John Benedict Vander Horck

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Vander Horck, John Benedict John 68, died peacefully on February 13, 2019 at home in Mora, Minnesota. Born to Karl and Kay (Sauser) Vander Horck in Minneapolis, on Father's Day, June 18, 1950. John grew up in Minneapolis, Falcon Heights, MN, and South Bend, IN. He graduated from Duluth East High School in 1968. John received a B.A. in Humanities from the University of Minnesota in 1972. In 1981 John married Kathy Richardson in Minneapolis. Together they raised three children, Chris, Abbie, and Steven. John married Barbara DeFelice in 2009. John was a talented musician, playing the French horn, upright bass, and guitar in high school. He traveled as lead guitarist with musician Cyril Paul in the late '60s. He had exceptional wit and intellect. He was an avid reader, loved camping and canoeing in the BWCA. John is preceded in death by his father Karl and sisters-in-law Anita Crews and Toni DeFelice. He is survived by wife, Barbara Vander Horck, mother Kay Vander Horck, children Chris (Sarah Reidl), Abbie (Willy Crenshaw) and Steven (Jenny Clifford), granddaughters Rowan and Linnea Vander Horck, mother of his children Kathy Glascock (Brian), as well as siblings Katie (Bob) Kuettel, Ruth (Phil Glende) Vander Horck, Mark (Carol) Vander Horck, Paul Vander Horck, Lucy (Bryan) Morgan, cousins, nieces and nephew. Memorial service at 12 Noon, Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Lakewood Cemetery Chapel, 3600 Hennepin Avenue S., Minneapolis. Visitation begins at 11:30 am. Burial and luncheon follow service. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Barbara Vander Horck. And John B. Vander Horck, if you are reading this, yes, this is in fact, your obituary. Your family hopes that it passes muster.

Published on March 10, 2019