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Joseph John "Joe" Serbus Sr
25 Sep 1892 – 3 Jun 1971
| Birth | 25 Sep 1892 |
| Death | 3 Jun 1971 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys of Bechyn Cemetery Bechyn , Renville County , Minnesota , USA |
| Added by | OPDH on 26 Jul 2017 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123821787 |
Bio
Joseph John “Joe” Serbus was born on 25 September 1892 in Henryville Township, Renville County, Minnesota, to Frank and Mary (Zetah) Serbus. Joseph married Lillian Mary Dolezal, on 12 June 1917, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bechyn. Joe and Lillian farmed most of their lives in Henryville Township. They had six sons, Joseph L., Jr., Clarence, George, Bernard, Richard, and Francis Johnny; and four daughters, Lillian, Cecilia, Marie, and Veronica. Joseph retired in 1965 and moved to Olivia. He was an assessor in Henryville Township and a trustee in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bechyn for many years. After a lingering illness, Joseph John “Joe” Serbus died at the age of 78 on Thursday, 03 June 1971, in the Renville County Hospital in Olivia, Renville County, Minnesota. Survivors included his wife; daughters, Lillian (Wayne) Haney of Olivia, Cecelia (Brainerd) Kodet of North Redwood, Marie (Joe) Pfiefer of Deer River, and Veronica (Eugene) Kittell of Spokane, Washington; sons, Clarence and Joseph, Jr., of Bird Island, George of Hector, Bernard of Arlington, and Richard of Olivia; 60 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and four brothers, Adolph of Bechyn, Theodore of Redwood Falls, Edward of North Redwood, and Frank of Olivia. Joseph was preceded in death by his infant son, Francis Johnny, and three sisters. The funeral mass for Joseph was held on Monday morning, 07 June, at the St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Olivia. Reverend Frank Hayden and Reverend Ralph Hayden of Olivia; Reverend Leon Rotering of Franklin; Reverend A. Siebenand of Hector, and Monsignor Stanislaus Grabowski of Bechyn officiated. Al Houdek of Olivia was commentator, and grandsons, Jeff Serbus of Olivia, Mark Serbus of Hector, and Timothy Serbus of Arlington, were altar boys. Pallbearers were grandsons, Bob and Mike Serbus of Bird Island, DuWayne Haney of Olivia, Richard Haney of Willmar, Paul Pfiefer of Deer River, and Gerald Kodet of Morton. Joseph John “Joe” Serbus, Sr., was buried, on 07 June 1971, in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Bechyn, Renville County, Minnesota.
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Siblings
- Maria A. "Mary" Serbus Malecek 1889–1964
- Adolph William Serbus 1889–1977
- Catherine Genevieve Serbus Tersteeg 1890–1964
- Mary L. Serbus 1894–1894
- Lucille May "Lucy May" Serbus Dolezal 1896–1968
- Lucy M. Serbus 1896–1896
- Frank Serbus 1901–1901
- Frank Edward Serbus 1902–1993
- Theodore Joseph Serbus 1904–1990
- Edward Henry "Ed" Serbus 1907–1998
Children
- Joseph Lawrence Serbus 1917–1994 FaG
- Clarence Frank Serbus 1919–2013 FaG
- Lillian Marie Serbus Haney 1921–2008 FaG
- Cecelia Lucille "Cele" Serbus Kodet 1924–1999 FaG
- Marie Adeline Serbus 1926–2014 FaG
- Francis Johnny "Johnny" Serbus 1928–1928 FaG
- George Martin Serbus 1931–2015 FaG
- Bernard Henry Serbus 1932–2022 FaG
- Richard Adolph "Dick" Serbus 1936–2016 FaG
- Veronica Susan "Vicky" Serbus Littell 1938–2015 FaG
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