Cecelia Pribyl Mavencamp, age 87 of Maple Lake, died Saturday, January 8, 2011, at her home on Sommers Lake.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at St. Timothy Catholic Church, Maple Lake. Fr. Michael Izen will celebrate the mass. Pallbearers will be Steve, Trent and Cory Carlson, Jason, Spencer and Ross Erdahl, Robbi Pribyl, Travis Wurm, Nick and Tyler Mavencamp. Nancy Van Sickle, vocalist, Marge Pavlik, organist, and the Resurrection Choir will provide the music for the service. Burial will be at St. Timothy Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m., Monday, and 9-10 a.m., Tuesday, at Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Maple Lake. Parish prayers will be held 6:30 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home.
Cecelia Rose Pribyl Mavencamp was born November 30, 1923, at home in Lansford, ND, to James and Margaret (Behm) Davis. She was married to Leo Robert Pribyl on October 14, 1943, at St. Timothy’s Catholic Church, Maple Lake. They had 5 children and raised them on the farm east of Maple Lake.
Cecelia worked at St. Mary’s Hospital in Minneapolis, Land O Lakes and while raising her children, she put together Carlson Dolls. After Leo’s death in 1986, she worked at Johnson Department Store and Connie’s Beauty Shop. Hobbies were playing cards, entertaining family and friends, gardening and cooking. She belonged to a card club for 60 years. She volunteered at Silver Maple 4-H, where her children were members for learning living skills. Cecelia’s spiritual life was very important to her. She was a member at St. Timothy Catholic Church and spent time in the Adoration Chapel every Tuesday morning. Her favorite song was O’ Beautiful Mother. On January 12, 2001, Cecelia married Bill Mavencamp and moved into his home on Sommers Lake. He has brought her much joy and company as well as adding his children to her family.
She is survived by her husband, William Mavencamp; 5 children and their spouses, Lois and Gary Carlson, Larry and Karen Pribyl, Bonnie and Richard Erdahl and Timothy and Pam Pribyl, all of Maple Lake, and Jacqueline and Daniel Wurm of Buffalo; 8 step-children and their spouses, William, Jr. and Bonnie Mavencamp, Randy and Marie Mavencamp, Joe and Karla Mavencamp, Pat and Judy Mavencamp and Marcia Evenson, all of Maple Lake, Denise and Cory Kramber of Conyers, GA, Nancy and Curt Van Sickle of Rockford and Janel and Todd Swanson of Charleston, S.C.; sister, Irene Woods of Cantin, IL; 15 grandchildren; 27 step-grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 14 step-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Maggie; first husband, Leo; grandson, Mark Carlson; step-son, Mike Mavencamp; step-grandson, Christopher Mavencamp; brothers, J. Patrick, Leonard and Lawrence Davis; sisters, Mary Savelkoul and Catherine Hardy.
Arrangements are entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care, Maple Lake.
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