Obit for PALCHER, Frank (b.1907 d.2004), St. Louis Co., MN
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Submitted: November 2004
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Frank Palcher, 97, a lifelong resident of Ely, dies

Frank Palcher, 97, a lifelong resident of Ely, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, 
at the Ely Bloomenson Hospital. 

He was born Nov. 25, 1907, in Ely, to Joseph and Johanna (Globokar) Palcher. 
Frank was married in Ely in 1939 to Jennie Teran. He was a lifetime member 
of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Ely, KSKJ Lodge 72, AFU Lodge 200; and 
was a past member of the Knights of Columbus and the Loyal Order of the 
Moose. He was also a past member and officer of the Local Steelworkers
Union 1664 and a charter member of the Steelworkers Credit Union. 

Frank was a contract miner for U.S. Steel in Ely’s Pioneer Mine for 42 
years, and the last survivor of the five man crew who “sealed the A shaft” 
of the Pioneer Mine when it closed in 1967. 

Frank is survived by a son, Frank J. (Connie) Palcher of Ham Lake; a 
daughter, Kathleen (Manfred) Dobler of Woodbury; five grandchildren, 
Colleen (Tom) Ledin, Brenda (Bruce) Klatt, Sheri (Steve) Lonnes, Scott 
(Michele) Peterson, and Bradley (Kate) Peterson; six great-grandchildren; 
sister, Mary Labernik of Ely; and brothers, Victor (Sophie) Palcher and 
Louis Palcher, both of Ely. 

He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Jennie, who died in 1997; 
a daughter, Lorraine, who died in 1947; his parents; his brothers, Joe, 
John, Edward, Ludwig and Anton; and sisters, Jennie Golob, Margie Gornick, 
Julia Giddings and Angela Vesel. 

Frank will always be remembered for his sense of compassion, charity, 
family, a strong work ethic and his firm belief in the value of education. 

A Memorial Mass was held Saturday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Ely. 
The Rev. James Scheuer officiated. Burial in the Ely Cemetery. Memorials shou