Mary E. Hokkanen, age 97, formerly of Kimball and Annandale died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at St. Benedict's Senior Community, St. Cloud.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at the Kimball United Methodist Church with Pastor Luke C. Nelson officiating. Burial will follow at Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery, Kingston. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Kimball and one hour prior to services at the Church. There will be a prayer service 7 p.m. Monday. Memorials are preferred to the Kimball United Methodist Church.

Mary Elizabeth Hokkanen was born November 2, 1912 at Kingston to Karl Johan and Hanna Effina (Matsen) Saukkola. She was a 1932 graduate of Kimball High School and married Alfred Leonard Hokkanen on February 22, 1935 in Minneapolis; he preceded her in death on September 26, 1957. She was an insurance clerk for North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale and later for the Heart of the Lakes Clinic, Annandale. She was a member of Kimball United Methodist Church and enjoyed sewing, crocheting, making craft items, and gardening.

She is survived by her five children & their spouses James & Bernice of Blanco, TX, Joan & Howard Fuchs of St. Cloud, Janet & David Linn of Albertville, Jerry & Vicki of San Antonio, TX, Jack & Marsha of Las Cruses, NM, sister Verna Dahnke of South Haven, 11 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, and 7 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, son in law Larry Robinson, grandchildren Gary Robinson, Jesse & Jordan Hokkanen, sisters & brothers Helen, Mabel, John, Eva, Evelyn, Karl, Arthur, George, and Robert.

The pallbearers will be granddaughters Dawn Marie Wiener, Jodie Meckle, Amy Peterson, Arielle Robinson, Jessica Hokkanen, & Jami Champagne. The music for the service will be provided by Joan Fuchs, Janet Linn, and Barb Root. The arrangements were entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care of Kimball.