Individual Details

Henry Hank Loxtercamp

(October 11, 1914 - January 17, 2003)

Henry ³Hank² Loxtercamp
88
Melrose
Jan 17, 2003
Services will be Tuesday 11:30 a.m. at St. Mary¹s Catholic Church, Melrose for Henry C. Loxtercamp, 88, who died in Branson, Missouri. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 to 11a.m. at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Knights of Columbus will pray at 7 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Henry ³Hank² Loxtercamp was born October 11, 1914 in Grove Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to George and Mary (Kampsen) Loxtercamp. He drove a Standard Oil truck, delivering to homes and farms, at the age of 15. Hank married Rita M. Schulte on May 18, 1937 at St. Andrew¹s Catholic Church in Greenwald, Minnesota. They moved to Melrose where he started Loxtercamp Oil Co. He also started Loxtercamp Motors in Melrose, now Maus Motors. He was involved in a tire business and also in starting the bowling alley, Homers Lounge and other businesses in Melrose. In later years he owned Loxtercamp Transport. He was a member of St. Mary¹s Catholic Church, Melrose, Knights of Columbus, Melrose Lions Club, Board of Directors for Melrose State Bank, church trustee for 52 years, city council member, and Melrose Community Development Association. Hank was a major support of Meadowlark Country Club Golf Course.

Survivors include his wife, Rita Loxtercamp of Melrose; children, Ronald Loxtercamp (Alice) of Melrose, Donald Loxtercamp (Sharren) of St. Cloud; son-in-law, Nick Braegelmann of Melrose; brothers and sisters, Leo Loxtercamp of Melrose, Tony Loxtercamp (Louise) of Swanville, Raymond Loxtercamp (Ermina) of Lake Henry, Sister Georgetta Loxtercamp, O.S.B. of St. Paul Monastery, Beata Frieler of Melrose and Rose Uphoff of Greenwald; 13 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Doris Braegelmann on June 16, 1995; brothers, Joe, Herman, Ben, Alois, Otto and Fred Loxtercamp.

Events

BirthOctober 11, 1914Grove Twp, MN
BirthOctober 11, 1914Grove Twp, MN
MarriageMay 18, 1937Greenwald, MN - Rita Marie Schulte
DeathJanuary 17, 200356352 Melrose, MN

Families

SpouseRita Marie Schulte (1918 - 2010)
ChildDonald G. Loxtercamp
ChildRonald Loxtercamp
ChildDoris Ann Loxtercamp (1941 - 1995)
FatherGeorge Loxtercamp (1880 - )
MotherMary Kampsen (1882 - )
SiblingBen Loxtercamp (1908 - 1985)
SiblingAlois August Loxtercamp (1909 - 1993)
SiblingTony Loxtercamp
SiblingJoseph George Loxtercamp (1913 - 2000)
SiblingFred Loxtercamp (1916 - 2002)
SiblingLeo C. Loxtercamp (1917 - 2003)
SiblingBeata Catherine Loxtercamp (1919 - 2010)
SiblingOtto G. Loxtercamp (1920 - 1993)
SiblingRose M. Loxtercamp (1922 - 2008)
SiblingGeorgetta OSB Loxtercamp Sr.
SiblingRaymond John Loxtercamp
SiblingHerman Loxtercamp (1927 - )