Individual Details
Catherine R. Wiechmann
(August 8, 1920 - March 26, 2001)
CATHERINE KLASSEN
Catherine R. Klassen, age 80, of Melrose, died Monday, March 26, 2001 at her home in Melrose. Mass of Christian burial was Thursday, March 29 at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa. Revs. LeRoy Scheierl and Roger Klassen, OSB concelebrated with burial following in the parish cemetery.
Catherine Klassen was born August 8, 1920 in Saint Rosa, to Bernard and Anna (Herkenhoff) Wiechmann. She was united in marriage to Paul Klassen on April 24, 1946 at Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Saint Rosa. The couple lived in St. Martin for a year before moving to Elrosa. They farmed there until retiring in 1989, and Catherine had been a resident of Roseview Manor in Melrose since January of 1996. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella, the Christian Mothers and the Mission Group.
Catherine is survived by her children, Abbott John Klassen, OSB, of Collegeville, Kenneth Klassen, of Minneapolis, Rita Eveslage and her husband, Dan, of Greenwald, Vernon Klassen and his wife, Heather, of Lynnwood, Allen Klassen and his wife, Linda, of Cincinnati, Ohio and Grace Lambert and her husband, Larry, of Vandalia, IL; brothers and sisters, Elsie Mohr, of Freeport, Marie Koll and her husband, Tony, of Chaska, Alois Wiechmann and his wife, Rose, of St. Rosa, Alphonse Wiechmann and his wife, Hildegard, of Belgrade and Wilfred Wiechmann, of Belgrade and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul, who died Feb.14, 1994, sons, Dennis and Jerome and brothers, Walter, Frank and Anton. Casket bearers were Andrew, Mark and Michael Wiechmann, JoAnn Burandt, Sandra Roelike and Michael Mohr. Cross bearer will be Yvette Tehaar with prayer book bearer, Lois Frerichs.
Catherine R. Klassen, age 80, of Melrose, died Monday, March 26, 2001 at her home in Melrose. Mass of Christian burial was Thursday, March 29 at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa. Revs. LeRoy Scheierl and Roger Klassen, OSB concelebrated with burial following in the parish cemetery.
Catherine Klassen was born August 8, 1920 in Saint Rosa, to Bernard and Anna (Herkenhoff) Wiechmann. She was united in marriage to Paul Klassen on April 24, 1946 at Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Saint Rosa. The couple lived in St. Martin for a year before moving to Elrosa. They farmed there until retiring in 1989, and Catherine had been a resident of Roseview Manor in Melrose since January of 1996. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella, the Christian Mothers and the Mission Group.
Catherine is survived by her children, Abbott John Klassen, OSB, of Collegeville, Kenneth Klassen, of Minneapolis, Rita Eveslage and her husband, Dan, of Greenwald, Vernon Klassen and his wife, Heather, of Lynnwood, Allen Klassen and his wife, Linda, of Cincinnati, Ohio and Grace Lambert and her husband, Larry, of Vandalia, IL; brothers and sisters, Elsie Mohr, of Freeport, Marie Koll and her husband, Tony, of Chaska, Alois Wiechmann and his wife, Rose, of St. Rosa, Alphonse Wiechmann and his wife, Hildegard, of Belgrade and Wilfred Wiechmann, of Belgrade and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul, who died Feb.14, 1994, sons, Dennis and Jerome and brothers, Walter, Frank and Anton. Casket bearers were Andrew, Mark and Michael Wiechmann, JoAnn Burandt, Sandra Roelike and Michael Mohr. Cross bearer will be Yvette Tehaar with prayer book bearer, Lois Frerichs.
Events
| Birth | August 8, 1920 | Saint Rosa, MN | |||
| Marriage | April 24, 1946 | Saint Rosa, MN - Paul John Klassen | |||
| Death | March 26, 2001 | 56352 Melrose, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Paul John Klassen (1923 - 1994) |
| Child | (Abbott) John OSB Klassen |
| Child | Kenneth Klassen |
| Child | Rita Marie Klassen |
| Child | Dennis J. Klassen (1954 - 2002) |
| Child | Allen A. Klassen |
| Child | Vernon Klassen |
| Child | Grace Klassen |
| Child | Jerome Klassen (1962 - ) |
| Father | Bernard Wiechmann (1884 - 1971) |
| Mother | Anna Herkenhoff (1888 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Frank Anthony Wiechmann (1910 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Anton "Anthony" Wiechmann (1913 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Elisabeth "Elsie" M. Wiechmann (1915 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Marie Wiechmann |
| Sibling | Walter J. Wiechmann (1918 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Alphonse Wiechmann |
| Sibling | Wilfred Wiechmann (1924 - ) |
| Sibling | Alois Wiechmann |