The Funeral Service for Randy D. "Rand" Brackey, of
Albert Lea
, will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Monday, December 14, 2009 at
Grace
Lutheran
Church
.
The
Reverend Andrea Myers will officiate.
Interment will be in
Graceland
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4-7 on Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service,
Albert Lea
, and one hour before the service at the church.
Randy died
following a brief illness,
on Thursday morning, December 10, at St. Mary’s Hospital in
Rochester
.
He was 47.
He was born on April 21, 1962, in
Albert Lea
, the son of Norris and Joyce E. (Mielke) Brackey.
Randy attended
Albert Lea
High School
and then began working at
the
Ellendale
Truck
Plaza
.
It was here that he met his soul mate Renae
Otterson.
They were married on his birthday, April 21, 1990 at Grace
Lutheran
Church
in Albert Lea.
He had been an employee of Streater for more than 28 years.
Randy was passionate about fishing and his boat was his prize possession.
He also enjoyed living on his acreage where he had a garden, raised animals
and decorated with lights for the holidays.
In addition to fishing, he was an avid sports enthusiast enjoying hunting, participating
in demolition
derbys
, playing softball and pool and was an avid fan of the
Boston
Celtics,
the
Minnesota
Twins and the Vikings.
There are many special memories of going “Up North” to
Grandma’s cabin, which was one of his favorite havens.
He will be greatly missed by his family, wife Renae, brother Todd
Brackey , grandma Viola Bartz, step-dad Donald Metcalfe all of
Albert Lea
,
Father-in-law and mother-in-law Lloyd and Charlene Otterson of
Austin
,
sister’s and brother’s-in-law: Sharon (
Gary
) Fisher of
Owatonna
, Dean (Jolene) Otterson of Hartland, LeAnn (Ralph) Miller of
Owatonna
, Linda (Mark) Crom
of
Albert Lea
, Lori (Matt) Jordison of Blooming Prairie, nieces and nephews:
Travis Brackey , Billie Jo Hodak,
Steven Brackey, Seth Brackey, Amber Brackey Nathaniel Fisher, Elizabeth Schmitz, Katie Jo (Chad) Elmer, Nicholas Otterson, Cathleen Miller, Matthew Miller, Andrea Crom, Christy Crom, Colin Jordison, Abby Joridson; several great nieces and nephews; stepsisters: Catherine Metcalfe, Debra Metcalfe and Donna Flanders, aunts and uncles: Vernon Mielke,
Marcia (Brian) Carlson, Claire (Phyllis) Brackey, Fern Cameron, and several aunts, uncles and cousins in his extended family, several Godchildren and a host of
friends.
He was preceded in death by his father Norris Brackey, his mother Joyce
Brackey Metcalfe, brother William “Bill” Brackey, godfather Virgil Mielke,
grandparents Vernal Bartz and Alfred and Mabel Brackey, cousins Josh Hoenisch and Kathy Brackey, and several aunts and uncles.
