Individual Details
Helen Mehr
(May 20, 1916 - March 9, 2008)
Helen Anna (Mehr) Wieber, 91
St. Joseph, formerly of Richmond
May 20, 1916 - March 9, 2008
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Richmond, MN for Helen Anna Wieber, age 91, who died at the Melrose Hospital after a week hospitalization. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Relatives and friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday and from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Wenner Funeral Home in Richmond. Parish prayers will be at 4:00 p.m. followed by a rosary with the St. Catherine's Catholic Aid Association of Farming and Golden Smiles Senior Citizens Wednesday evening.
Helen was born in St. Martin, MN to Michael and Anna (Schmitz) Mehr. She married Edwin Wieber on September 19, 1939 in St. Martin Catholic Church, St. Martin, MN. Helen was a loving wife and mother of seven. Helen and Edwin farmed in Farming for years before retiring to Richmond and she lived the past two years at Arlington Place, St. Joseph, MN. She gifted us with her gardening, bread baking, canning, quilting and great housekeeping. She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Parish.
Survivors include her children, Robert of Columbia Heights, Ione (Jerry) Torborg of St. Cloud, Dennis (Patricia) of Appleton, WI, Leon (Diane) of Richmond, Carin (Jerry) Schroeder of Richmond, Gary (Lynn) of Elk River, Doreen (Vern) Frericks of Melrose; 17 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren; siblings, Ida Schaefer, Frank Mehr, Anna Mae Huppert and Esther Libbesmeier.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin (2003); parents; siblings, John, Mathias, Jacob and Bernard.
St. Joseph, formerly of Richmond
May 20, 1916 - March 9, 2008
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Richmond, MN for Helen Anna Wieber, age 91, who died at the Melrose Hospital after a week hospitalization. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Relatives and friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday and from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Wenner Funeral Home in Richmond. Parish prayers will be at 4:00 p.m. followed by a rosary with the St. Catherine's Catholic Aid Association of Farming and Golden Smiles Senior Citizens Wednesday evening.
Helen was born in St. Martin, MN to Michael and Anna (Schmitz) Mehr. She married Edwin Wieber on September 19, 1939 in St. Martin Catholic Church, St. Martin, MN. Helen was a loving wife and mother of seven. Helen and Edwin farmed in Farming for years before retiring to Richmond and she lived the past two years at Arlington Place, St. Joseph, MN. She gifted us with her gardening, bread baking, canning, quilting and great housekeeping. She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Parish.
Survivors include her children, Robert of Columbia Heights, Ione (Jerry) Torborg of St. Cloud, Dennis (Patricia) of Appleton, WI, Leon (Diane) of Richmond, Carin (Jerry) Schroeder of Richmond, Gary (Lynn) of Elk River, Doreen (Vern) Frericks of Melrose; 17 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren; siblings, Ida Schaefer, Frank Mehr, Anna Mae Huppert and Esther Libbesmeier.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin (2003); parents; siblings, John, Mathias, Jacob and Bernard.
Events
| Birth | May 20, 1916 | St. Martin, MN | |||
| Marriage | September 19, 1939 | St. Martin, MN - Edwin Wieber | |||
| Death | March 9, 2008 | Melrose, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Edwin Wieber (1913 - 2003) |
| Child | Robert Fr. Wieber |
| Child | Ione Wieber |
| Child | Dennis Wieber |
| Child | Leon Wieber |
| Child | Carin Wieber |
| Child | Gary Wieber |
| Child | Doreen Wieber |
| Father | Michael Mehr (1886 - 1976) |
| Mother | Anna Schmitz (1887 - 1954) |
| Sibling | John M. Mehr (1915 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Jacob Mehr (1918 - 2002) |
| Sibling | Mathias Mehr (1920 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Ida Mehr |
| Sibling | Bernard Mehr (1928 - 1988) |