Samuel Belinski

Samuel Belinski, 96, of Austin, died on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at his home. Sam was born in Gorham, North Dakota on February 15, 1919 to Nick and Paraska (Haverlock) Belinski. He attended school through the 8th grade and went to work for CCC when he was 16. Sam worked on several farms in western North Dakota. On August 17, 1939, Sam married Agnes E. Smisek in Hazelwood, Minnesota. They moved to Austin and Sam worked for Hormel Foods Corporation. In June of 1944, Sam enlisted in the US Army and served his country by being in the signal corps in Italy and Switzerland. After his military service, Sam came back to Austin and Hormel and worked in the shipping department for over 40 years. Agnes died on April 16, 1999. Sam loved to travel around the world with Agnes; especially around Europe. They both were avid square dancers. Sam also enjoyed woodworking and gardening. He had a love for the land. Sam was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Austin American Legion and VFW. Sam is survived by his daughter, Marjorie (Jerome) DeFrang of Plainview, MN; son, Daniel (Joy) Belinski of St. George, UT; grandchildren, Keven (Priscilla) DeFrang, Karey (Vicky) DeFrang, Kris (Kim) DeFrang, Kurt (Bridget) DeFrang, Kraig DeFrang, Shelli (Nathan) Yearsley, Jeremy (Mary Beth) Belinski, Jaimi (Brandon) Miles, Brittany Belinski; 21 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; brother, William (Loretta) Belinski of Billings, MT; sisters, Marcella (Victor) Paluch of Los Angeles, CA and Marie Basaraba of Columbia Falls, MT. Sam was preceded in death by his parents, wife Agnes and a sister Pauline Tabbat. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 am on Friday, June 5, 2015 at St. Augustine Catholic Church with Fr. Jim Steffes officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery with the Austin American Legion Post #91 and VFW Post #1216 providing military graveside rites. Visitation will be 5-7 pm on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Mayer Funeral Home and again an hour prior to the funeral mass at the church. A rosary will be recited at 5 pm on Thursday at the funeral home.

Service Information

Cemetery

Calvary Cemetery
4th Drive SW
Austin MN 55912

Visitation

Thursday, June 4 2015
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Mayer Funeral Home
600 2nd Street NW P.O. Box 27
Austin MN 55912

Visitation

Friday, June 5 2015
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

St. Augustine Catholic Church
405 4th Street NW
Austin MN 55912

Service

Friday, June 5 2015
10:30 AM

St. Augustine Catholic Church
405 4th Street NW
Austin MN 55912