Individual Details

Eileen Wessel

(September 28, 1922 - October 2, 2009)

Eileen A. Dold, 87
Sauk Centre, Sept. 28, 1922 - Oct. 2, 2009

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Monday, October 5 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa for Eileen Wessel Dold, who passed away October 2 at St. Michael’s Nursing Home in Sauk Centre. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday at the Patton-Schad Funeral home in Sauk Centre.

Eileen Wessel was born September 28, 1922 along with her triplet sisters, Ione and Irene, in Melrose, Minnesota to Bernard and Rose (Inderrieden) Wessel. On June 3, 1946, she was united in marriage to Leo Dold at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Melrose. The couple farmed north of Elrosa until 1978 when they built their retirement home nearby. Eileen will be remembered for her love of family and sense of humor. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, bowling, and walking.

Eileen is survived by her children, Ken (Diane) Dold of Sauk Centre, Jan (Dale) Zaczkowski of Sauk Centre, Jude (Dan) Rooney of Prescott, Wisconsin, Steve (Sue) Dold of Sauk Centre, Jo Dold LeJeune of Denver, Colorado, Deb (Stan) Berscheit of Plymouth, Sharon (Mark) Gunkel of Akeley, Diane (Steve) Svercl of San Diego, California, and Paul (Chikako) Dold of Honolulu, Hawaii; 15 granddaughters; 10 grandsons; 17 great-grandchildren; sisters, Alvina Woeste of Melrose and Clara Conrad of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Eileen was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Dold on March 15, 1996; daughter, Bonnie on February 12, 1980; parents; brothers, Joe, John and Aloysious; sisters, Frances, Rose, Josephine, Mary, Fran, Ann, Katherine, Irene, and Ione. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to St. Michael’s Hospice.

Events

BirthSeptember 28, 1922Melrose, MN
MarriageJune 3, 1946Melrose, MN - Leo Benedict Dold
DeathOctober 2, 2009Sauk Centre, Stearns Co., MN

Families

SpouseLeo Benedict Dold (1918 - 1996)
FatherBermard Wessel (1880 - 1926)
MotherRose Inderrieden (1882 - 1949)
SiblingJohn Wessel (1902 - 1978)
SiblingFrances Wessel (1906 - )
SiblingFrances Wessel (1908 - 1986)
SiblingJosephine A. Wessel (1911 - 2002)
SiblingAlois "Aloysius" Wessel (1915 - 1972)
SiblingJoseph Wessel (1915 - 1970)
SiblingAnn Wessel (1917 - 1996)
SiblingKatherine Wessel (1917 - )
SiblingRose Wessel (1920 - )
SiblingIone Wessel (1922 - 2003)
SiblingIrene Bertha Wessel (1922 - 2001)
SiblingClara Mary Wessel
SiblingAlvina Wessel
SiblingMary Wessel (1933 - 1981)