Micheal John “Mick” Stork

Micheal John (Mick) Stork, 65, died December 28, 2017, at Franciscan Skemp Medical Center, La Crosse, Wis.  Mick had been residing at Caledonia Care & Rehab Center, Caledonia, Minn., for the 10 1/2 years due to poor health.

Micheal (Mick) Stork was born on January 10, 1952, to Wm. B. and Junice (Rein) Stork of Harmony, Minn.  He attended and graduated from Harmony High School in 1970.  Following high school he attended SW Technical School in Jackson, Minn., and received his lineman certification in 1971. In 1977 Mick enlisted in the U.S. Army and was trained as a bridge primary technician.  He was stationed at Ft. Belvoir, Va., and was honorably discharged in 1980. In 1994, Mick enrolled in and graduated from Northwest School of Taxidermy in Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Mick worked a variety of construction jobs around the country, but always returned to his home town of Harmony, which he loved.  He worked for Greenfield Ag Services for several years and was owner of Heads, Fins and Feathers Taxidermy.  He took great pride in his “hobby jobs” of all types of taxidermy and woodworking, including furniture building.  One of the best jobs he ever had was working for SkyTech, traveling the country and assisting with spraying crops. He was an avid outdoorsman, thoroughly enjoying his times hunting and fishing.  Mick was also an avid motorcyclist, logging many hundreds of hours riding with his motorcycle buddies.  He was especially fond of his “trike.”  Probably, Mick was defined best by his time spent in the local bars having a good smoke and cool brew with friends over a wagered game of pool.  Mick became an accomplished pool player at a very early age and enjoyed all the different games of pool, be it eight-ball, nine-ball, rotation or 14-1 straight pool.  In his day he would play and beat the best in the area.  Mick was a great conversationalist and was quite literate on many subjects.  In his later years he enjoyed spending time putting together jig saw puzzles.  His quick wit and charm will be missed by many.

Mick was an extremely proud father and grandfather and is survived by his daughter Jessica (Andy) Ferrie and their children Natalie, Elizabeth and Marcus of Harmony.  They meant everything to him.  Other survivors include his five sisters: Colleen Arch  of  Davie, Fla., Patricia Stork of Golden Valley, Minn., Janet (Jay) Fedder of Wickenburg, Ariz., Kathy (Roger) Hollman of Lake City, Minn., Julie (Jim) Mosier of Littleton, Colo.; two brothers: Bill Stork of Urbandale, Iowa and Ed Stork of Harmony; and many nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents and a nephew.

Visitation for Micheal J. Stork will be at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony on January 4, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  A graveside service with Military Honors at Scotland Cemetery, Richland Prairie Church in rural Harmony will follow. The family would like to thank the entire staff of Caledonia Care and Rehab for the great care they gave Mick over the past several years.

May he rest in peace.