The funeral service for Jo Blanich will be on Tuesday, September 3, at 11:00 am. This will be preceded by a visitation starting at 10:00. The location for both will be at Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood MN.
(In my previous posting, I mistakenly said she had been active in the MOU since the 1970s — it was actually since the 1960s that Jo began chairing various committees and serving on the MOU Board for decades. And I neglected to mention that she died at the age of 96.) Hope to see some of you in Deerwood next Tuesday. -Kim Eckert > On Aug 25, 2024, at 8:49 AM, Kim Eckert <ecker...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I just received a phone call from Butch Ukura that Josephine Blanich died > just after midnight this morning. Jo -- as she was known to birders statewide > -- was a long-time and very active member of the MOU since the 1970s. Along > with her husband Steve, Terry Savaloja, and Warren Nelson, all of whom have > now passed away, Jo was a birding institution in Aitkin and Crow Wing > counties, sharing in the discoveries of nesting Yellow Rails, Great Gray > Owls, and other sought-after species in that part of the state. Funeral > arrangements and memorial services are pending and will be announced on this > listserve and elsewhere later. -Kim Eckert, Duluth ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
