We went to Phelps Mill after the funeral. It’s an old mill and dam where the family grew up swimming on weekends, and we tend to congregate there after doing anything at the old church. Funerals. Marriages. We’ve done family[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for July, 2022
The funeral for my mom was good. The pastor spoke well. It was a celebration of the life my mom lived, with emphasis on the fact that we will meet again when our souls take the next step in life.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My mom grew going to Star Lake every summer. The family farm was a few miles away, and they would swim there every night to wash off the residue of working on the farm. But she never had a boat[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Louis Mattioli is Cowboy Fifteen. He has had a long history, some good, and some bad. He is a lawyer by trade and choice. To read the full article on him, go to https://jackofharts.substack.com/
I buried my mom yesterday. Surrounded by family and friends. We had a good service with good music. We dug the hole and placed her in the ground. We ate some food and talked about her life. She’s not in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mom’s funeral is today at 2pm. At Maine Presbyterian Church near Underwood, Minnesota. We will walk across the road to Silent Vale Cemetery to bury her afterwards. And there will be refreshments in the church basement as well. I hope[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mom loved the lake country of Northern Minnesota. She grew up there, she swam in the lakes as a child, and when life took her away from that region, she continued to return in her adult life. She loved to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mom’s funeral will be taking place at Maine Presbyterian Church near Underwood, Minnesota this coming Saturday the 16th at 2pm. Burial will take place immediately after at Silent Vale Cemetery within sight of her parent’s resting place. Anyone who wishes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mom’s obituary will be running in the Fergus Falls Daily Journal on Wednesday. A death notice will run in the Rochester Post Bulletin on Saturday. Both papers are down to two publications per week now, which limits the exact availability[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Louis Mattioli is a good man. He hasn’t always been, and he has paid the price for that, but he has chosen to be good in the life he has now. I will aid him on his current path. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…