Patrick John Benolkin

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Benolkin, Patrick John Born 1/28/1938, passed away peacefully 8/21/13. Patrick was born & raised in Northeast Minneapolis and lived in Minnesota his entire life. He was an avid sportsman and was a former member of the Delano Sportsman Club, M.A.H.B.. M.A.H.A, the St. Maron's Men's Club and various other associations during his life. He enjoyed traveling and was able to visit many places around the world. He always sought the adventures in life, and of course, that gave him many stories to share. He was able to convene with various individuals and often brought humor into the discussions. Patrick was an intelligent, talented person, and excelled in both his engineering and management careers. Memorials preferred to the Lewy Body Dementia Foundation and the St. Croix Hospice Foundation, or donor's choice. We wanted to extend a special thank you to the St. Croix Hospice for their special support to the family when it was needed. Patrick is survived by his loving family, wife, Carol; daughter, Tina Wallace (Scott); son, Dennis Benolkin (CJ); step-children, Jodi Anderson (Tom), Kristi Black, David Lyons (Allison); grandchildren, Lonnie Hagman (Lara), Susan Larson (Nate), Corey Hagman (Jessica), Julianne Schulz (Cory), Courtlandt Lyons, Mikala Karnes; great-grandchildren, Lance Hagman, Michael Larson, Abigail Larson, Sara Schulz, Morgan Hagman, Jordan Myers, Madison Myers; sister, Doris Calhoun (Larry); and many other family and friends. For all friends and family a memorial service will be held Thursday, Sept 5 at 1:30 PM with visitation 1/2 hour to service all at: Washburn-McReavy.com Glen Haven Chapel 763-533-8643 5125 W. Broadway

Published on August 25, 2013