Obituary for Mary Joanne Mika

Mary J. Mika was a young 88. She was born August 9th, 1933, and she passed away on March 21st, 2022, in Coon Rapids Minnesota.

Mary lived a long and beautiful life, she was married on June 29th, 1957, to Richard Mika they started a family and had four children (Sharon, Linda, David, Robert). She became a grandma to three amazing grandchildren (Bridget, Mandy, Danny). She was proud that two of her grandkids were born on the same years that the Minnesota Twins won the world series.

Mary spent her life loving her family and enjoying the followship of friends, she enjoyed many things in life like traveling, playing cribbage. It was never easy to win against Mary in a game of cribbage. Mary was also a season ticket holder for the Minnesota Twins and the Golden State Gophers. She would often go on baseball trips all over the USA and would go to bowl games for Golden Gopher Football. Mary was a devoted catholic and lived by her faith, prayed at every meal and she always found a way to go to church even when she was on her trips. Over her lifetime she worked a few different jobs, IDS was her longest job and then she went into retirement. During her retirement she always stayed active and going on trips with her friends and family, going to ball games with her sons. Mary also spent a lot of her time volunteering at the Coon Rapids Senior Center and gathered with friend to play cribbage and bingo at Real Life Co. Op. Mary made a lot of friends through her life and was loved by many. Mary you will be deeply missed, always loved, forever on our minds and in our hearts.

Mary was preceded in death by parents, Carlton & Ida; brother Daniel; and Husband Richard. She is survived by her children, Sharon (Bryan), Linda (John), David and Bob; grandchildren, Bridget, Mandy (Dustin), Danny; and great grandchildren, Aurora and Noah.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, March 30th at 10:30AM at The Church of the Epiphany 1900 111th Ave NW, Coon Rapids. Visitation one hour prior to Mass. Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.