John Patrick “Packy” Mines
NORFOLK — Funeral service for John Patrick “Packy” Mines, 72, Norfolk, formerly of Bow Valley, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Jan. 5, at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Norfolk. Officiating the service will be Fr. Gregory Carl, Fr. Paul Hoesing and Fr. Eric Olsen.
Interment will be held at the Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Cory Mines, Matthew Mines, Rob Brown, Jon Hoesing, Sean Mines and Jace Brown.
Honorary pallbearers will be John’s grandchildren.
Visitation and a Vigil service were Tuesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. John passed away with his family at his side
John passed away with his family at his side Jan. 1, 2022, at the Faith Regional Hospital, Norfolk.
Stonacek Funeral Chapel, Norfolk, is in charge of the arrangements.
John “Packy” was born April 25, 1949, to Bernard and Edelwalda (Rolfes) Mines in Yankton, S.D. John attended grade school at Sts. Peter and Paul School, Bow Valley. He graduated high school from St. Lawrence Seminary in Wisconsin. He began college at St. Thomas Academy in St. Paul, Minn., and then graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. John married Mavis A. Jansen April 28, 1973, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Menominee. After marriage, John and Mavis lived in Omaha for ten years, where John worked as an accountant. They then moved to Crofton, and John managed the Fordyce Co-op. In 1985, John began to farm with his Uncle Paul near Bow Valley. John and Mavis built a house on the farm in 1992. While there, they attended St. Peter and Paul Parish where John volunteered and later became an ordained Deacon in the church. In 2000, he began working as an accountant for the Hartington Telephone Company until he retired in 2014. John and Mavis then moved to Norfolk. While in Norfolk, John worked for Condor Hospitality Trust, volunteered at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, served his parish as a Deacon, and he worked for Stonacek Funeral Chapel until his passing.
John enjoyed walking around Skyview Lake, collecting tractors and coins, taking family trips to Lake Okoboji, watching Cornhusker football, playing Ticket to Ride, and keeping things orderly and neat. Survivors include his spouse, Mavis Mines, Norfolk; son, Cory (Au
Survivors include his spouse, Mavis Mines, Norfolk; son, Cory (Audrey) Mines, Seward, and their children, Carissa and Sean; daughter, Amy (Rob) Brown, Norfolk, and their children, Anna, Alexa and Jace; daughter, Kayla (Jon) Hoesing, Pierce, and their children, Lola, Lucy and Leo; son, Matthew, (Berneice) Mines, Bennington, and their children, Amelia, Paxton and Baby Girl on the way; brother, Martin (Alice) Mines, Gardena, Calif; sister, Rosemary Haas, Omaha; sister, Rita (Rao) Boppana, Playa Del Rey, Calif.; sister, Muriel (Ed) Krone, Sioux City, Iowa; sister, Jackie (Randy) Willis, Saint Paul, Minn.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Bernard and Edelwalda; brothers, Donald Mines and Robert Mines; brother and sister-in-law, Dennis (Shirley) Mines.