John P. Ploof

John Ploof, age 61, of Little Falls, MN passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014, at St. Gabriels Hospital in Little Falls, MN.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2014, at St. Marys Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN, with Fr. Joseph Herzing officiating.Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery.

Memorial Visitation will be held from 4:00 8:00 p.m. on Friday, October 24th and 9:00 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 25th all at Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

There will be a Parish Prayer service at 4:30 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

John Peter Ploof was born on December 14, 1952, in Little Falls, Minnesota the son of Wilton and Eileen (Wrede) Ploof.He grew up in Little Falls where he attended St. Marys Catholic School and Little Falls High School graduating in 1970.Following high school, John attended St. Cloud Technical College studying Architectural Drawing.He was united in marriage to Patti Severson on December 2, 1972 in Cottonwood, Minnesota.John worked for Roy Moore at Thrifty Drug in Little Falls, Ron Ashby at Ben Franklin in Little Falls and then for Community Federal in Little Falls in mortgage and consumer lending and collections.In 1997, John opened Appraisal Plus in Little Falls which he operated up until his death.He enjoyed snowmobiling, fishing, golfing and working on things around the house.John especially enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren.He was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church in Little Falls and past president and member of the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Patti of Little Falls; children, Jerrad (Jacqueline) Ploof of Eden Prairie, MN and Chad (Kimberly) Ploof of Minnetrista, MN; grandchildren, Benjamin, Andrew, Isabelle & Leah; parents, Clayton & Eileen Olson of Little Falls, MN; siblings, Jim (Carolyn) Ploof of Melrose, MN, Mary Gaffke of Little Falls, MN, Melanie (Brian) Gaffke of Sauk Rapids, MN, Michelle (Steve) Backowski of Little Falls, MN, Mark Olson of Little Falls, MN, Mike (Michelle) Olson of Little Falls, and Lynn Olson of Elbow Lake, MN, and many nephews, nieces and friends.

John was preceded in death by his father, Wilton Ploof; father & mother-in-law, Luverne Louie & Dorothy Severson and grandparents.

In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred and will be directed to Unity Family Home Care & Hospice, Little Falls, MN.