Individual Details
Alma R. Butkowski
(February 22, 1913 - May 3, 2009)
Alma R. Notch, 96
Melrose, Feb. 22, 1913 - May 3, 2009
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 8 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose for Alma Notch who died Sunday, May 3 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Christian Mothers and Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council will pray at 6:30 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening.
Alma Butkowski was born February 22, 1913 in Millwood Township, Stearns County to Ladislaus and Mary (Eiynck) Butkowski. On June 25, 1935 she married Lawrence Notch at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa. After their marriage, they moved to Idaho where they farmed for three years. They then moved to Melrose and farmed north of town until 1964 when they retired. Alma was a homemaker all her life. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, and for many years, cared for the flowers in St. Marys grotto. Alma was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose, Christian Mothers, and Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council.
Survivors include her children, Lorraine (Ralph) Van Heel of Osseo, Marlene (Dennis) Doetkott, Marvin (Janet) Notch of Melrose, Ralph (Sharon) Notch of Andover, Bert (Maxine) Notch of Los Angeles, CA, Janice (Ronald) Roering of Sartell, and Beatrice Bea (Del) Pifer of Sacramento, CA; 27 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter; and sister, Hilda Caspers of Chaska.
Alma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lawrence Notch on October 23, 1978; infant son, Kenneth Notch; brothers, George, Arnold, Joe, Vernon, Fr. Alto, and Harold Butkowski; and sisters, Ernestine Finken and Arlene Finken.
Melrose, Feb. 22, 1913 - May 3, 2009
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 8 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose for Alma Notch who died Sunday, May 3 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Christian Mothers and Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council will pray at 6:30 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening.
Alma Butkowski was born February 22, 1913 in Millwood Township, Stearns County to Ladislaus and Mary (Eiynck) Butkowski. On June 25, 1935 she married Lawrence Notch at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa. After their marriage, they moved to Idaho where they farmed for three years. They then moved to Melrose and farmed north of town until 1964 when they retired. Alma was a homemaker all her life. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, and for many years, cared for the flowers in St. Marys grotto. Alma was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose, Christian Mothers, and Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council.
Survivors include her children, Lorraine (Ralph) Van Heel of Osseo, Marlene (Dennis) Doetkott, Marvin (Janet) Notch of Melrose, Ralph (Sharon) Notch of Andover, Bert (Maxine) Notch of Los Angeles, CA, Janice (Ronald) Roering of Sartell, and Beatrice Bea (Del) Pifer of Sacramento, CA; 27 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter; and sister, Hilda Caspers of Chaska.
Alma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lawrence Notch on October 23, 1978; infant son, Kenneth Notch; brothers, George, Arnold, Joe, Vernon, Fr. Alto, and Harold Butkowski; and sisters, Ernestine Finken and Arlene Finken.
Events
| Birth | February 22, 1913 | Millwood Township, Stearns Co., MN | |||
| Marriage | June 25, 1935 | St. Rosa, MN - Lawrence Notch | |||
| Death | May 3, 2009 | Melrose, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Lawrence Notch (1908 - 1978) |
| Father | Ladislaus Butkowski (1882 - 1947) |
| Mother | Mary Anna Eyinck (1884 - 1970) |
| Sibling | George Butkowski (1906 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Joseph Butkowski (1909 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Alto Fr. OSB Butkowski (1911 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Arnold Butkowski (1915 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Ernestine Butkowski (1917 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Arlene Butkowski (1919 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Harold Butkowski (1923 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Hilda Ann Butkowski |
| Sibling | Vernon J. Butkowski (1929 - 1999) |