Michael J. Tadych, 80St. JosephMar. 25, 1936 - Nov. 24, 2016A visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Joseph for Michael John Tadych, age 80 who died on November 24, 2016 at the St. Cloud Hospital.  Inurnment will be at a later date.Michael was born on March 25, 1936 on a farm near Gilman, MN the son of Anthony and Sophie (Kampa) Tadych. He was inducted into the U.S. Army on January 14, 1959 and was Honorably Discharged on January 5, 1961.He was united in marriage to Marlene Meagher at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Grey Eagle on September 27, 1962.  They lived in Grey Eagle until they moved to St. Joseph in 1973.  This has been their home since that time. Michael worked at Franklin Manufacturing as a painter for 32 years retiring in 1998.He enjoyed golfing, ice fishing, gardening, trips to the casino, spending time with his family, especially his granddaughters. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in St. Joseph.In addition to his parents and step mother Phyllis, he was preceded in death by one brother, Anthony and one grandson, Dylan Christensen.He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Marlene of St. Joseph; two daughters, Michelle (James) Christensen of Sauk Rapids, and Melissa (Brian) Woods of St. Cloud; three granddaughters, Katie, Emma and Sophia Woods; four sisters, Dorothy Gadacz, Theresa Tschida, Lucille (Sylvester) Czech, Judy (Edward) Sanoski; one brother, Sylvester (Marge) Tadych; two half-sisters, Barbara and Jeanie; other relatives and many friends.He will be deeply missed by his family and friends.