Thanks, Kim. On Tue, Aug 27, 2024, 9:31 AM Kim Eckert <ecker...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. > ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
