Cathy Engelby

CATHY JOANNE ENGELBY, AGE 56, DIED PEACEFULLY ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2010 WITH HER FAMILY: STEVE, KRISTEL, DARCIE, STEVE, & JUDY AT HER BEDSIDE AT THE GOOD SAMARITIAN CENTER, HOFFMAN, MN FOLLOWING A COURAGEOUS BATTLE OF CANCER. CATHY WAS BORN IN GRACEVILLE, MN ON AUGUST 24, 1953, THE DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM (BILL) AND LORNA (JURGENS) BOERNER. ONE OF FIVE CHILDREN, SHE GREW UP ON THE FAMILY FARM WHERE SHE LEARNED THE BENEFIT OF HARD WORK AND HARD PLAY WHICH SERVED HER WELL IN HER FUTURE. CATHY WAS BAPTIZED, CONFIRMED, AND MARRRIED AT KONGSVINGER LUTHERAN CHURCH, DONNELLY, MN. ON NOVEMBER 29, 1980 SHE WAS UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO STEVEN ENGELBY. TOGETHER THEY SPENT THEIR LIFE IN HOFFMAN, LATER MOVING TO THEIR HOME OUTSIDE OF TOWN. THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS, KRISTEL BORN IN 1982 AND DARCIE BORN IN 1983. CATHY GRADUATED FROM HERMAN HIGH SCHOOL IN 1971 AND FROM MOORHEAD TECH IN 1972. IN THE SPRING OF 1972 SHE STARTED HER FIRST JOB WITH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IN EDUCATION IN ST.PAUL. SHE LOVED HER JOBS WITH THE STATE OF MN. SHE WORKED FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION, WELFARE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES. CATHY WAS A MEMBER OF MESSIAH LUTHERAN IN HOFFMAN, MN. SHE CHERISHED HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ALWAYS ENJOYED THE ?POTLUCKS AND CAN PARTIES? AT ELK LAKE. SHE ENJOYED PLAYING SOFTBALL, HER FISHING TRIPS TO LAKE OF WOODS AT ANGLE OUTPOST RESORT AND LATER FLAG ISLAND RESORT, DEER HUNTING WITH THE ?BUCKRIDGE HUNTING CLUB??ESPECIALLY HUNTING IN THE ?NOOK? WITH THE ?PRETTY DEER.? SHE LOVED TO CROCHET, EMBOIDERY, KNIT, SEW, AND CAN, SHARING HER LOVE FOR THIS WITH THE GIFTS SHE GAVE TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE ?CROCHET GROUP? AND ?COOKING CLASS GROUP? WAS VERY SPECIAL TO HER. CATHY?S PASSION WAS HER FAMILY, STEVE, KRISTEL, AND DARCIE.. LATER ADDING WONDERFUL SON-IN-LAW, STEVE WAS A HUGE BONUS TO HER. SHE CHERISHED HER FAMILY, ENCOURAGED HER DAUGHTERS, AND FOLLOWED HER DAUGHTERS WITH THEIR SPORTS ACTIVITIES. SHE WAS ALWAYS SO PROUD AND THANKFUL FOR EACH ONE OF THEM. CATHY HAD A COURAGEOUS, DETERMINED, AND VERY POSITIVE ATTITUDE WHICH SHE SHOWED TO ALL OF THOSE AROUND HER. SHE TAUGHT ALL THAT KNEW HER HOW TO FIGHT CANCER AND LATER PASS ON WITH RESPECT. CATHY WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS, BILL & LORNA BOERNER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW ALLEN ENGELBY. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, STEVEN, DAUGHTERS, KRISTEL (STEVE) STRITTMATTER OF HAWLEY, MN, DARICE OF FARGO, ND. BROTHERS JERRY (COLLEEN) BOERNER OF BERGENFIELDS, NJ, ALAN (BONNIE) BOERNER OF MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SISTERS VICKI (DOUGLAS) ENGELBY OF NASHUA, MN, AND JUDY (THOMAS) GREEN OF KENSINGTON, MN; BROTHER-IN-LAW LEWAYNE (FRAN) ENGELBY AND DARYL (KRISTI) ENGELBY, AND MANY WONDERFUL NIECES AND NEPHREWS. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD AT ON AUGUST 7, 2010 AT THE MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH IN HOFFMAN, MN WITH REVERAND STEVE OLSON OFFICIATING. MUSIC WAS PROV IDED BY BEV YOCHIM AND FAYE GIESE_. HONORARY URN BEARERS WERE NATHAN ENGELBY, RYAN ENGLEBY, MATTHEW ENGELBY, CHRIS ENGLEBY, KEVEN ENGLEBY, WADE BOERNER, ZAC BOERNER, AND STEVE STRITTMATTER. ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH ANDERSON FUNERAL HOME IN ALEXANDRIA. WWW.ANDERSONFUNERAL.NET