Denise was born on February 27, 1961 in Saint Cloud, MN and grew up in Bemidji with six siblings. She graduated from Bemidji High School and attended BSU. Denise met Randy Matrious around 2001 and they have enjoyed the past two decades sharing their lives together. She spent most of her life focusing on her hobbies. She was a seamstress, gardener, baker and enjoyed canning all sorts of things. Denise loved being a grandmother and often took in additional kids to love on them like another grandma.
Denise is survived by the love of her life, Randy Matrious, her mother Florence Alice Robinson of Bemidji, her children Jason (Jenilynn) Marchand of Bemidji, Chad (Angie Webb-Darwin) Marchand of St. Cloud, Theodore “Teddy” Marchand of St. Cloud, Amber (Joel) Miller of Sauk Rapids, her siblings Jeff (Debbie) Deppa, Lonna Chwialkowski, Kevin Chwialkowski, Colleen Chwialkowski, Corey Chwialkowski, and her grandchildren Cidavia “Sadie” Scott, Christopher Donnell, Addilynn Marchand, Pete Marchand, Nolan Darwin, Joel “LJ” Miller IV, Elijah Wilking, Charlotte “Charlie” Miller, Emmalyn “Emma” Miller, and Henry “Hank” Matrious.
Denise is preceded in death by her father Roger Allen Chwialkowski “pronounced Smith” and her brother Arnold “Arnie” Deppa.
In honor of Denise’s memory, the family asks that you plant a small garden or grow something beautiful.
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