Pearl M. Cordie, 98
St. Cloud
Sept. 23, 1921-Feb. 26, 2020
Pearl M. Cordie, 98, of St. Cloud, died Feb. 26 at the Country Manor Campus in Sartell. The Rev. Scott Pogatchnik will officiate. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 25 Eighth Ave. S., St. Cloud. Burial will be in St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Cemetery in St. Paul Park at a later date.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the Daniel Funeral Home, 1010 Second St. N., St. Cloud. Visitation will also be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday at the church.
Cordie was born on Sept. 23, 1921 to Albert and Mary (Meyer) Schlagheck in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She grew up in the St. Cloud area, graduating from Technical High School in 1939. She honorably served her country in the U.S. Women’s Army Corps during World War II; stationed in the Philippines from 1943-1945. She married Edward J. Cordie on Aug. 30, 1948 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud. In 1955, they moved to Newport where they lived for 18 years. After Edward’s death in 1973, Pearl returned to the St. Cloud area. She worked for Stearns Manufacturing for 13 years, retiring in 1986. She was a member of St. Mary’s Cathedral and the St. Cloud VFW Granite Post #428.
Cordie was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family. Her grandchildren were her world and she was a loyal, proud and supportive example of womanhood for them. She will be remembered for being a strong and independent woman, whether she was shoveling snow before going to work or getting her driver’s license in her 50s. She was a devout Catholic and gave her time and talents by volunteering at Church. She also enjoyed watching the Minnesota Twins, going for walks, anything chocolate and sitting on her porch with a beer and potato chips with her friends and family.
Survivors include the following: her son, Thomas (Sandra) of Sartell; granddaughters, Tasmin of New Jersey, Lissa (Andrew) Carlson of New Mexico and Alison (Jeremy) Thomas of Vermont; great-granddaughters, Laila and Adalyn Nikodym, Willow Thomas and Ivy Carlson; brother, Dale; sister, Bernice Dillon; sisters-in-law, Cleo Schlagheck and Betty Schlagheck; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edward; brothers, Emil (Mary), Ward (MaryKay), Alan, Omar and Orville; sister, Beatrice; sister-in-law, Helen Schlagheck; and brother-in-law, William Dillon.
A special thank you to the staff of Country Manor Campus for their loving and compassionate care of Pearl. A special thanks also to Pearl’s neighbors, Dolly and Mo Roche, for their help and friendship with Pearl, and her brother, Dale, who faithfully brought communion to Pearl at Country Manor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial are preferred.
