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Otto Paul “Sonny” Friske

Birth	:	13 Feb 1927 Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	15 May 2018 Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Saint Marys Cemetery, Aberdeen, Brown County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.4858017, -98.4760971
Description	:	Otto “Sonny” Friske, 91, of Aberdeen, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at ManorCare Health Services in Aberdeen. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 21, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 409 2nd Avenue NE, Aberdeen, with Father Michael Griffin as celebrant. Burial, with military rites, follows at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Otto Paul “Sonny” Friske was born February 13, 1927 to Jakob and Magdalena (Eisenbeis) Friske in Aberdeen, SD. This is the area where he was raised and attended school, graduating from Aberdeen Central High School with the Class of 1945. Read More	Otto “Sonny” Friske, 91, of Aberdeen, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at ManorCare Health Services in Aberdeen. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 21, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 409 2nd Avenue NE, Aberdeen, with Father Michael Griffin as celebrant. Burial, with military rites, follows at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Otto Paul “Sonny” Friske was born February 13, 1927 to Jakob and Magdalena (Eisenbeis) Friske in Aberdeen, SD. This is the area where he was raised and attended school, graduating from Aberdeen Central High School with the Class of 1945. Following graduation, Sonny enlisted in the military and served his country as Seaman First Class in the United States Navy from July 23, 1945 until August 15, 1946, when he was honorably discharged. Otto was united in marriage to Apolonia “Appie” Ell on June 12, 1947 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Aberdeen. Their union was blessed with three children: Nancy, Mary, and Dan. The family made Aberdeen their home, where Sonny owned and operated Friske Plumbing and Heating until 1989. Sonny and Appie shared over 64 years of marriage before she passed away on November 7, 2011. Sonny continued residing in Aberdeen until the time of his death. Sonny was an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, where he served for a number of years as a lector for daily Mass. He was also a Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus member. In his spare time Sonny enjoyed bowling and fishing. He especially loved entertaining family and friends at his and Appie’s cabin on Richmond Lake. Grateful to have shared in Sonny’s life are his children: Nancy (Ken) Tiffany, Mary (Dan) Culey and Dan Friske (fiancée Virginia); three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one brother, Robert Friske. Sonny was preceded in death by his wife, Appie; his parents, Jakob and Magdalena; and one sister, Eleanor Graf. Adapted from Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory obituary

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Otto Paul “Sonny” Friske's memorial is located at: Saint Marys Cemetery, Aberdeen, Brown County, USA.
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Otto Paul “Sonny” Friske death on 15 May 2018 in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 45.4858017
Longitude: -98.4760971

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Jacob David “Jake” Friske

(1891 - 1935)

Spouse

Apolonia Dorothea “Appie” Ell Friske

(1927 - 2011)

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