Lucille Semke passed away on September 15, 2015 at Cokato Manor. A memorial service will be at 5 PM on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Gethsemane Lutheran Church of Dassel. Visitation will begin at 4:00 PM on Sunday. Interment will be at Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery of Cokato at a later date. Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers
Lucille Marlyce Jane Semke, was born on June 23, 1930 at Knapp, Minnesota to Gustav and Theresia (Larson) Rhode. She was the youngest of five girls: Helen, Inez, Evelyn and Eleanore and grew up on a farm at Knapp. She was baptized and confirmed at the North Crow River Lutheran Church, and attended country school at Knapp.
On October 15, 1949 Lucille was united in marriage to Edward Otto Fred Semke and they were married for 47 years. Ed passed away in December of 1996. Lucille continued to live on their farm in Stockholm Township until now. She loved the country life and thought there was no better place to live and raise their four children. She enjoyed her flower gardens and shared them with many friends and relatives. Lucille also loved baking, music, theater, drives around the countryside and spending time with friends, family and grandchildren. She was proud of her 100% Swedish heritage and was able to travel to Sweden to visit her relatives. She worked for a time at the Buffalo nursing home and eventually retired from CTS Corporation after more than 27 years.
Lucille passed away at Cokato Manor after a very brief stay on September 15, 2015. She had reached the age of 85 years, 2 months and 22 days. Survivors include her children: Bruce (Carol) Semke of Cokato, Nancy Zwicke of Naples Florida, Juliane (Max) Tisch of Chanhassen, Brian (Deborah) Semke of Chanhassen. Grandchildren: Stephanie (Ryan) Donnelly of St. Paul, Angie (Joe) Johnston of Buffalo, Brianna Tisch of Chanhassen, Brandon Semke of Chanhassen. Great grandchildren: Isabelle and Emma Donnelly of St. Paul, Evelyn of Buffalo.