Michael Francis McGuire

About Mike

Michael Francis McGuire, 82, of Woodbury, MN, passed away peacefully in his home on March 3rd 2022 with his wife and children at his bedside. Michael was born on April 2nd 1939 to E.J. McGuire and Alice Kaercher in St Paul, MN, and was raised from a young age by stepfather Thomas Bernard. After graduating from Stillwater High School, he went on to study Agricultural Economics at the University of MN, where he met his future wife Barbara Revane. Michael and Barbara wed in 1972, going on to have 2 children, Molly and Dan. After a full career of working hard to support his family, Michael enjoyed his retirement by doing the thing that was most important to him during his life, which was spending time with his loved ones. In addition, Michael relished doing a variety of projects, including constructing a front porch on the family home and building a trailer from scratch. Michael was also an avid reader and loved writing short non-fiction stories about life on the family farm.

Michael was preceded in death by parents E.J. McGuire and Alice Kaercher McGuire Bernard; stepfather Thomas Bernard; and siblings Charles McGuire, John Bernard, and Mary McGuire Edwards. Michael is survived by his wife Barbara McGuire; siblings Dorothea Moga and Toni Bernard; children Molly McGuire and Dan McGuire; daughter in law Amy McGuire; grandchildren James McGuire and Lillian McGuire; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Visitation will be held from 9:30am-10:30am followed immediately by funeral mass on Thursday March 10th at Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, located at 920 Holley Ave., St Paul Park, MN, 55071. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and or St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.

memorial service

Visitation and Funeral Mass

March 10, 2022

St Thomas Aquinas Church 920 Holley Ave # 1, St Paul Park, MN 55071, USA

Visitation will be held from 9:30am-10:30am followed immediately by funeral mass on Thursday March 10th at Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, located at 920 Holley Ave., St Paul Park, MN, 55071.