Cyril Ampe, 76, of Paynesville, died Monday, May 25, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Paynesville, with the Rev. Richard Leisen officiating. Burial was in the St. Louis Parish Cemetery in Paynesville, with full military honors provded by the Paynesville American Legion Post 271.
Cyril was born on Aug. 6, 1921, in Paynesville Township to Celeste and Cornelia (Moorse) Ampe. He graduated from Paynesville High School in 1940. He farmed on his parent's farm until joining the U.S. Army, where he served from 1944 to 1946 in the Pacific Theatre of war.
He married Genevieve Jost on Sept. 29, 1947, in Little Falls. They returned to farm in the Paynesville area the rest of their lives. He was the Paynesville Township treasurer until 1992. He served as a member of the Cenex Farmers Union Co-op Board of Directors. He was a member and Post Commander of the Paynesville American Legion and V.F.W. He was a lifetime member of St. Louis Catholic Church and the St. Louis Knights of Columbus #3820.
Cyril is survived by his children, Patricia (Jim) Barnes of Valley Springs, Calif., Jeffrey (Vicky) of Paynesville, Edward of Brooklyn Park, and Timothy (Tamara) of San Diego, Calif.; six granddaughters; and brothers, John of Watkins, Henry of Paynesville, and Charles (Peggy) of Paynesville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife on Dec. 18, 1991; and brothers, Peter, Matt, Celeste, Jr., and Joseph.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Paynesville, with the Rev. Richard Leisen officiating. Burial was in the St. Louis Parish Cemetery in Paynesville, with full military honors provded by the Paynesville American Legion Post 271.
Cyril was born on Aug. 6, 1921, in Paynesville Township to Celeste and Cornelia (Moorse) Ampe. He graduated from Paynesville High School in 1940. He farmed on his parent's farm until joining the U.S. Army, where he served from 1944 to 1946 in the Pacific Theatre of war.
He married Genevieve Jost on Sept. 29, 1947, in Little Falls. They returned to farm in the Paynesville area the rest of their lives. He was the Paynesville Township treasurer until 1992. He served as a member of the Cenex Farmers Union Co-op Board of Directors. He was a member and Post Commander of the Paynesville American Legion and V.F.W. He was a lifetime member of St. Louis Catholic Church and the St. Louis Knights of Columbus #3820.
Cyril is survived by his children, Patricia (Jim) Barnes of Valley Springs, Calif., Jeffrey (Vicky) of Paynesville, Edward of Brooklyn Park, and Timothy (Tamara) of San Diego, Calif.; six granddaughters; and brothers, John of Watkins, Henry of Paynesville, and Charles (Peggy) of Paynesville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife on Dec. 18, 1991; and brothers, Peter, Matt, Celeste, Jr., and Joseph.
Cyril Ampe, 76, of Paynesville, died Monday, May 25, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Paynesville, with the Rev. Richard Leisen officiating. Burial was in the St. Louis Parish Cemetery in Paynesville, with full military honors provded by the Paynesville American Legion Post 271.
Cyril was born on Aug. 6, 1921, in Paynesville Township to Celeste and Cornelia (Moorse) Ampe. He graduated from Paynesville High School in 1940. He farmed on his parent's farm until joining the U.S. Army, where he served from 1944 to 1946 in the Pacific Theatre of war.
He married Genevieve Jost on Sept. 29, 1947, in Little Falls. They returned to farm in the Paynesville area the rest of their lives. He was the Paynesville Township treasurer until 1992. He served as a member of the Cenex Farmers Union Co-op Board of Directors. He was a member and Post Commander of the Paynesville American Legion and V.F.W. He was a lifetime member of St. Louis Catholic Church and the St. Louis Knights of Columbus #3820.
Cyril is survived by his children, Patricia (Jim) Barnes of Valley Springs, Calif., Jeffrey (Vicky) of Paynesville, Edward of Brooklyn Park, and Timothy (Tamara) of San Diego, Calif.; six granddaughters; and brothers, John of Watkins, Henry of Paynesville, and Charles (Peggy) of Paynesville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife on Dec. 18, 1991; and brothers, Peter, Matt, Celeste, Jr., and Joseph.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Paynesville, with the Rev. Richard Leisen officiating. Burial was in the St. Louis Parish Cemetery in Paynesville, with full military honors provded by the Paynesville American Legion Post 271.
Cyril was born on Aug. 6, 1921, in Paynesville Township to Celeste and Cornelia (Moorse) Ampe. He graduated from Paynesville High School in 1940. He farmed on his parent's farm until joining the U.S. Army, where he served from 1944 to 1946 in the Pacific Theatre of war.
He married Genevieve Jost on Sept. 29, 1947, in Little Falls. They returned to farm in the Paynesville area the rest of their lives. He was the Paynesville Township treasurer until 1992. He served as a member of the Cenex Farmers Union Co-op Board of Directors. He was a member and Post Commander of the Paynesville American Legion and V.F.W. He was a lifetime member of St. Louis Catholic Church and the St. Louis Knights of Columbus #3820.
Cyril is survived by his children, Patricia (Jim) Barnes of Valley Springs, Calif., Jeffrey (Vicky) of Paynesville, Edward of Brooklyn Park, and Timothy (Tamara) of San Diego, Calif.; six granddaughters; and brothers, John of Watkins, Henry of Paynesville, and Charles (Peggy) of Paynesville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife on Dec. 18, 1991; and brothers, Peter, Matt, Celeste, Jr., and Joseph.
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