Meta M. Strzalkowski

Meta M. Strzalkowski, 96, died Sunday, April 24, 2011, at Winona Health in Winona, MN. Meta was born August 20, 1914, on a farm near Lewiston, MN, to Albert and Anna (Tews) Steuernagel. She grew up in Lewiston, graduating from Lewiston High School in 1932. Meta was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lewiston where she was a member. In 1941, Meta moved to Chicago, IL, and in 1946, she married Steve Strzalkowski, who preceded her in death in 1966. Meta was a manager in a dress manufacturing company for 30 years and later did traffic counts in Chicago and suburbs for an engineering firm which did traffic surveys. She moved back to Minnesota in 1989 and had since lived in Winona. Meta is survived by her brothers, Raymond (Wilma) Steuernagel of Winona, Conrad Steuernagel of Wabasha; sisters, Adel Kohner of Rochester, and Frieda Youngquist of North Oaks as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Steve, and brothers, Marvin and Wilbur.Visitation will be at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lewiston on Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 10-11am. Funeral services will be 11am, Saturday, April 30, 2011 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lewiston with the Reverend Michael Lindemann officiating. Interment will be in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Lewiston.