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4-Mary “Gen” Mocol-2016
Mary Genevieve (Gen) Mocol, age 92 of Mankato, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato.
Mary Genevieve “Gen” (Lohse) Mocol was born April 13, 1924 to Christian and Matilda (Henkels) Lohse in Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota. She attended a one room country school house in Jackson County and later graduated from Heron Lake High School in 1941. Gen graduated from Mankato Commercial College.
On June 17, 1947, she was united in marriage to Herbert Mocol at Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Mankato. She was actively involved working in the family business. A majority of her life was spent raising her 11 children and being grandmother and great-grandmother to 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Gen is survived by her 11 children, Joseph (Darlene) Mocol of Mankato, Diane (Jeffrey) Higgins of West St. Paul, Stephen (Kimberly) Mocol of Burnsville, David Mocol of Eagan, Kathryn Mocol of Mankato, Thomas Mocol of Mankato, Gregory Mocol of Mankato, George Mocol of Mankato, Jean (John) Henning of Fargo, ND, James (Kristin) Mocol of Waconia, Christopher (Angela) Mocol of Eagan; 19 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; siblings, Betty (Paul) Olsem of Fulda, MN, Frances Wolitzski of Washington, D.C., Lorraine Witzel of Fulda, sister-in-law, Agnes Loshe of Heron Lake; nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband Herbert in 2005; her parents; her sister Agnes (Bill) Medvec; her brother, Bill Lohse; brothers-in-law, Joseph (Mary) Mocol, Joseph Wolitzski and Ralph Witzel.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, November 5, 2016, 11:00 am at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mankato, Minnesota with Fr. Andy Olsem officiating. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery in Mankato, Minnesota.
