Bernard Jost

Bernard passed away from a stroke on December 22, 2010, in Peoria, AZ. He was born in St. Joseph, MN on December 28th, 1922 to Mathilda and Nickolas Jost. Because of a snow storm, his birth wasn’t recorded until Dec. 30th. Before he married Ronilda Schreifels in 1946, Bernie served in the Navy during WWII and was a Purple Heart recipient. He worked hard to acquire an education and finally achieved degrees in manufacturing and industrial engineering. He enjoyed playing harmonica, lapidary, fishing, reading, playing cards, and traveling America by RV with his wife, Ronnie. Bernie was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, his parents, and eight of his siblings. He is survived by his children: Carol Shepardson of Orlando, FL, Donna (Dan) Flaherty of Deer River, MN & Sun City, AZ, Byron (Mary) Jost of Mankato, MN, Douglas (Joanie) Jost of Centerville, MN, Karen (Steve) Brown of Rhinelander, WI, Kevin (Tina) Jost of Chanhassen, MN, and Diane Jost of Peoria, AZ; his 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and his siblings: Reggie Lenarz, Rita Kruise, Dick Jost, Evelyn Kiffmeyer, and Mary Jane Koep. A memorial service will be held at Epiphany Catholic Church, 11001 Hanson Blvd, Coon Rapids, MN 55433 on January 8, 2011 at 11am. Inurnment will be in the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix on January 14, 2011 at 1:30pm.