Theodore Kuske

Memorial Service for Theodore H. Kuske, age 88, of Fairmont, MN, will be 11:00 am on November 25, 2019, at Shepherd of the Lakes Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fairmont. Visitation will be 9:30 am until the time of the service at the church on Monday. Theodore passed away on Wednesday evening, November 13, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. The Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials are preferred to Martin Luther College Scholarship Fund or to the WELS Church Extension Fund.

Theodore Herbert Kuske was born on January 14, 1931, in Circle, MT. He was the son of Pastor Paul and Leona (Zier) Kuske. Theodore was baptized on February 1, 1931. He graduated from Dr. Martin Luther High School in New Ulm, MN, in 1947. Theodore attained his undergraduate degree from Northwestern College in Watertown, WI in 1951, and later graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, WI, in 1955, with a Master of Divinity. He worked as a high school instructor at Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Saginaw, MI, before his ordination/installation as pastor at Zion Lutheran Church of Broomfield Township and St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Remus, MI.

On May 10, 1959, Theodore was united in marriage to Elaine Strong at Zion of Broomfield Twp., MI. This union was blessed with five children, Doris, Daniel, Stephen, Linda, and Mark. The family resided in various locations where Theodore served in Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod congregations including Remus-Broomfield, MI, Bloomington-Minneapolis, MN, Cochrane-Cream-Buffalo City, WI, Wonewoc, WI, and Goodhue-Minneola, MN. After retiring from the ministry, Theodore worked fourteen years as a custodian for Rochester, MN, public schools. He and Elaine were blessed with over sixty years together.

During his free time, Theodore enjoyed gardening, Sudoku puzzles, as well as reading historical books, theological books and journals, and current news magazines.

Left to cherish his memory include his wife, Elaine; daughter, Doris (Tony) Rosener and their son, Bradley; son, Daniel (Kathryn) Kuske; son, Stephen Kuske and his children, John, Joel, and Erika; daughter, Linda (Mark) Hughes and their children, Crystal and Seth; and son, Mark (Michelle) Kuske and their children, Daniel (Jessica), Kaitlyn (Micah) Bader, and Jonah; great grandchildren, Belle, Dolores, and Emzara Kuske; siblings, Prof. Em. David (Gwenith) Kuske, Naomi (Frederick) Mahnke, Pastor Em. Norman (Mareolin) Kuske, Philip Kuske and sister-in-law, Gladys Strong; nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Maynard Strong.

Philippians 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

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