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Mary Agnes Harrison (Cesafsky)
January 07, 2021

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Age 93 of Oakdale, Minnesota.
Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother.
Mary was born in a small farming community in Lexington, Minnesota. She went to a country school in Le Center, MN. In 1946, she came to St. Paul to attend business school. She worked for the Wagner Paint Company and later for the Fruehoff Trailer Company (accounting department). She met her husband, Richard Harrison, and they were married June 5th, 1948. In 1951, Mary transitioned and started raising the first of their three children full time. In 1967, she went to work for the 3M Company in Cost Accounting and retired in 1996. Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Richard (1992); her parents, Joseph and Agnes Cesafsky; and her siblings Ron, Dennis, Patricia (Jamison), Lorraine (Barr), Alice (Schetenski), and Jean (Morken). She is survived by siblings Jim Cesafsky, Connie Bartyzal, and Joan Scheffler (Ron); as well as in-laws Bob Barr and Sandy Cesafsky; and many, many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by children James Harrison (Ruth), Patt Johnson (Gary), and Donna Ryan; as well as eight grandchildren, Jonell Pacyga (Matt), Kathleen Anderson (Kurt), Debra Harrison, Ryan Johnson (Kristin), Benjamin Johnson (Sara), Daniel Johnson (Marybell Sanchez), Shannon Hystead (Brent), and Jacob Ryan; eight great-grandchildren, Myles, Ellanor, Tyler, Dylan, Kelsey, Lucia, Ryland and Lucas. Mary loved her family, golf, playing bridge, square dancing, traveling and was a member of Beta Theta Sorority. Mary’s family would like to thank the wonderful caregivers at the Waters of Oakdale and Hospice of the Midwest. A private funeral service and internment (Fort Snelling National Cemetery) will be held with a celebration of life to follow at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to American Parkinson’s Disease Association, American Heart Association or the Arthritis Foundation.

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