Regina M. “Gina” Pirkl, 95
March 9, 1929-Dec. 27, 2024
St. Joseph
Regina M. “Gina” Pirkl, 95, of St. Joseph died peacefully on Dec. 27 at St. Benedict’s Center in St. Cloud.
Her funeral will be at noon Tuesday, Jan. 7 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in St. Joseph. The Rev. Brad Jenniges, OSB, will officiate. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Heritage Hall in St. Joseph. Arrangements are with Daniel Funeral Home, St. Joseph.
Pirkl was born March 9, 1929 to John and Katherine (Wolbeck) Douvier in New Munich, Minn. She married Robert A. Pirkl on Aug. 18, 1955 in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls. After their marriage, the couple lived in Waite Park until 1965 when they moved to St. Joseph where they raised four children. She was a member of St. Joseph’s parish.
Prior to her marriage, Pirkl was employed at the Melrose Produce, as a nanny, as a waitress at Harnell’s in East St. Cloud and at the Royal Café in Little Falls. After raising her family, she was employed at the Waite Park Nursing Home, retiring after 20 plus years. Pirkl often shared stories about those times and the friendships she made.
Pirkl treasured time with family and friends and enjoyed jokes, playing cards and working on jigsaw puzzles. She will be remembered as a woman of deep faith and as a hard worker all her life.
Survivors include the following: children: Linda (Tom) Guggenberger of St. Cloud, Mary Kay (Urban) Warnert of St. Joseph and Gary (Dorene) of Grey Eagle; grandchildren: Lee (Jessica) Guggenberger, Mark Warnert, Abe (Jen) Warnert, Abby (Dwayne) Cosby, Christine Warnert (Maciek Leya), Jolene (Mike) Copeland, Gary Jr. (Jen), Matthew and Andrew Pirkl; 14 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law: Amy Pirkl of Cold Spring; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Robert in 2009; son Robert “Bob” in 2023; granddaughter Jessica “Jessi” Guggenberger; great-granddaughter Savanna Sprouse; brothers Anton, Gilbert, Hubert and Harold Douvier; and sisters Monica Stiever and Doraine Ritter.
Memorials are preferred.
A heartfelt thank you to the staff of St. Benedict’s Center and CentraCare Hospice for their compassionate care.
