Donald "Jr" George Goblish Jr.

Mass of Christian Burial for Donald “JR” Goblish, Jr. 57 of St. Bonifacius, formerly of Vesta, will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 23, 2019, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall.  Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. at the Sunset Funeral Chapel in Echo.  Visitation will continue on Monday from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at the church.  Interment will take place at the Holy Name Catholic Cemetery in Vesta.  Donald “JR” George Goblish, Jr. was born on June 17, 1962, in Redwood Falls, MN, to Donald and Judy (Turbes) Goblish.  JR grew up on the family farm near Vesta, attended elementary school in Vesta through 6th grade and graduated from Wabasso High School in 1980.  He was baptized and received his sacraments from the Holy Name Catholic Church in Vesta.  JR attended the Granite Falls Vocational Technical School for Tool and Die training.  JR worked in a variety of locations including Longmont, CO, Alexandria, the Twin Cities and most recently was working as a Senior CAD Designer for Abbott Laboratories (formerly St. Jude Medical) in Plymouth.  JR loved his work.  He improved pacemakers and earned many patents and helped to save many lives.  Although he did not have children of his own, he was a wonderful uncle.  He was kind and generous to his nieces and nephews and treated them as if they were his own.  He also was quite fond of his French Bulldog and constant companion of ten years, ‘Lil Boy Blu.  JR enjoyed playing cards, especially poker, woodworking and fishing. JR died on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at the Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia after a lengthy battle with esophageal cancer.  He is survived by his mother, Judy Goblish, of Vesta, siblings Stephen (and Carol) Goblish of Milroy, Bill (and Terri) Goblish of Vesta, Pamela Goblish (and special friend Kevin) of St. Bonifacius, Laura (and Brian) Pehrson of Marshall, Diane Anderson of Vesta, his Bulldog Blu, nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, relatives and friends.  He was preceded in death by his father, Donald, stillborn niece Mariah, and other extended family.