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Joseph Tuchscherer • 1920 - 2009 Joseph was born February 28, 1920 to German Russian immigrants, Frank and Katherine (Kreidel) Tuchscherer at their homestead in Blumenfeld, North Dakota. He was the only son of their ten children. He attended and completed eight grades of school in the Smokey Lake School District. Joseph was united in marriage to Philomena (Phyllis) Marquart on November 26, 1945. They purchased the homestead from his mother and farmed the homestead for the next 25 years. They raised seven children on their farm in Blumenfeld. During this time he also worked for the railroad, the missile sites and Monarch Concrete. In 1970, they sold the farm and moved the family to Minot, ND where Joseph continued working for Monarch Concrete until he retired in 1982. He was a member of St. Leo's Catholic Church and belonged to the Knights of Columbus After Joseph's much beloved wife, Phyllis, of almost 57 years passed away in 2002, he moved to a Retirement Center in Auburn, WA in 2004, where he lived until his passing. Joseph's hobbies included gardening, wood working, playing most any card game, watching baseball and going to the casino. A favorite pastime during the twelve days before Christmas was to monitor and record the weather conditions, and from this information he would predict the weather for each month of the coming year. He was published as being a "Weather Prophet who enjoyed tremendous success". He also so enjoyed seeing his Great Grandchildren on a regular basis. One of his greatest joys was to treat each one of them with a lollipop every time he'd see them. Joseph is survived by his seven children: Mary Ann (Jerome) Haman, Kent, WA, Daniel (Renae Korslien) Tuchscherer, Minot, ND, Clements (Melody) Tuchscherer, Enumclaw, WA, David (Roxanne) Tuchscherer, Otsego, MN, Irene (Jack) Danner, Auburn, WA, Linda (Tuchscherer) Racine, Minot, ND, Karla (Dwight) Raine, Kent, WA; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren: numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. Joseph was preceded in death by his father; mother; wife; daughter-in-law, Joan Tuchscherer; grandson, Jimmy Tuchscherer; and all nine sisters. Visitation: Thursday, September 17, 2009, from 1-7
at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot Celebrant of the Liturgies: Monsignor Joseph Senger Music Honorary Bearers: Scott Haman, Eric Brunner, Brad Brunner,
Collin Tuchscherer, Matt Zemanek Immediately following the graveside service, everyone is invited
to join the family in the lower level of the church for lunch
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Joseph
Tuchscherer, 89 Auburn, WA, formerly of Minot, ND, died Sunday,
September 6, 2009 in the Wesley Homes Healthcare Center in Des
Moines, WA, while recuperating from hip replacement surgery.