Obituary of Kevin L. Sukola

Kevin L. Sukola (Suki) passed away peacefully at home with his loving wife by his side on Friday January 29th after a short, but courageous battle with cancer at the age of 52. Kevin was born September 17, 1963 in Sandstone, Minnesota to Daniel and Eleanor (Bader) Sukola. Kevin attended Cambridge schools and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1982. He worked as a machinist at Ideal Industries in Princeton, Minnesota for the past 19 years. He also worked at Bakken’s Bait processing deer for 20 years. Kevin had a great love for the outdoors. His first passion was for hunting deer, bear, and turkey. Kevin went on many hunting trips with friends to Montana and Wyoming. He hunted for elk, mule deer, and antelope. In Iowa, he hunted for deer. Kevin went on a hunting trip to Texas to hunt for wild hogs. His second passion was riding his Harley. For the past 8 years Kevin went on annual road trips out west with friends. He also rode all over the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Kevin was well known, and will be remembered, for his annual ‘Bear B Ques’ at the Outback in Stanchfield. Kevin is preceded in death by his father Daniel Sukola, and niece Becca Sukola. He is survived by his loving wife Kaye Sukola, step children Ashley Daniels of Isanti, Timothy Daniels of Bradford, Richard Daniels of Isanti, grandson Damian Lien, mother Eleanor Sukola of Cambridge, brothers Chuck Sukola (Connie) of Prior Lake, Dan Sukola of Cambridge, sister Gail Keeley of Rush City as well as nieces Nikki Sukola, Abby Sukola, Ellice Sukola, Katlyn Keeley and many other relatives and friends.