Joseph Edward Sturgis
Thursday, December 14, 1961
Date of Death:
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Age:
60 years old
Visitation
Date: Tuesday March 08, 2022
Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Second Visitation
Date: Wednesday March 09, 2022
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: St. Pius X Catholic Church [ view map ]
Funeral Mass
Date: Wednesday March 09, 2022
Time: 11:00 am
Location: St. Pius X Catholic Church [ view map ]
Burial
Location: Calvary Cemetery [ view map ]
Thursday, December 14, 1961
Date of Death:
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Age:
60 years old
Thursday, December 14, 1961
Date of Death:
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Age:
60 years old
Joseph Edward Sturgis
The Funeral Mass for Joseph Edward Sturgis will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rochester with Rev. Russell Scepaniak officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester following the service. Visitation will be held at Macken Funeral Home River Park Chapel in Rochester on Tuesday, March 8th from 4:00-7:00 pm and one hour prior to the service at St. Pius X on Wednesday.
Joe, 60, of Wanamingo, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 1, at his home. He was born on December 14, 1961 to Darrell and Geraldine Sturgis in Rochester. He attended John Marshall High School. He lived in Rochester, Snoqualmie Falls, WA, and the last 29 years in Wanamingo. He was married to his childhood sweetheart, Cindy Churchward, on July 13, 1991, at Christ United Methodist Church in Rochester.
Joe’s greatest loves were his family, fishing, camping, motorcycles and his dogs. He enjoyed watching Nascar, going to stock car races, fish frys with his family and friends, taking trail cam pictures of deer, and building, tinkering and fixing things with his sons. He was an auto technician for over 40 years and most recently employed at Red Wing Chevrolet. Joe will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Survivors include his wife, Cindy, two sons, Tanner and Thomas; his parents, Darrell and Geraldine Sturgis of Rochester; siblings: Ron (Helen) Sturgis of Rochester, Kathy (Stan) Little of Rapid City, SD, Marie (Jerry) Schmitt of Wanamingo, Joan Marcel of Wanamingo, Bernard (Jean) Sturgis of Rochester, Rose (Kurt) Julian of Rochester, Sue (Dwayne) Moechnig of Wanamingo, Peggy (Jeff) Allen of Rochester, Janet Howard of Rochester, and John (Lisa) Sturgis of Zumbro Falls; brothers-in-law: Frank Churchward of Chatfield, and Charles Churchward of Owatonna; sisters-in-law: Joan Phelps of Kasson, and Sharon Sharp of Pullman, WA; and numerous nieces and nephews who loved their Uncle Joe.
He is preceded in death by brother, Tom Sturgis and sister, Pat Beighley; father-in-law, Warren Churchward and mother-in-law, Esther Churchward of Dodge Center; brothers-in-law: Phil Beighley, Roger Marcel, Jerry Meske, Glen Sharp, Edward Phelps and David McColley; nephew, Brian Beighley; and niece, Krista Allen.
Condolences
The family of Joseph Edward Sturgis has received the following condolences.
you raised a wonderful human. He enjoyed all of his family so he told me many a time. I will surley miss all the fun times we had. sandy miller
so sorry to hear about Joe's passing.
Our thoughts are with you
I will miss my brother so much. Joe was the kind of person that made you smile, laugh and feel good when you talked with him. Joe loved his family and was so proud of his boys. He cherished his parents and brought so much joy to them. My kids love their uncle and will remember his kindness and sense of humor. Joe made a lot of great friends and he thought a lot of them. We have wonderful memories of good times with Joe, Cindy and the boys up north and other gatherings. Sending our love and prayers. Love you Joe!
Our hearts are broken. Joe loved his family so much. He talked often about Cindy and his boys. He was so proud of the young men they raised together. Joe never left his parents home without a warm hug and a kiss for them before leaving, something I always admired about him. He had an amazing group of friends who were very dear to him. The stories he shared of them would always bring a smile to his face. I'll miss the long talks we had. We could talk for hours and I always had a great feeling afterwards that it truly was time well spent. I'll miss his laugh and his beautiful smile. Joe was a wonderful brother to me.
I first met Joe about 10 years ago and while I only saw him once a week through work I always enjoyed our conversations. Joe was a great person and will be missed by everyone who knew him.
Joe was a wonderful person. We will all miss him. All of his family from northern MN send our love and prayers.