Lisa A. Matuska, 51, of Maple Grove
Lisa A. Matuska, 51, of Maple Grove, died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, at North Memorial Residential Hospice after a battle with brain cancer.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, Aug. 16, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Delano, with interment in the church cemetery.
Lisa Matuska was born March 29, 1963, in Minneapolis, to Benjamin and Virginia (Metkowski) Matuska. She grew up in Silver Lake, and was a graduate of Glencoe High School.
She worked at Telex for a short time. She started working for Graybar Electric Co., Inc., in August 1983, where she had provided 30 years of service. She was instrumental in the training of administrative personnel in Zones computer software and SAP, an enterprise resource planning system used corporatewide, and the implementation and setup of the Minneapolis Service Center. She was a dedicated employee, loyal, kind, appreciative, gentle person who cared about the staff and was a very hard worker.
Ms. Matuska loved to travel, taking trips to Alaska and Germany. She was an avid reader, and recently took up golf and karate. She especially valued the time she could spend with her nieces and nephews.
She is survived by her significant other, Bill Radde; brothers, Archie (Diane), Dennis (Darlene) and Ken (significant other Frankie Travis); sister, Donna (Dave) Corbett; sister-in-law, Barb Matuska; many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Nancy Bergstrom; and brother, Kevin Matuska.
Arrangements were by the Iten Funeral Home in Delano.