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John Thomas Doherty, beloved father and grandfather, long-time resident of Moose Lake, died peacefully on Thursday, July 8 ^th , 2021 in Moose Lake Village, Moose Lake. He was born in New Brighton, MN on May 9 ^th , 1930 to John and Marguerite (O'Gara)

John graduated from De La Salle, Mpls. When serving in the Air Natl. Guard at Camp Ripley, John and his buddies would sneak a jeep out and head up to Breezy Point, where he met Jeannette Koenig (Jan).

He and Jan married in 1954. Jan joined John in Moose Lake and they raised six children.

In 1953, John started his Fitgers distributorship in Moose Lake, selling it years later. He joined Fitger Brewery as sales manager mid 1960's. Later years were spent as an independent trucker, coaxing a few million more miles out of his tired but trusty classic B(61) Model Mack.

John's pastimes were fishing, hunting, golfing and in later years baking and tinkering with his M37. He was a member of K of C and the Moose Lodge.

He was a good-spirited and fun-loving man. John had a strong sense of humor, was always rooting for the underdog, loved to have fun and always ensured everybody else was having fun, too.

He was preceded in death by his parents; Jeannette Koenig-Doherty; infant daughter, Frances; brothers, Tom and Jim; and sister, Patty Moroney.

John's surviving family includes his sons, John (Nancy) Doherty and Mike (Marcia) Doherty; daughters, Jeanne (Mark) Skelton, Sue (Tim) Caroline, Shelagh (Paul) Carlson, and Mary (Jim) Farquharson; brothers, Mike Doherty, Emmett Doherty and Joe Doherty; sisters, Mary Smith, Rita Seviola, and Marguerite Rauch; grandchildren, Richard, Kathryn, Rachel, Ethan, Katie, Jake, Brennan, Sheenagh, Sean, and Maggie; great-grandchildren, Liam, Quinn, Zoe, and Evelyn; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives.

An open-house style Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00 – 4:00pm, with a 3:45pm time of remembrance on Friday, July 16 ^th , 2021 in Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home.