Agnes Nosal

Agnes Nosal received her Golden Wings on October 3, 2008, at the age of 93 years, 3 months and 28 days of age. Agnes has said many times that she would be ready when Gods call came. She died peacefully at the Barnesville Good Samaritan Center-Barnesville where she had been a resident since December of 2002. Funeral Mass will be Saturday at 11:00 in the Assumption Catholic Church, Barnesville with Fr, Gary LaMoine presiding. Pallbearers will be members of the Assumption Knights of Columbus, Don Sakry, Bill Wellman, Leo Thomson, Dennis Sobtzak, Ralph Thoennes and Maurice Nicklay. Honorary Pallbearers will be, Ceal Holland, Diane Krueger, Gloria Lee, Nita Cihak, Geneva Plummer, Grace Colville, Martha Baebler and Judy Thompson. Honors will be by the V.F.W. Auxiliary and the American legion Auxiliary both of Barnesville. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 " 8:00 with a prayer service at 7:00 in Dobmeier Funeral Home, Barnesville and two hours before Mass at the church. Interment will be in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Barnesville. Agnes was born on June 6, 1915, the daughter of Maggie (Veraguth) and Philo Harding. When Agnes was a very young girl, her Mother and Father were divorced. Her Mother later marred Patrick ORourke and she considered Patrick her Dad. Patrick ORourke raised Agnes and her Sister Ann as his own daughters. On August 18, 1937, Agnes married Andrew (Andy) Nosal in St. Paul, Minnesota. They lived in St. Paul a short time before returning to Barnesville where they began farming and raising their family of four children. They moved into Barnesville in 1961 and retired from farming in 1963. Andy died in 1999. Agnes continued to live in Barnesville until the time of her death. Agnes was an active member of the Assumption Catholic Church and St. Anns Guild where she served as Circle Leader many years. She was also a Life Member of the Ladies VFW Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary, both in Barnesville. Survivors include her son, Thomas Tom (Darlene Berg) Nosal of Barnesville; her daughter, Jeanne (Lawrence Cook) Struble of Lake Park, Minnesota and Bella Vista, Arkansas; six grandchildren, nine great"grandchildren, and three sisters-in-law, Angeline Nosal of Jim Falls, Wisconsin, Elaine Nosal of Bloomer, Wisconsin, and Margurite Nosal of Barnesville. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her husband, Andrew (1999), her son Theodore (2006) her son Joseph (1990) her daughter-in-law Katy (2005), her son-in-law Edward Struble (2001), her sister Ann Brandt, her Brother Jesse Harding, 4 half brothers and 4 half sisters as well as many brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws.