Pearl Suckow, 61

Pearl Suckow, 61, of Twin Falls, Idaho, formerly of Austin, Minn., died Thursday Aug. 1, 2002, at the Latter Day Saints Hospital in Salt Lake City.

She was born on June 3, 1941, in Red Wing, to Russell and Margaret (Peterson) Sharp.

She was irrepressible, irreplaceable and cherished as a mother, grandmother and sister. She showed courage and strength in her battle with cancer. She spent her professional life caring for others and her personal life living for her children.

Survivors include her six children, William (Jeanette) Suckow of Fairmont, Julie (Greg) Larsen of Iona, Idaho, Robin Eschenburg of Twin Falls, Idaho, Scott Suckow of Rochester, Tammy (David) Shauan of Salt Lake City, Utah and Todd (Susan) Suckow of Elgin, Minn., 11 grandchildren, one great-grandson and her loving and supporting brother, William (LaVonne) Sharp of Hager City and sister, Gail Schellinger of Fort Worth, Texas.

The funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel with Rev. Diane Harvey officiating. Burial will be in the Trenton Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home.

David A. Shatek, 54

David Alan Shatek, age 54, of Chaska, Minn., died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, at his home.

Funeral service was held Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002, at The Bertas Funeral Home, Chaska, Minn., with the Rev. David Lechelt, of East Union Lutheran Church, Carver, Minn., officiating. Casket bearers were John Fahje, Dick Olson, Gary Beck, Steve Blake, Fran Christensen and Jack Preisen. Burial was at Augustana Lutheran Cemetery, Gibbon, Minn.

David was born Dec. 6, 1947, in Austin, Minn., to William and Eva (Wilson) Shatek, one of five children. He was baptized and confirmed in Austin, and graduated from Austin High School.

He served in the United States Army from 1968 until 1970.

On Sept. 4, 1976, David married Sheila Eaton in Victoria, Minn.

David had been employed at Anchor Glass in Shakopee, Minn., for 36 years as a Mould Repairman. He has been a resident of Chaska since 1975 and a member of the Chaska American Legion.

He loved hunting and fishing, and spending time with family and friends.

David was preceded in death by his parents, special friend, Sheila Shatek; brother, George; sister, Dorothy.

Survivors include his children, Michele (Dean) Krippner of Hutchinson, Michael Miller of Chaska, Alan "Barney" Shatek of Chaska, Christopher Shatek of Minnetonka; brother, Dennis (Jill) Shatek; sister, Cindy Shatek of Chaska; and five grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements were with the Bertas Funeral Home of Chaska, Minn.

Harry Lee Buxton, 77

Harry Lee Buxton died Oct. 15, 2001, at the age of 77, of complications associated with Parkinson's disease.

Mr. Buxton was born in Austin, Minn., in 1924, to Harry Irvin Buxton and Nina (Peak) Buxton.

He was graduated from Central High School in 1942, and entered service in the Army in 1943 (?) as a paratrooper and radio operator. After service in Italy, Mr. Buxton was captured by the German Army during the Normandy invasion (D-Day, June 6, 1944) and spent the remainder of the war in prisoner of war camps 7A and 7B until the British army liberated his camp in 1945.

After the war, Mr. Buxton worked in the defense industry at military bases in Renton, Wash., and for Boeing Aircraft, before going to work for the Civil Aviation Administration (later the Federal Aviation Administration) in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1953, working for the FAA until his retirement in 1979. He served first as an electronic technician and later as a supervisor of radio and radar installation and maintenance at air bases and airports throughout Alaska.

Mr. Buxton remained a resident of Alaska until his death last fall, involved in the outdoor activities which have drawn so many to Alaska, and participating in Veteran and American Ex-Prisoners of War circles.

Mr. Buxton is survived by a son, Zane Kelly Buxton (Karol) of Denver, Colo.; a granddaughter, Kristin Kelly Buxton of Hillsboro, Ore.; five sisters, Lorraine Sash of Brownsdale, Minn., Connie Peterson of Anoka, Minn. Hester Rhodes of Austin, Minn., Betty Srock of Crosby, Minn., and Edie (Don) Allan of North Bend, Wash.; a brother, David Buxton (Catherine) of Austin, Minn., and numerous nieces and nephews. He was married briefly to Kathryn Miller, but was divorced and never remarried.

Mr. Buxton enjoyed physical activities including hiking, cross-country skiing, and fishing, books and liberal ideas, and building and inventing. He patented a rotary engine in the 1960's, but never developed a full, working prototype.

Burial of his remains was in the Fort Snelling Military Cemetery in Minneapolis. Family will gather for a memorial service at the cemetery at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10.