Andrew Mike Salitros

Andrew Mike Salitros was the youngest born into a family of 5 brothers and 6 sisters on the family farm near Bowlus, MN on September 3, 1932. At the age of 6, Andy became very sick with polio and was near death. The priest was called in and Andy received the Sacrament of the Sick and made his First Holy Communion. The next day he started getting better and recovered with the help of his family. Andy graduated from Holdingford High School in 1950. He joined the army and served from 1956-1958. Andy met Elaine Lassen at the Prom Center in St. Paul. They were married on January 31, 1959 in St. Paul and celebrated nearly 60 years of marriage together. Andy and Elaine bought their first and only home in Bloomington in 1963 where they raised their children Steve and Marianne. Andy worked for Toro in Bloomington retiring after 40 years. Andy loved spending time with family and friends. He especially loved playing cards and was quite the card shark. You couldn’t get anything past him. Both Andy and Elaine enjoyed celebrating special events by taking family and friends to dinner. The evening would always end with a game (which Andy usually won) followed by dessert and coffee. In the summer you could find Andy tending to his yard and garden where he grew monster tomato plants over 8 feet tall. He enjoyed sharing the surplus of his garden with family and neighbors. Andy also enjoyed fishing, especially his times with Steve at his lake home or going on special fishing trips. Andy was a good provider, caregiver, husband and father. He was faithful to his family and church. In December 2016, Andy had a stroke and he and Elaine could no longer live in their house. They moved to Woodbury Care Center. Elaine passed away December 17, 2018. Andy is survived by his sister Margaret Carlson, children Steve (Rita) Salitros and Marianne (Timothy) Whitaker, grandchildren Emily and Matthew Whitaker and many nephews and nieces. We want to thank all of you for being a part of Andy’s life as well as ours. We will miss him, but know that he is in heaven with the Lord and Elaine. We especially want to thank all the wonderful aides, nurses and care staff at the Woodbury Care Center for their love and care given to Dad. Memorials to Second Harvest preferred.

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Andrew Mike Salitros

September 3, 1932 - August 10, 2020

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Andrew Mike Salitros

September 3, 1932 - August 10, 2020

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