Obit for GOLOBICH, Laurence (b.1915 d.2005), St. Louis Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Ely Echo [www.elyecho.com] Submitted: March 2005 ========================================================================= Laurence Golobich, 89, dies Laurence Golobich, 89, died Feb. 12, 2005 at Village Square Nursing Home in San Macos, CA. He was born on March 12, 1915 in Ely. He attended the Ely Schools through Junior College. Laurence left Ely prior to World War II. He was the head of a CCC Camp in Kenmare, ND. He then lived in Minneapolis while in the Army. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II on the front lines during the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded the Bronze Star. Laurence and his family returned to Ely in 1952. In 1979 he retired as a supervising engineer at the Ely Bloomenson Hospital. He was a Grand Knight for the Knights of Columbus at St. Anthony's Catholic Church where he and his family were active parishioners. Laurence could fix anything. A friend said when anything went wrong in their home, they would just call Laurence. This was true in Ely and continued to California. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. Mr. Golobich was preceded in death by his parents, Amalia and John Golobich; sister Virginia Golobich; and brother John Golobich. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Astrid Golobich of San Marcos, CA; daughter Lois St. Sure of Novato, CA; sisters and brothers-in-law Jane Pucel, Mildred Cooley and Joye Soderberg, all of Ely; brother-in-law Roy Soderberg of Soudan; grandchildren Catherine, Judith and Jeannette; and two great-grandchildren. Services were held in St. Mark's Catholic Church in St. Marcos, CA. His remains will be buried in Ely.