Obituary of Eleanor R Krych

Krych (Russinik), Eleanor R.

Age 86 of Brooklyn Park, passed away on April 21, 2020 due to complications from COVID-19.

Ellie was born in 1933 in Minneapolis, MN to John and Helen (Mikolajczyk) Russinik. She was the youngest child of 5 siblings. She graduated from Edison High School where she thrived in the Arts. She was married to her high school sweetheart Kenneth P. Krych for 53 years and together they raised a close-knit family of six.

She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth, her parents, her twin sisters, Rose Meister and Rita Svidron, and her daughter-in-law, Candi Krych. She will be deeply missed by her children, Jeanne (Brent) Helin, David, Cynthia Francis, Charles, Carole (Joseph) Roden, Kenneth; 11 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren; her sister Dorothy Breza, brother John ‘Jack’ Russinik, and many other family members and good friends.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at a future date. Private interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials preferred in lieu of flowers designated toward The Church of St. Gerard Majella and the American Cancer Society.