Mary Malchow of East Rush Lake passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the age of 69.
Mary Kathryn Malchow was born April 18, 1948 to Sigmund and Irene (Anderson) Malchow in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended and graduated from Columbia Heights High School. She started her work career at Northrup King and Graco in North Minneapolis. She worked for many years as a graphic design person for Dayton’s putting together their Sunday newspaper ad. After moving to Rush City, she worked at Rush Printing as a typesetter and printer and most recently Mary worked in security at Grand Casino, Hinckley.
Mary was an excellent cook. She enjoyed cooking for herself and her family. Always an active bowler, she also loved watching movies. Mary was an avid reader and enjoyed science fiction and romance books.
Mary lived on East Rush Lake and enjoyed the lake very much. She loved seeing the birds and other animals near the water. But Mary’s greatest joy was her family, especially nieces, nephews and their families.
Mary is survived by her sister-in-law Pam Malchow of Rush City; nephews Nic (Brenda) Malchow of Rush City; Nathan (Sarah) Malchow of North Branch; great-nieces and great-nephew Brooke Olson, Coltin Malchow, Krista Malchow, Jessica Malchow; and great-great nephew Jed Peterson.
She was preceded in death by her parents Sig and Irene Malchow and brother Lou Malchow.
A celebration of Mary’s life: 4-7 PM; Wednesday (1/17/18) at the Rush City Community Center located at 740 West 14th Street in Rush City.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the:
Funeral and Cremation Service of Rush City ~ Olson Chapel.
www.FuneralAndCremationService.com