Foley, Minnesota
Demain Koscielniak, 92, of Foley, passed away June 26, 2023, at The Gardens at Foley Nursing Center. Mass of Christian burial was 11 a.m., June 30, at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Brennyville. The Rev. Matthew Langager officiated and burial took place in the parish cemetery. Visitation was 10-11 a.m. at the church Friday. Service with dignity provided by the Foley Funeral Home.
Demain Katherine Koscielniak was born Oct. 24, 1930, in Mayhew Lake Township to Clem and Marie (Fiedler) Vouk. She graduated from Milaca High School, class of 1949, where she was a homecoming queen candidate. She married Carl Koscielniak Oct. 24, 1949, at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. She was a homemaker and farmed with her husband for many years. She worked for Gorecki Manufacturing in Milaca for over 20 years. Demain enjoyed canning and baking and was an excellent cook. She was the best mother ever. She was a charter member of the Hillman Legion Auxiliary, St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church and the Christian Mothers.
She is survived by her son and daughters: Carl ‘Keith’ (Sandra), Coon Rapids; Karin Motschke, Sauk Rapids; Lynn (Todd) Kedrowski, Cushing; and sister, Delores Stolarczyk, Twin Cities; brother-in-law, Jacob Jurek, Foreston; nine grandchildren: Scott, Shaun, Jill, Krista, Amanda, Lisa, Joshua, Tayler and Logan, as well as 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Carl and brother, Eugene Vouk, and sisters Delphine Koscielniak, Darlene Miller and Marcella ‘Sally’ Jurek.
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