FULDA — Kathryn Crowley passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020, at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda, at the age of 105. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 10, 2020, at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church in Fulda, with Msgr. R. Paul Heiting celebrating.

Pallbearers are David Crowley, Tony Mussi, Kelsey Anderson, Jason Crowley, Lindy Larson, Shannon Lewis and Jeff Crowley. Honorary pallbearers are her remaining grandchildren.

Interment will be at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Cemetery, Fulda.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Friday at the church. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a face mask is required inside the church.

Totzke Funeral Home in Fulda is assisting the family with arrangements. Send condolences online to www.totzkefuneralhome.com

Kathryn was born Oct. 15, 1914, in Rolling Green Township, Martin County, Minn., the daughter of Joseph and Johanna (Heckle) Bulfer. She was the second of 11 children. She attended St. Paul’s Catholic School and three years at the Fairmont High School and then attended the University of Minnesota Ag School in 1934 and graduated in 1936. There she met her future husband, Raymond Crowley. They were married on April 29, 1937, in Fairmont.

After their marriage, they lived on a farm in Iona Twp., Murray Co, Minn., where she gave birth to eight children: five boys and three girls.

Kathryn started in 4-H at the age of 10. She and her sister, Dorothy, went to the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933, displaying bread baking. She started taking piano lessons at age 7. Piano was a big part of her life and she played up until the last year of her life. Kathryn had many interests, including rug-making, gardening and being outdoors. Her 40 years in Extension Club included three terms as president. She won many prizes for her cooking, especially pie making, which she passed on to her daughters and granddaughters. Her wisdom, kindness and unending love toward her eight children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be missed.

Survivors include seven children, Francis (Rosa) Crowley of St. Paul, Minn., Joanne (Tony) Mussi of Phoenix, Ariz., Ellen (Ken) Anderson of Foley, Minn., Bob (Lee) Crowley of Iona, Minn., Bill (Terry) Crowley of Iona, Colette (John) Struthers of Hazelton, Idaho, Ron (Sharon) Crowley of Spirit Lake, Iowa; daughter-in-law, Pat Crowley of Pine River, Minn.; 28 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; sister, Ruth Lenort of Fairmont, Minn.; and two sisters-in-law, Eunice Bulfer and Fern Bulfer.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Wayne; great-grandson, Bryan Schleicher; and nine brothers and sisters.

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