Lukes, Bernadine Marie (Kalishek) 1920 – 2012

LUKES, KALISHEK, PECHOTA, BARTLETT, JOHNSON, SVENSON, CRESS, SLIFKA, WAGNER

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 3/14/2013 at 09:58:50

Source: Decorah Public Opinion January 17, 2012, A-5

Bernadine Lukes

Bernadine M. Lukes, 91, of Protivin, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at the Aase Hagen Home in Decorah. A Mass of Christian Burial was 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Protivin. With Rev. Marvin Salz celebrating the Mass. Her children placed the pall on the casket. Lectors were Alyson Kramer, Angie Cress and Amanda Balik. Marlene Pecinovsky was the organist with Laura Lukes as vocalist. The offertory was presented by Megan Lukes, Alexis Kirchert, Kayla Schwade and Abigail Riley. Interment was in the church cemetery with Keith Lukes, Greg Lukes, Randy Lukes, Dana Svenson, Matt Cress and Matt Schwade serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Julie Schwade, Lori Lukes, Lynn Franzen, Carla Lukes, Dawn Kirchert, Andrea Riley, Amanda Balik, Alyson Kramer, Leah Larson and Angie Cress. Friends called 3-7 p.m. Sunday at Hugeback’s Protivin Funeral Home, Protivin, where there was a 4 p.m. rosary and a 6 p.m. scripture service. Visitation continued 8:30 – 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Online condolences for Bernadine’s family may be left at hugebackfuneralhome.com.

Bernadine Marie Lukes was born Jan. 14, 1920, on the Kalishek family farm near Protivin in rural Winneshiek County, the daughter of Louis and Emma (Pechota) Kalishek. She received her education in Protivin. She married Leonard Lukes Oct. 6, 1937, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Protivin. The couple were blessed with five children. The couple farmed southeast of Protivin for 32 years until 1969, when they moved into the town of Protivin.

Bernadine loved her time on the farm raising the children, caring for the home and being a farm wife. She loved to spend time in her garden and canning. She and Leonard enjoyed playing cards and fishing together. Leonard died Jan. 7, 2010, at the age of 93. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and Rosary Society.

Survivors include two sons, Russell (Agnes) Lukes of Protivin and Ron Lukes (Judy Bartlett) of Decorah; two daughters, Janice (Gary) Johnson of Spillville and Shirley (John) Svenson of Webster City; a son-in-law, Dave Cress of Minneapolis; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Grace (Max) Slifka of Cresco, Florence Lukes of Robbins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one daughter, Diane Cress; one sister, Ursula Wagner.

Transcribed from a newspaper clipping submitted by Janice Sowers.