Mock of Springfield, IL & Ben Mock of the township of Holway
CHILDREN DECEASED: 1 son in infancy
# OF GRANDCHILDREN: 5 GREAT -GRANDCHILDREN: 3
SUVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: 1 sister-Kathi Bruhlmann-Mock in Switzerland
DECEASED BROTHERS/SISTERS: 12 brothers & sisters
DECEASED FATHER: Burkhard Mock DECEASED MOTHER: Katherina Eggenberger
OTHER INFORMATION: Further survived by nieces/nephews and many friends
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