MARY KAY GALLES

Mary Kay Galles was born on August 19, 1949. The daughter of Bill and Marcella (Gengler) Frisk. She grew up in Avoca, Minnesota and attended elementary school there from kindergarten through 6th grade. She graduated from Slayton High School in 1967. Mary was united in marriage to Dale Galles on June 10, 1967, at St Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Avoca. After their marriage, they made their home on an acreage outside of Avoca for over 30 years. Those 30 years were filled with many great things including the birth of their 2 daughters. They also enjoyed raising horses and taking trips, one often being to the Grotto of Redemption. In 1978, Mary started working part time at the Avoca post office as a PMR-postmaster relief. She was promoted to Postmaster in 1984 and retired in 2012 after working 34 years. One of her favorite things was seeing all the town kids daily who came in for tootsie rolls and stamps on their hand. She was very proud of her entire postal career being right in her small hometown. She also served as trustee of the St Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery for over 20 years. In 2016, after 49 years of marriage, her husband Dale passed away. Mary continued to live in their Slayton home they had lived in for over 20 years, missing him every day. She enjoyed embroidering, shopping, going to antique stores/flea markets and watching the yellow finches and hummingbirds out her back window. She liked collecting dolls, cookie jars, cups and saucers, rocks and loved finding any memorabilia of Avoca. As she often said that was her “STUFF”. She loved attending every concert, birthday party and sporting event her grandkids had and never missed one until she could no longer attend. For many years, she also enjoyed little trips to the casino. One of the many things about Mary is she was not only a grandma to her grandchild and great-grandchildren but to SO many others over the years and she will be forever missed by all that knew her. She passed away surrounded by loved ones on April 29, 2026, at the age of 76 years old.

She is survived by two daughters, Anne Reese and Dee (Mike) Lorenzen; granddaughter Nikki Galles all of Slayton, MN, great-granddaughters, Kiana Felber in Scottsdale AZ, Tara Felber and Tylinn Ommen of Slayton MN; brother Axel (Karen) Frisk; nephews, Jon Frisk all of Avoca, MN and Brian (Angie) Frisk and their children, Kolby, Kylie, Hannah and Noah of Slayton, MN and close friend of the family; Marcie Ash of Dundee, MN.

She is proceeded in death by her parents, Willard (Bill) and Marcella (Porky) Frisk and husband, Dale.

Memorial Services are at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Slayton, MN on Friday, May 22, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. with Fr. Peter Schuster officiating. The organist Judy Andrews. The song leader is Sue Bau. Internment at St Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery in Avoca.

Visitation will be from 4-6pm on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Totzke Funeral Home in Slayton and one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. To view online obituary and send condolences visit totzkefuneralhome. com