John David Kressel died
September 18, 2008
at
Southdale
Hospital
, in
Edina
,
MN
.
John was born
July 31, 1959
in
Wausau
at St. Mary’s Hospital to the late Gene and Gladys Mary (Berndt) Kressel.
He grew up in the
Wausau
area with his five siblings and graduated from
Wausau
West
High School
.
John started Cutting Edge Tile with two partners in
Minneapolis
after moving there nearly twenty years ago.
He quickly gained a very good reputation amongst his employees as an employer who cared more about the employee than the bottom line.
In his free time, John enjoyed getting away to his cabin in
Fergus
Falls
and fishing and also playing golf.
His greatest passion was playing poker, a game her learned early in life but grew to truly love later in life.
John always had a big heart and was known for giving good advice to those in need.
His family will remember him as a loving bother, uncle, and brother-in-law.
John is survived by his siblings; Ken (Bert) Kressel of Wausau, Joe “Doc” (Judi) Kressel of Schofield, Cindy (Mark) Richmond of Wassau, Gene Kressel of Minneapolis, MN, and Kim Kressel of Oshkosh.
He is also survived by his step-mother, Marlene VanHoof of
Appleton
; his very special friends, Jerry and Laurie Thompson family of
Albertville
,
MN
, and many nieces and nephews.
John is preceded in death by his great niece, Marielle Kressel.
Funeral services will
6:00 PM
Thursday, September 25, 2008
at Helke Funeral Home.
Deacon Bill Green will be officiating.
Visitation will begin at
2:00 PM
and last until the time of service at
6:00 PM
at Helke Funeral Home.
You may sign our family guestbook at
www.helke.com
.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.
