Jose Duenes

Published 12:00 am Friday, November 7, 2008

Jose A. “Joe” Duenes, 83, of New Richland, died on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, at his home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in New Richland with the Rev. Swamy Pothireddy officiating. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery in New Richland.
Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in New Richland, and one hour prior to services. McRaith Funeral Home of Waseca is handling arrangements.
Jose “Joe” was born on March 5, 1925, in Guanajuato, Mexico, to Telofilo and Felicitas (Aguirre) Duenes. Joe moved to Minnesota in 1941 and began employment at the quarry in Mankato, and then worked for the post office. He was united in marriage on Feb. 19, 1946, to Andrea Garcia-Villarreal at San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas. They later moved to New Richland where Joe worked for Rock Island Railroad for a number of years, then farmed until his retirement. He was a longtime member of All Saints Catholic Church in New Richland.
Joe is survived by his children: Frank (Lynn) Duenes of Janesville, Ramiro (Judy) Duenes of Rochester, Henry Duenes of Waseca, Mary (Bob) Podratz of Waseca and Lisa Baldwin of New Richland; 24 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; his sister Sylvina (Alfred) Mendez of San Antonio, Texas; and his brother Mike Dunes of Barron, Wis.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Andrea on May 30, 2007; three sisters; and two brothers.
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