Joseph G. Fink, age 84 of Sleepy Eye, MN, died on June 20, 2023. A visitation will be held Wednesday, June 28, 2023, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church-North Entrance in Sleepy Eye with a Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM with Father Mark Steffl officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.
Joseph George Fink, the son of Joseph and Mary (Groebner) Fink, was born on July 5, 1938, in Leavenworth Township, MN. Joe, the youngest of three children, attended Quail Country School with the last two years of formal schooling at St. Mary’s Catholic School. Joe joined his parents in farming the family farm and throughout the years, as his parents aged, he cared for them as well. Joe was committed to crop and dairy farming and won an award for quality milk production. In the 1950s, he worked at Del Monte for a couple of years in the Corn Pack and loved it. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Church of the Japanese Martyrs.
Being an avid bowler in his younger years, Joe was in a bowling league and participated in KC bowling tournaments. He thoroughly enjoyed threshing and antique shows. He was always willing to try his luck at raffles of all kinds and found just as much joy in choosing whom to share his prizes with as he did with actually winning them. A bit of a straight shooter, Joe had a big heart and cared about others. He always followed through on commitments he made, and this mindset resulted in him donating over 27 gallons of blood to the American Red Cross over the course of his lifetime as he signed up to donate every chance he could.
Joe is survived by his brother, Alois (Deloris) Fink of Fairfax, MN; many nieces and nephews; and friends, Dain and Fred Moldan.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister and her husband, Agnes and Raymond Wensauer; nephew, Jim Wensauer; and nephew-in-law, Ivan Radloff.
